Centennial Flyer, 1968

Name/Title

Centennial Flyer, 1968

Entry/Object ID

2026.28.11

Scope and Content

Single-page flyer for the Saugatuck Village Centennial celebration, August 12-17, 1968. The back of the page is blank.

Context

The flyer lists the events that happened that week. On Saturday, Burr Tillstrom performed twice at the Woman's Club. Organizational supporters included the Red Barn Theatre, the American Legion, Saugatuck's merchants, the Woman's Club, Ox-Bow, St. Peter's Church, the Saugatuck-Douglas Art Club, the Methodist Church, the Lions Club, Anchor Park/Dick Hoffman/Island Queen and the Michigan Fisherman's Cooperative.

Collection

Festivals, events, parades, celebrations

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2026.28

Source or Donor

Thieda, Sandra

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Location

Box

013 Centennial Celebrations

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Tillstrom, Burr 1917-1985, Emerson Lounge/Guardian Brewery/Red Barn Theater/Playhouse, Saugatuck Woman's Club 1904-present, St. Peter Catholic Church, Art Club, Saugatuck Douglas, Saugatuck United Methodist Church 1884-, Lions Club, Saugatuck-Douglas, Anchor Park Amusement Center 1951-1975, Island Queen I and II Paddlewheelers, Southern Lake Michigan Fisherman's Cooperative

Related Events

Event

Saugatuck Village Centennial 1968

General Notes

Note

OCR scan of celebration schedule: MONDAY Band Concert, 8:30 p.m. Cook Park, with ceremonies opening Centennial Week by village officials. TUESDAY Special matinee of "The Student Prince" 2:30 p.m. Red Barn Theatre. American Legion Centennial Bingo Game, 8 p.m., Legion Hall. WEDNESDAY Merchants' Sidewalk Sale in Saugatuck. Sidewalk Tea, 1 to 4 p.m.; Woman's Club. Golf Tournament, 1 p.m., Clearbrook Country Club. THURSDAY Ox-Bow Summer School of Painting, exhibit and sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Village Square. Sidewalk Tea, 1 to 4 p.m., Woman's Club. Antique Shops' exhibit, all day at the shops. Outdoor dinner by St. Peter's Catholic Church, next to Post Office. Saugatuck-Douglas Art Club exhibit and sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Village Hall. FRIDAY Saugatuck-Douglas Art Club exhibit and sale, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Village Hall. Old fashioned ice cream social, Methodist Church, 5 to 8 p.m. Outdoor square dancing and folk singing, 9 p.m., Mason Street. SATURDAY Children's Pet Parade, 10:30 a.m., along Butler and Water Streets. Lions Club chicken barbecue, I a.m. to 8 p.m., outdoors next to post office. Kukla, Fran and Ollie puppet show, two performances, 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., in Woman's Club. Centennial Parade - floats, bands, Indians, antique cars - 4 p.m. along Butler and Water Streets. Variety show, 7:30 p.m., Cook Park, admission free. Indian pow-wow, 8:30 p.m. Cook Park. THINGS TO SEE AND DO ALL DURING CENTENNIAL WEEK Historical exhibits, Village Hall. Pony rides, downtown. Escorted tours of 1907 Steamship Keewatin, at Tower Marina, Douglas. Indian tribe, living in teepees in Anchor Park, making and selling baskets and telling Indian lore. Scenic boat tours of river and lake, on Island Queen, at Anchor Park. Open House at Southern Lake Michigan Fishermen's Cooperative, Water Street. Many fine restaurants with excellent food. Your choice of area motels and boatels. Make reservations early. Numerous food, clothing, novelty and antique shops. Visit Saugatuck's many art galleries.

Create Date

September 28, 2026

Update Date

September 28, 2026