Collection Item - Saugatuck-Douglas History Center

Venetian Festival flyers

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Scope and ContentThree flyers from the 1970, 1979 and 1980 Venetian Festivals. The front of each flyer features a cartoon of a man rowing a gondola, the festival theme and schedule. The back of the flyers is filled with an area map that is about the same for 1970 and 1979 but was redrawn in 1980 by Ann Gray. The flyers were printed on colored papers.

Venetian Festival flyers picture number 1

Entry/Object ID

2026.28.10

Context

Examples of what was on offer at a popular late-July celebration. Offerings included Village Queen beauty contents, Racine-Saugatuck gold bowl race, regattas, parades, fireworks, races, concerts, art exhibits, WZZM weather balloon, Shrine band concert, dixieland band concert, and decorated boats.

Collection

Festivals, events, parades, celebrations

Cataloged By

Winthers, Sally

Acquisition

Accession

2026.28

Source or Donor

Thieda, Sandra

Dimensions

Height

11 in

Width

8-1/2 in

Location

Box

007 Celebrations

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Chamber of Commerce, Saugatuck-DouglasGray, Ann 1944-2024Cow Hill Yacht ClubAmerican Legion, 137 Bruner-Frehse Post, SaugatuckBandstand, Wicks Park 1976-Wicks Park/Anchor Park/site after 1937Art Club, Saugatuck DouglasSaugatuck Woman's Club 1904-presentCook/Morrision Park 1945-Ox-Bow/Summer School of Art844 Holland/Peterson Grist MillKeewatin (ship)

Create Date

09/27/2026

Update Date

09/28/2026