Bake your best pie for Heritage Fair
Do your pies take the cake? Bakers are needed for the McHenry County Historical Society's 30th annual Heritage Fair, set for 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, July 12, on the museum grounds, 6422 Main St. in Union.
This year's contest features three categories: fruit, berry and open class. No cream pies.
Interested bakers can register their pies between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m. the day of the Heritage Fair in the West Harmony School on the museum grounds. The entry fee is $2. Judging will take place at 10:30 a.m., with ribbons awarded to the winners in each category. A grand-prize winner will earn a trophy and receive a historical society gift certificate.
All pies will be sold by the slice immediately after the judging at the Heritage Fair's bake sale, with the exception of the grand-prize winning pie, which will be sold as part of a silent auction.
All proceeds from the pie-baking contest will benefit the McHenry County Historical Society. For information, call (815) 923-2267 or email info@mchenrycountyhistory.org.
The annual Heritage Fair also features an antique car show from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Trophies will be awarded. For information, call TJ's Klassics, (847) 515-8110.
Auction donations are wanted. Do you have a pre-1970s item in good condition that you would be willing to donate to a good cause?
If so, you have the perfect item for the antique auction at the McHenry County Historical Society's Heritage Fair. Previously donated items include antique furniture and furnishings, quilts, vintage toys, kitchen collectibles and stained glass lamps.
Items donated for the auction can be eligible for a tax deduction. Funds raised by this annual event are used to operate an award-winning countywide historical museum, provide student and adult educational programs, and encourage countywide efforts at historical preservation.
To donate antiques and collectibles by July 7, call the historical society at (815) 923-2267 or email info@mchenrycountyhistory.org.
Visit www.mchenrycountyhistory.org or follow the historical society on Facebook or Twitter.