WAUSAU — The Marathon County Historical Society will help showcase the community during the statewide Downtown Open House Saturday, May 19.
Beginning at 8 a.m., The Wausau Area Garden Club will hold a plant sale in the Carriage House at the Yawkey House Museum, 403 McIndoe St., Wausau. Club members will sell annuals, perennials, herbs, grasses, hanging baskets and compost until 1 p.m.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., you can view photos and artifacts of the Wisconsin Valley Fair, as well as exhibits, at the Marathon County Historical Society. Maps for other organizations offering special activities during Wausau’s Downtown Open House also will be available.
At 2 p.m., archivist Ben Clark will present “150 Years of Wisconsin Valley Fair History” as the next installment in the History Speaks series at the Woodson History Center. Clark’s story includes 4-H projects, auto and harness racing, beer tent politics, the midway and other entertainment.
The historical society event also will feature a cow (photo) judging opportunity.
In addition, visitors can browse the society’s exhibits: “Our Stories: The History of Marathon County,” and “Rural Electrification: Outlet for Change.” Tickets will be available to tour the Yawkey House Museum.
The statewide Downtown Open House allows communities across Wisconsin to highlight the state’s unique downtowns.
Other Wausau sites that will be open for touring – with special events and displays – during the Downtown Open House include the Wausau Museum of Contemporary Art, Center for the Visual Arts, Downtown Grocery, Stewart Inn, YWCA, St. John’s Episcopal Church, St. Paul’s United Church of Christ, St. Stephen Lutheran Church and the Wausau Center mall.
For more information, call the Marathon County Historical Society at 715-842-5750.
Photo courtesy of Marathon County Historical Society.
