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For more information on the events below see our "Annual Events"
page or call the Museum at (989) 893-5733.
September 2-4, 2017 Museum Closed The
Museum will be closed in observance of Labor Day
September 8, 2017 City Hall Tour 11:00am Cost:
$1.00/person The Historical Museum offers guided tours of Bay City's
historic City Hall on the second Friday of each month. Tours will leave from the lobby of the Museum
at 11:00am, and no reservations are necessary; however space is limited to 20 persons.
September 9, 2017 Second Saturday
"Hell's Half Mile Film Festival" with Alan LaFave 1:00pm
Now in its 11th year the Hell’s Half Mile Film & Music Festival brings scores of independent films, filmmakers,
actors and bands from all over the country to downtown Bay City. This popular event brings attendees not only from our local
area but from all over Michigan and beyond. Join founder and Director Alan LaFave as he presents the history of the event and what
to expect at this year’s Festival.
September 22-25, 2017 River
of Time Living History Encampment
Veterans Memorial Park, Bay City This annual event held on the banks of the
Saginaw River in Veterans Memorial Park draws re-enactors from all over the country to dress, work and live as
people did from several eras in Michigan's past. Representing time periods from pre-contact Native Americans,
Revolutionary War, French and Indian War, Civil War, and the great World Wars, this free, family-oriented, educational
event is a wonderful way to look back at simpler if not more difficult times. The event brings in
thousands of people every year including school groups from all over the area. For more information visit the River of Time website.
2017 River of Time Schedule of Events
October 13, 2017 City Hall Tour 11:00am Cost:
$1.00/person The Historical Museum offers guided
tours of Bay City's historic City Hall on the second Friday of each month. Tours will leave
from the lobby of the Museum at 11:00am, and no reservations are necessary; however space
is limited to 20 persons
October 14, 2017 Second Saturday
"History of Rowley Brothers" with Michael Rowley 1:00pm Join Michael Rowley as he presents the history of Rowley Brothers Wholesale Company, from its beginning in 1921 to the present.
November 10, 2017 City Hall Tour 11:00am Cost:
$1.00/person The Historical Museum offers guided
tours of Bay City's historic City Hall on the second Friday of each month. Tours will
leave from the lobby of the Museum at 11:00am, and no reservations are necessary;
however space is limited to 20 persons
November 11, 2017 Second Saturday
"The Bay Concert Band" with Peter Makar 1:00pm The group was formed in 1977, when ads in the
Bay City Times asked if former high school band members might like
to help organize a community band. Seventy-seven musicians attended the first rehearsal, and the band has been active ever since.
Join Director Peter Makar for a look a the band’s history and future projects. (This
is the last presentation for 2017… join us again on January 13, 2018!)
December 8, 2017 City Hall Tour 11:00am Cost:
$1.00/person The Historical Museum
offers guided tours of Bay City's historic City Hall on the second Friday
of each month. Tours will leave from the lobby of the Museum at 11:00am, and no reservations
are necessary; however space is limited to 20 persons
December 8 & 15, 2017 Holiday Open House 6:00-8:00pm Free
Admission Trombley-Centre
House 901 John F. Kennedy
Drive, Bay City Trombley-Centre House, the oldest frame house
in Bay City will host a Holiday Open House for two Friday evenings in December. Be sure and
plan to visit this historic home as it is decorated for the holidays! Visit the parlor where the family entertained their guests, view old-fashioned dolls
and toys, see the dining room where boarders once shared a meal, peer into the 1880s kitchen and smell the aroma of food prepared
on a wood stove. Play a game with your children, enjoy the 1800s holiday ambiance and maybe a cookie and some hot chocolate,
too!
December 9 & 16, 2017 Breakfast with Santa 9:30am Cost: $7.00/person Trombley/Centre
House 901 John F. Kennedy
Drive, Bay City Saturday mornings in December
are magical at Trombley-Centre House as children have a chance to sit down to breakfast with Santa himself! Seating is limited
and reservations are required. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets must be purchased in advance in the Museum
Store—no sales at the door. Tickets will go on sale on November
1st!
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