405 E. Colby Street 
Whitehall, MI 49461
231/894-4048
FAX 231/893-4708

 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

January 11 

Sesquicentennial Kickoff
Historic Nufer home owned by Julie Ostrander
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
February 3

History of the Lewis House
Tanya Cabala, Freelance Writer
White Lake Community Library
6:30 p.m.
March 10

Whitehall and the Civil War
John H. McGarry III, Lakeshore Museum
White Lake Community Library
6:30 p.m.
April 15 1960's Centennial DVD/Historic Backstage Tour
Howmet Playhouse
6 to 8 p.m.
April 20 128 Years of Pitkin Drug and Gift Shoppe History
Becky Nordlund, Pitkin Drug and Gift Shoppe
White Lake Community Library   
6:30 p.m.
May 12

Researching Your Genealogy
Muskegon County Genealogical Society
White Lake Community Library
6:30 p.m.
June 13 Fashions of Yesteryear Style Show
Pekadill’s Restaurant
3 to 5 p.m.
June 16 Whitehall’s Changing Architectural Styles
Roger Scharmer, Historical Society
White Lake Community Library
6:30 p.m.
June 17 - July 29 Whitehall’s Sesquicentennial Band
Thursday Evening Concerts      
Goodrich Park
June 19 & 20 White Lake Arts and Crafts Festival
Sesquicentennial booth
10 a.m. to 5 p.m./11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
July 3 4th of July Parade
Sesquicentennial Float with King and Queen
10 a.m.
July 15 Whitehall’s Founding Fathers
White Lake Area Historical Society
Oakhurst Cemetery
7 p.m.
July 17 Celebrate White Lake (with a Sesquicentennial Theme)
White Lake Area Historical Society
Goodrich Park
10 to 4 p.m.
July 18 White Lake History Cruise
White Lake Municipal Marina at Goodrich Park
12:30, 3:30, 6:30 p.m.
August 12 Community Picnic and Sesquicentennial Birthday Party
White Lake Beacon and HarborLight Credit Union
Goodrich Park
6 p.m.
August 12, 13, 14 White Lake Maritime Festival
See the White Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
website for more information: whitelake.org.
August 13, 14, 15 Our Lumbering Heritage
A Gift From the White Lake Community Library
Historical educators, shows, and music 
White Lake Community Library
See the White Lake Community Library
web site for a schedule: www.whitelake.llcoop.org.
August 28

Kayak Tour of Whitehall’s Historic Shoreline
Roger Scharmer
Historian for the White Lake Area Historical Society
Covell Park
2 p.m.
September 10, 11, 12 Civil War Weekend
Lakeshore Museum Center
Hilt’s Landing
September 16 Days of Yore: Remembrances of the Past
Sesquicentennial themed oral interviews
White Lake Area Historical Society
Whitehall City Hall
7 p.m.
October 4 - 30 Historical Perspective of Whitehall Leather Company
Jerry Grady, Photography Exhibit
White Lake Community Library
October 13  Postcards of Whitehall’s Past
Norman Ullman, Antique Collector
White Lake Community Library
6:30 p.m.
October 21 The History of Whitehall District Schools
White Lake Area Historical Society
Former Whitehall High School Library
(Community Services Bldg)
7 p.m. 
November 6 – 23  

Whitehall Past, Present, and Future Exhibit
at the Nuveen Center
(Reception on November 13th)
Student Art and Writing Contest
Nuveen Community Center for the Arts
November 12 & 13  Tellabration
6th Annual White Lake Area Adult Storytelling Festival
Sesquicentennial Storytelling
December 4 Christmas Parade
Sesquicentennial Float and King and Queen
2 p.m.
December 11 Home Town Holiday Weekend
An 1860s Style Christmas Event
Harbor View Grille Restaurant
   
   
   

       

Purchase your Sesquicentennial calendar now for $13.95 to view all of the historic pictures, dates and anniversaries that have been collected.  The calendars are available at the White Lake Beacon and the Whitehall City Hall.

Here is a sample of what you will get!

 

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Regularly Scheduled Meetings
CITY COUNCIL Second and fourth Tuesday of each month beginning at 7:30 p.m. unless posted otherwise.
PLANNING COMMISSION First Tuesday of each month beginning at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise posted.
BRA/LDFA/TIFA MEETINGS Quarterly on the 2nd Tuesday of January, April, July and October at noon unless posted otherwise.