Dear Vendors,

It’s difficult to believe that another year has come and gone already, but here we are. Soon we will be holding our 60th Anniversary “Old Miners' Days” celebration, and we hope that you will join us here in beautiful Big Bear Valley.

Because this season marks such a milestone in the history of our celebration, and because of our continuing efforts to improve our events, we have made several changes this year that we hope will make this season more memorable for both our guests and participants alike.

The Old Miners' Association has joined forces with the Big Bear Valley Renaissance Society for the cooperative production of the “1800’s Country Fair and Logger’s Jubilee”. This event will be held at the historic Pedersen Saw Mill site in Fawnskin, California. Dates for this event are set for July 18 and 19, 2009. This will be a “period” event, with all of the participants doing their part to create the atmosphere of a 19th Century mining camp festival. Vendors interested in participating in this event should contact Lynda McGinnis @ (909) 237-0448 for more information. You may also download forms and applications directly from the event website at: www.fawnskinvictorian.com

The annual Old Miners Days “Chili Cook-off”, and the “Clementine Pageant” have been scheduled for consecutive dates this year, which affords vendors the opportunity for either a one or two day event. Both events will be held at the Bartlett Road public parking lot in the Big Bear Lake Village. The Chili Cook-off will open our season on July 11, and will be followed by the Clementine Pageant on July 12, 2009. We are encouraging vendors and other event participants to make an effort to make their booths and costuming as “old west” as possible, but this is not a requirement. Please keep in mind that the event site is an asphalt parking lot. Freestanding booths are highly recommended as the area available for setting up historic style tents and canopies requiring stakes cannot be guaranteed.

On August 1 and 2, 2009 we will be holding the inaugural “Thunder in Paradise” event at the corner of Pine Knot and Village Drive. Numerous “Old West” vendors will have an opportunity to offer their wares, while gunfighters from the Reenactment Guild of America perform for the passing crowd, and compete for $1000 in prize money on Saturday. On Sunday our season wraps up with the annual “Old Miner’s Days Parade”, which will be passing directly in front of the event site, and the crowd should be spectacular! Space is limited for this event, so reserve a spot soon! Competition will run from 11am-4pm. General event hours for vendors are 10am-6pm.

On behalf of all of Big Bear, we hope that you will join our celebration, and we welcome those both old and new to be a part of our “Old Miners” family, and we look forward to another sixty years of memories.

Sincerely,
Tony Sundvall, President
Old Miner’s Association

2009

Chili Cook-Off / Clementine Pageant / "Thunder in Paradise"
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