Articles tagged:Heritage Festival

Posted: Mon Oct 10 1:27 p.m. by Elaine F. Owsley

A 90-YEAR TRADITION It’s a little different than the Biblical loaves and fishes, but for past 90 years, every October, St. Andrew’s United Church of Christ, 7610 Ann Arbor Street. Dexter, has been feeding the folks who flock there for the Annual Sauerkraut Supper.  Roast pork, sauerkraut, homemade knoeffles, mashed potatoes, ...

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Posted: Sat Aug 20 6:25 p.m. by Angela Cesere Staff Photographer
Images from the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival

Thousands of people turned out Saturday for the second day of the three-day Ypsilanti Heritage Festival. The festival, much of which is taking place in Riverside Park, north of downtown, features exhibits, games, food and entertainment. It continues on Sunday.

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Posted: Thu Aug 18 5:59 a.m. by Janet Miller Freelance reporter
Ypsilanti Heritage Foundation Historic Home Tour includes rescued Queen Anne and other gems

Adam Delaney's renovated Queen Anne-style home is one of six stops on the 34th annual Ypsilanti Heritage Foundation Home Tour on Sunday.

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Posted: Thu Aug 19 6 a.m. by Janet Miller Freelance reporter
Ypsilanti Heritage Foundation Historic Home Tour features 1839 Federal-style house wrapped in history

Jane Van Bolt and her husband, John, spent years collecting antique furniture from the Federal Period (1780-1830), known for producing a classic, perfectly symmetrical design that celebrated the emerging nation of the United States. 

 They filled their historic Victorian home in Ypsilanti with their Federal Period antiques until one ...

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Posted: Sun Aug 15 9:30 a.m. by Tom Perkins AnnArbor.com Freelance Journalist
Ypsilanti Heritage Festival to honor area autoworkers

Months before landing a job at General Motors’ Willow Run plant in 1978, John Delcamp and a friend grabbed a banjo and guitars and got involved at the ground floor with a new festival celebrating Ypsilanti’s history. The Ypsilanti Yesteryear Heritage Festival launched in 1978 with Delcamp as one of ...

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Posted: Fri Aug 6 6:24 a.m. by Monica Milla AnnArbor.com Community Contributor
Ypsilanti Garden Walk is always a treat

If I had to come up with a snappy tagline for the Ypsilanti Garden Walk, held every year during the Ypsilanti Heritage Festival, I would call it "Real Gardens by Real People." (OK, it might not be that snappy, but unlike a lot of other marketing, it's actually true!) I'm ...

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