East Tawas 150

East Tawas 150 Celebrating its Sesquicentennial in 2014, East Tawas will host an entire week of special activities during the week of August 3-10. Mark your calendars!

Identified as East Town in the early days, the community became East Tawas in 1864, headlined as “The Coming Metropolis of the North” by Editor C.R. Jackson of the Iosco Gazette. Beginning with Perchville USA 2014, East Tawas will be promoting its 150th birthday, with celebrations throughout the year. An entire week of special activities is in the planning stage for August 3-10, 2014. First sighti

ngs of the sesquicentennial celebration will be a birthday float in the Perchville USA parade. Barbara Wasserman, a local artist, with help from area high school students, has begun creating one of four hand painted murals that portray the past and future of East Tawas. The first mural characterizes the boat building and fishing history and will be mounted on the outside wall of Ben Franklin, Westover Street. Proposed events for the week long celebration include: ice cream social; fashion parade, where you pick your own era for dress; old-fashioned children’s games; concerts; city-wide picnics; pig-roast; vintage car show; bike and walking tours; theatre plays; old time baseball; time capsule burial and much more. There is a planning committee that currently meets every other Tuesday at 4:00 p.m. in the East Tawas Community Center. Individuals and groups are needed to help with the planning and ex*****on of activities. The next meeting is scheduled for February 4th. Updated information can be viewed at: www.EastTawas.com event calendar, EastTawas150 on Facebook, the Chamber of Commerce and the Iosco County News Herald.

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Congratulations to Blinda Baker, the new City Manager in East Tawas. We are so proud of you Blinda and are looking forward to your dedicated leadership in the years to come!

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DJ Chase teaching some teens how to do the "Alligator," at the dance this evening. Great music and entertainment Chase. ...
08/09/2014

DJ Chase teaching some teens how to do the "Alligator," at the dance this evening. Great music and entertainment Chase. See you Saturday around 4:30 for more great tunes during the cookout and family dance starting at 7 pm.

08/08/2014
It's "flirty-fifties-Friday" folks, and the ladies at ET City Hall are sportin' it well! We will miss your daily dress p...
08/08/2014

It's "flirty-fifties-Friday" folks, and the ladies at ET City Hall are sportin' it well! We will miss your daily dress photos next week. Check out the Sidewalk Sales today and the festive outfits the merchants are wearing.

Be sure to send your teens down to the tent at Harbor Park this evening for the dance starting at 8:00 pm, finishing up at 11. Music provided by DJ Chase, of Mobile Audio Management. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the Can Food Drive.

Onto the electric eighties! You all look simply marvelous! Check out the great line-up of today's events below, starting...
08/07/2014

Onto the electric eighties! You all look simply marvelous! Check out the great line-up of today's events below, starting at noon.

"In celebration of the TAWAS SESQUICENTENNIAL, the OLDE TYME CONNECTION musical group will perform at the Harbor Park on...
08/07/2014

"In celebration of the TAWAS SESQUICENTENNIAL, the OLDE TYME CONNECTION musical group will perform at the Harbor Park on Saturday, August 9 from 2:00-4:00. While performing in period clothing, the group plays traditional Folk and Celtic music and features vocal and instrumental arrangements from days gone by.
Plan to travel back in time to enjoy old fashioned family friendly games, a very special picnic and, of course, the magical music of yesteryear!"

08/06/2014

The complete film I put together for the kick off banquet.

Far out baby! Get groovin' on down and enjoy the East Tawas Sesquicentennial celebration! Check out the Vintage Car Show...
08/06/2014

Far out baby! Get groovin' on down and enjoy the East Tawas Sesquicentennial celebration! Check out the Vintage Car Show on Newman Street from 2-6:00 pm today, featuring Model "A" and Model "T's". Last chance to see the "Logging Legacy" performance, 7 pm, under the tent at Harbor Park.

08/06/2014
Way to go East Tawas! It was an awesome first day of celebration and we are posting this partial representation of photo...
08/06/2014

Way to go East Tawas! It was an awesome first day of celebration and we are posting this partial representation of photos while we wait for those that will hopefully come in tomorrow. Special thanks to the Knights of Columbus who put on a wonderful feast for us all to enjoy; to the Smith family for their representation; to our King and Queen, Clair Nash and Aileen Elliott; to the Sweet Adeline’s Singing Group and the Tawas Bay Singers, who gave us a heartwarming atmosphere that had us all tapping our feet; and last but not least, for the entertaining performance of, “The Logging Legacy.” See you on Monday for the Bike Tour starting at 11:00 am and the Community Band Performance at 7:00 pm.

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