A previous event at the Ely Stage Stop in Kelseyville, California. Courtesy photo.

KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — An upcoming event will raise funds for the Lake County Historical Society’s Ely Stage Stop Carriage House project.

The Ely Carriage House Hoedown will take place from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 7.

Step back into the 1880s for a big tri-tip dinner, an evening of music and dancing, yard games, hay rides, silent auction, raffle baskets, and a chance to see many of Lake County's historic carriages. 

Join a party for a good cause. Lake County's biggest collection of historic horse-drawn wagons and carriages need a home so the public can enjoy them. 

The Hoedown Party will raise funds for the construction of a new carriage house on the grounds of the Ely Stage Stop Museum located at 9921 Soda Bay Road, just north of Kitt's Corner off Highway 29.
 
The Ely Museum's Oak Grove will be the place for a tri-tip dinner by Smokin S BBQ (vegetarian option available), music by the Fargo Brothers, blacksmith demonstrations and much more.

A mail carriage at the Ely Stage Stop. Courtesy photo.

Tickets are $80/person and can be purchased online at Carriage House Hoedown, or in person at the Ely Museum.  

To sponsor a table and receive eight tickets (depending on the level), fill out the form here.

The Ely Stage Stop is an all-volunteer, all-donation run public museum operated by the Lake County Historical Society since 2011.  

The grounds contain the 1860s Jamison and Ely Family ranch house and stage stop, two display barns, the restored 1890s Kelseyville jail, a 1906 San Francisco Cable Car, displays of historic Lake County farm machinery, tractors and much more.

For more information visit the Hoedown Fundraiser Dinner event page or call Event Committee Chair Bill Lane at 707-349-3453.

One of the historic carriages at the Ely Stage Stop. Courtesy photo.