EAGLE HARBOR — Immerse yourself in one of Upper Michigan’s largest art fairs this Saturday, Aug. 12-13 at the Eagle Harbor Art Fair. Organizers invite you to peruse through 71 artists over two days at St. Peter’s by the Sea Church in Eagle Harbor. Find new and exciting creators who will be putting their hard work on display. The all-original works will draw thousands to Eagle Harbor who get to take home a special piece of the Keweenaw. Admission to the fair is free and you can enjoy it from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 12 and from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 13.
Enjoy the scenic Keweenaw Peninsula this weekend as you make your way to the 62nd Eagle Harbor Art Fair. Photo via Visit Keweenaw.
“Plan on spending at least three to four hours at the fair,” said Eagle Harbor Art Fair Chairperson Linda Dodge. “This renowned Art Fair indeed offers something for everyone. Plan on coming out to enjoy yourself and maybe find a treasure for yourself or someone close to you. Enjoy some of the other beautiful natural places that the Keweenaw Peninsula has to offer.”
The Eagle Harbor Art Fair is organized each year by Copper Country Associated Artists. There will be food at the Eagle Harbor Township building provided by the Eagle Harbor Fire Department. A bake sale will take place on Saturday morning with proceeds benefiting the Eagle Harbor Emergency Medical Responders.
“Most of the vendors have very successful weekends at Eagle Harbor Art Fair,” said Dodge. “We hear comments each year that “this was my best Art Fair ever” year after year.”
Normally, a single featured artist is chosen each year by Copper Country Associated Artists. This year, there are three! You can find creators Jeanne Rosemurgy, Dolly Luoma and Millie Little at the fair.
Millie Little came to love quilts in the mid-70s, and says it became a passion for her in the 90s. Little dabbles in other art forms like watercolor, pen and ink, colored pencil and graphite.
“I take classes whenever I can,” said Little. “I learn from other quilters. When I think of a quilt design or see a design (even from a tile on the bathroom floor), I just HAVE to make it.”
Dolly Luoma says working with fiber has always been her passion.
“I have done a lot of sewing ever since I was in grade school as well as a lot of knitting and needle work of all sorts,” said Luoma. “I made my first basket in 1990 or so and that was the real start of my creative career. My needle felting began about ten years ago, and I really enjoy working with wool. I also like weaving on a small loom using many different fibers and small sticks of twigs.”
Rosemurgy focuses on stitching together her masterpieces.
“I’ve been sewing since I was very young,” said Jeanne Rosemurgy. “My mother and her mother were accomplished seamstresses, so I learned well and early.”
Come show your support for the three featured artists and find more you like this Saturday and Sunday in Eagle Harbor.