The Ellison Bay Service Club has teamed up with Door County North to bring Ellison Bay Day to life for a second year. On June 28th, the one-day festival will provide free entertainment and fun for the whole family, along with a variety of eats and sweets, plus live shows, which will all encircle community togetherness. 

“Ellison Bay Day is an opportunity for everyone to just get out and socialize, enjoy some great music, and to really just celebrate life in Ellison Bay,” said Maureen Mercier, a member of the Ellison Bay Service Club, “over a year ago, I said to the service club, we used to have Old Ellison Bay Days that our grandparents went to; so let’s have a grandchild to the Old Ellison Bay festival - let’s have a one day festival where we can celebrate the community of Ellison Bay.”

The celebration will start bright and early with Sunrise Yoga at 7:30 a.m. and will continue with a parade at 10 a.m. The route will begin at Fitzgerald Park on Garrett Bay Road and end at Bay Lane before festivities kick off at the Ellison Bay Community Park on State Highway 42. 

Attendees will enjoy raffles, the classic car show, arts and crafts vendors, and the Best Minister Dog Show. Kids can burn off energy in the bounce house, do crafts, get their face painted, or even dig for treasure.

“We are bringing back the Old Treasure Hunt on the beach,” Mercier added, “kids will get to jump in the sand and dig through it for prizes; there’s maybe 1,000 pieces in there, and they really enjoy that.”

Top O’ The Thumb Snowmobile Club will be on site providing Whitefish sandwiches, brats, and their specialty spiraled potatoes on a stick, plus tasty bites will be available for purchase from Sergio’s Mexican Food Truck. 

The festival runs through 5 p.m. and in the event of inclement weather, follow the Ellison Bay Service Club on Facebook for updates.

Photo Credit: Ellison Bay Service Club