Carver County 150th Logo 150th Related Events


Historic Board Meeting - a special Historic Carver County Board Meeting will be held on March 3, 2005, at 3 o’clock p.m.

Braunwarth wedding dressSaturday, April 23: Celebrating 150 Years of Fashion: Fashion Show Fundraiser (tickets required) 11:00am - 2:30pm; Minnesota Landscape Arboretum

Saturday, April 30: Earth Day / Arbor Day Event
10am - Noon Minnewashta Regional Park
For more information contact Carver County Parks at 952-466-5250 or visit www.co.carver.mn.us/parks

Tuesday, May 10: Viewing of the Movie The Emigrants
7:00pm; Chanhassen Library

Friday, May 13: Campground Open Baylor Regional Park
For more information contact Carver County Parks at 952-466-5250 or visit www.co.carver.mn.us/parks

Tuesday, May 17: Book Discussion The Emigrants by Vilhelm Moberg
7:00pm: Chanhassen Library

Saturday, May 21: Sheriff's Department Open House
10:30am - 2pm; Carver County Government Center, Chaska

Take - A - Kid Fishing Sunday, May 22: Take - A - Kid Fishing with the Sheriff Lake Minnewashta Regional Park
(time: TBA) For more information contact Carver County Parks at 952-466-5250 or visit www.co.carver.mn.us/parks

Friday, June 10: Soap Making (registration required)
11:00am; Norwood-Young America Library

June 17-19: Zummerfest Hamburg

Tuesday, June 21: Author Brian Leehan Pale Horse at Plum Run: The First Minnesota at Gettysburg
7:00pm; Carver County Historical Society, Waconia

July 3-4: 4th of July Celebration Chanhassen

July 11-14: Immigrant Day Camp
9:30am - 12pm; Carver County Historical Society, call for information 952-442-4234

Sunday July 10 4:30pm
Vintage Base Ball Game at Chaska Baseball Park
Quicksteps vs. St. Croix Baseball Club

Monday, July 11: Book discussion: Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
6:30pm; Chaska Library

Thursday, July 14: Book Discussion The Emigrants by Vilhelm Moberg
10:30am; Norwood-Young America Library

Sunday, July 24th 2005: Carver County Driving Tour
Here's an opportunity to visit three sites on the Carver County Driving Tour.
http://www.co.carver.mn.us/docs/CarverCountyDrivingTour.pdf

On Sunday, July 24th 2005 12-4pm you're invited to a garden tour at the farm.

Events of the day:
12-4pm Garden Tours will be given by Donna Frantz, proprietor of At The Farm (8880 East Hwy 5, Waconia)
12-4pm Jo Mihelich, historian and author of the Andrew Peterson and the Scandia Story (8050 Hwy 5, Waconia)
1-3pm Jim Gilbert, Waconia Naturalist heard on WCCO Radio Sunday Mornings
1-3pm Bluegrass Banjo Band from East Union

Events at other locations in Carver County the same day:
The Andrew Peterson Farm will feature hay rides.
The Grimm Farm House in Carver Park will be open.

July 19-31: Rails to Trails Watertown

July 19-31: River City Days Chaska

August 1 - 4: Pioneer Day Camp
9:30am - 12pm; Carver County Historical Society, call for information 952-442-4234

Tree Graphic August 5-6: Glad Days Cologne

Friday, August 5: Book discussion: Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
11:00am; Norwood-Young America Library

August 10 -14: Carver County Fair
Carver County Fair Grounds, Waconia

August 22 - 27: Park Guest Appreciation Week
For more information contact Carver County Parks at 952-466-5250 or visit www.co.carver.mn.us/parks

Tuesday, August 23: Cyclone in Waconia - Carver County Historical Society
6:30pm; Waconia Library

August 26-28: Stiftungsfest, Minnesota's Oldest Celebration
Norwood-Young America

September 10-11: Steamboat Days Carver

Monday, September 12: Life and Times of Jonathan Carver
6:30pm; Watertown Library

History of Coney Island
Tuesday, September 13: Life and Times of Jonathan Carver
6:30pm; Chanhassen Library

Tuesday, September 13: History of Coney Island - Waconia Heritage Association
6:30pm; Waconia Library

Thursday, September 15: My Autobiography, My Life presented by Anne Zemke
6:30pm; Norwood-Young America Library

Saturday, September 17: Nickle Dickle Days
Waconia

Saturday, September 24: Book Discussion The Emigrants by Vilhelm Moberg
10:30am; Chaska Library

Thursday, October 6: My Autobiography, My Life presented by Anne Zemke
6:30pm; Waconia Library

Saturday, October 8: 2nd Annual Chili Cook-Off
Baylor Campground For more information contact Carver County Parks at 952-466-5250 or visit www.co.carver.mn.us/parks

Saturday, October 8: Life and Times of Jonathan Carver
11:00am; Chaska Library

Wednesday, October 12: Book Discussion The Emigrants by Vilhelm Moberg
6:30pm; Watertown Library

Thursday, October 13: Book Discussion The Emigrants by Vilhelm Moberg
6:30pm; Norwood-Young America Library

Friday, October 15: Fall Restoration Project
10am - Noon Minnewashta Regional Park, Lunch following For more information contact Carver County Parks at 952-466-5250 or visit www.co.carver.mn.us/parks

Friday, October 15: Woodcarving and Quilting Demonstration and Display
10:00am - 5:00pm; Chanhassen Library

Train TalkThursday, October 21: Ghost towns of Carver County
11:00am; Norwood-Young America Library

Saturday, October 22: Train Talk with the Gopher State Railroad Museum
10:30am; Waconia Library

November: Viewing of the movie The Emigrants Carver County Historical Society, Call for more information 952-442-4234

Carver Image Saturday, November 5: Life and Times of Jonathan Carver
11:00am; Waconia Library

Saturday, November 5: Stories of Carver County History for kids with Bob Gasch
11:00am; Chanhassen Library

Saturday, November 19: Book discussion: Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder
10:30am; Chanhassen Library

Saturday, November 19: Stories of Carver County History for kids with Bob Gasch
10:30am; Chaska Library

Monday, November 28: Book Discussion The Emigrants by Vilhelm Moberg
1:00pm; Waconia Library

Thursday, December 1: Book Discussion The Emigrants by Vilhelm Moberg
6:30pm; Waconia Library