Welcome to the

9th Annual Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival

2008 Dates:

Friday, September 26 (shearing school only)

Open to the Public:

Saturday, September 27 and
Sunday, September 28, 2008

Ogemaw County Fairgrounds, Michigan

2008 Festival

Spring may be only just here, and summer hasn't yet started to heat things up, but it's already time to start planning your trip to the Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival 2008 this fall!

Be sure to look for our new promotional brochure at fiber stores and welcome centers as you travel around Michigan this summer. You can print it out (outside page and inside page) if you want it to hand out, or print our flyer to put up in libraries, stores, anywhere you think potential fiber lovers gather.

If you know of a group that wants information about the festival, contact our Promotions Co-Chairs, Julie Hurd and Linda Van Andel, for promotional materials. We'd love to have a guild rep in every guild in Michigan! You'd qualify for volunteer benefits if you help us out.

We have some great new promotional items for you to buy and enjoy. I've personally tested the tote bag. It's SO BIG (bigger than this picture makes it look) that it held everything I needed for a three-day weaving workshop, including textiles to show off, a bath towel, cones of yarn, notebooks, cones of yarn, shuttles and bobbins fit comfortably with room to spare. And that wonderful pocket on the outside held scissors, magnifying glass, pens and pencils, glue, and all the other small necessities you don't want to have to dig from the bottom of a bag. Member price: $30; Non-member price: $35. Includes sales tax. Personalization: $6 for one name (embroidered over the outside pocket on the other side of the bag from the logo).

New Logo Hoodie and Tote

And my husband and daughter both attest the hoodie, chosen because of the many requests from festival-goers, is warm and comfortable. It's a versatile and fashionable chocolate-brown color. Both items have an embroidered logo, durable and attractive. And, for $6 more, you can have your name embroidered as well, so you can say "hands off my hoodie and tote" to greedy family members! Sizes are listed on the order form.

Member price: $40; Non-member price: $48. Includes sales tax. Personalization: $6 for one name (embroidered on the left side of the chest).

Showing the detailed, quality embroidered logos.

Both items can be ordered NOW! Fill out our order form and mail it in with your payment (check or money order only). If you include postage ($6 for every two items), we'll send it back to you and you can promote the festival right away! If you don't want it mailed to you, we'll hold it and you can pick it up at the festival.

And if you send in your Membership Form and payment, you'll get the member price on both items. Vendors: You're automatically members with your 2008 booth fee!

We also have some great festival t-shirts from previous years available, just $10 each (member and non-member) while they last. Email Linda Van Andel, lvajva@msn.com, to inquire about sizes and colors. Enjoy supporting and promoting the festival while wearing a cool and comfortable cotton-blend t-shirt this summer!

Important note: No pets except working aid dogs allowed on the fairgrounds. We have sheep, rabbits, and other fiber animals in the buildings and on the grounds. Please help keep them safe and calm.

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Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival,
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Last updated April, 2008.
Please contact Holly Shaltz, 231 582 3206 or holly@shaltzfarm.com,
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