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Wayne County Bicentennial
Heritage Music Series (Click here for more details)
September 17th - A Civil War Tribute featuring the Civil War Cornet Band.
October 14th - The Remarkable, Irrestible Erie
October 22nd - Fiddlers of the Genesee
November 5th - Todd Hobin and the History of Rock n Roll
A special Thank you to ALL our Sponsors who are supporting the Bicentennial projects and events.
A Rainbow of Encouragement over Sodus High School after the Youth Torch Relay.
Countywide Torch Relay (Aug 14-18)
This weeklong, Countywide event hosted 168 runners and walkers, each going one mile or more around the county to help carry the Torch of history past over 200 historic sites. Click here for more details.
Youth Torch Relay
Completed on THURSDAY, AUGUST 17 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The Youth Torch Relay is a FREE one night event at the Sodus High School track. This will give young runners, ages 5 and up, a chance to "run into history" in conjunction with the larger, countywide Torch Relay taking place Aug 14-18. The Countywide runners will be bringing the Torch into Sodus that night, and will hand off the Torch of history to the next generation.
For more information on YOUTH TORCH RELAY, click here.
Keels and Wheels HISTORIC Car and Boat Show -July 22
Beginning in the late 19th century, the world's fascination with cars and boats has exponentially grown into a culture of its own. This love of auto and hull has allowed for a wide and ever-expanding variety of "keels and wheels" to be produced.
In honor of the county's bicentennial, a one-time car and boat show featured one car and one boat from every decade beginning in 1903 to the present 2023, as best as they could be found and transported to Sodus Bay Yacht Club for the July 22nd event. The Event was held at the Sodus Bay Yacht Club and is also sponsored in part by Sodus Point Summerfest and the Sodus Bay Junior Sailing Association. Thank you Sodus Point for hosting our event.
Kimball-Canning Music
Our first event on June 15th was a great joy of sound and storytelling. Professor Jim Kimball and colleague Karen Canning entertained the crowd of 113 people at the Ohmann Theatre beginning with the "jaw" harp and following with fiddle, banjo, cello and piano in an array of old time dance tunes and calls to include a lot of local storytelling.
The Bicentennial Gala
On May 13th, Bicentennial Gala hosted 500 guests and ONE General "Mad" Anthony Wayne at the magnificent Ballroom at Carey Lake.
Wayne County Bicentennial Ceremony & Celebration
On Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. more than 300 residents, visitors and state representatives gathered in Central Park, Lyons, New York for the ceremony and celebration of the County's 200th founding anniversary. The ceremony took place in front of a ceremonially bedecked Old Courthouse on Church St. accompanied by performances from Red Creek High Jazz Ensemble and Clyde-Savannah Choir. Many Prayers, proclamations and congratulations were bestowed on the County as a whole, citing the ancestral lineage of hard working Americans and immigrant, culminating in the unveiling and dedication of the Pomeroy Marker that now stands in the front lawn of the Courthouse, which is now used as an administrative building for Wayne County Government.