ELY'S 15th ANNUAL FALL HARVEST MOON FESTIVAL

DATES:           September 5th – 7th, 2008

SPONSOR:      Ely Chamber of Commerce
                        1600 E. Sheridan Street
                        Ely, MN  55731

CONTACT:     Linda Fryer, Administrative Director:  (218-365-6123)

DESCRIPTION: 125+ Art & Craft Exhibitors, Demonstrations, Food, Musical Entertainment, All-American Lumberjack Show.

LOCATION: Whiteside Park (between 7th & 8th Avenues on Sheridan Street)

HOURS:         

Friday, September 5: Noon - 6 pm
Saturday, September 6: 10 am - 5 pm
Sunday, September 7: 10 am - 4 pm

ADMISSION:  Free

MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT: Spiritwood Music of The Boundary Waters
Three days of live acoustic music featuring Pat Surface and The Boundary Water Boys, and Donna Surface, performance artist in sign. Uplifting performances featuring Celtic, Bluegrass, and Folk.

Lumberjack Shows: 
All-American Lumberjack Show: The legend lives on with the All-American Lumberjack Show . Two teams, ten exciting lumberjack events and everyone comes out a winner. 

Kid's Lumberjack Sport Camp --- free to youngsters young and old who are taught how to log roll and x-cut saw by the pros.

Friday, September 5                       1:00 pm
Saturday, September 6                  11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm
Sunday, September 7                     11:00 am, 1:00 pm, 2:30 pm

PRIMITIVE ENCAMPMENT: Demonstrations
Birch bark basketry, wool spinning, spinning angora rabbit hair, blacksmithing, trapping, leatherworking, bead working, dream catchers, spirit gourds, carving, knife making, tomahawk throwing, and fire starting.