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WINONA LAKE - Come to the Billy Sunday Day and Ice Cream Social for a blast from the past.
Take a free tour of the Sunday family home guided by "Ma" Sunday, or get a copy of the new Billy Sunday biography, "In Rare Form," signed by author Billy Firstenberger.
Learn more about Winona's famous resident with special one-day-only displays from around the country at the Billy Sunday Visitors Center.
Kick back and take in a vintage base ball tourney at Tabernacle Field, featuring the Village at Winona Blue Laws, Indianapolis Blues and the Warsaw Fleetfoots. A local barbershop quartet, the Chain Gang, will sing three sets during the afternoon, featuring popular music and gospel favorites of the era.
A portion of the day's proceedings will support the Boys and Girls Club of Kosciusko County. Take a historic bicycle tour of old Winona with the Wheelmen High Wheel Bicycle Club, or join in the canal canoe races, egg race and watermelon seed-spitting contest for good old-fashioned summertime fun.
New for this year will be kids activities, including face painting, summer crafts and a variety of lawn games. Sign up for the bike raffle. Enjoy the once-a-year "Billy Sundae" at Kelainey's Sweet Dreams, or decorate your own ice-cream bowl at Pottery Bayou.
Schedule of events:
10 a.m. - Book signing by "In Rare Form" author Bill Firstenberger at the Billy Sunday Visitor's Center.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - A special exhibit from the Columbus Revival Heritage Museum's traveling exhibit, "Retracing the Sawdust Trail: 1906," and Joseph Sanford's Billy Sunday postcard collection at the Billy Sunday Visitor's Center.
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. - A free open house tour of the Sunday home staffed with volunteers and Kathy Allison as "Ma" Sunday.
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. - Shop in the Village at Winona where owners have developed ways to donate to the Boys and Girls Club of Kosciusko County.
Noon - Historic Bicycle Tour of Winona. The Wheelmen High Wheel Bicycle Club will take bike riders of all ages on a tour of old Winona; $3 per person, donated to the Boys and Girls Club. Tour starts at the Trailhouse.
Noon to 3 p.m. - Gather at Tabernacle Field pavilion for face painting, egg races, ring toss, baseball throw, croquet, checkers and crafts; $2 per child, donated to the Boys & Girls Club.
1 to 5 p.m. - Vintage base ball matches on Tabernacle Field.
1 to 3 p.m. - Live music presented by the Chain Gang barbershop quartet: 1 p.m. at Tabernacle Field; 1:45 p.m. at Kelainey's Sweet Dreams and 2:30 p.m. at the Village Barber.
1:30 p.m. - Watermelon Seed Spitting Contest, $1 per entry supports the Boys and Girls Club. Winner receives a Village at Winona gift certificate.
2 p.m. - Canal canoe race. Two people per canoe. One winning team, $1 per person entry fee supports the Boys and Girls Club. Winner receives a Village at Winona gift certificate.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. - Ticket sales for a Giant Boulder SE mountain bike donated by the Trailhouse. One dollar per ticket available at the Trailhouse and Kelainey's. Drawing held at 5 p.m. at the Trailhouse.
