Pine Island Sesquicentennial — 2006–2007

• 2006
• May 13
• City Hall — Refreshments upstairs
• Walking tour of downtown Pine Island
• Historic Photo display of Pine Island businesses
• Flowers on selected early Pioneer graves
• June 9-11
• Cheese Festival Parade
• Big Cheese Float
• DVD & other Souvenirs for sale
• Quilt display & quilt raffle sales
• June 17
• Garden Tour — Vickie Kramer, Pauline Bale, Madelyn Shelstad, Marie Rolbeki, Jane Bailey
• July 8
• History Center — Old Quilts Display
• P.I. Cemetery — Cemetery Walk
• August 20
• Creamery Building — Ice Cream Social & Band Concert (w/ Pine Island Area People for the Arts), with a variety of art displayed
• September 9
• City Hall — refreshments upstairs from 10am to 4pm
• Zumbro River Art Splash — Variety of display & saleable Art showing in Hader, Zumbrota, Pine Island and Oronoco
• September 16
• House Tour — Kimble, Distad, Vettel & Keane
• Schools, Education & Sports
• Peter the Pioneer - for Elementary students
• October
• Fire Hall — Open House & Fire Safety
• The History of the Fire Department (by the Fire Department)
• November
• History Center — Civil War/Military display, featuring articles, uniforms, pictures and artifacts of former and current residents of Pine Island that have served their country, from Civil War up to and including today.
• December @ The History Center

The main floor will have a tree and other decorations with an old fashioned theme. On the second floor will be a display of antique clothing including some wedding gowns.

• December 2 — "Old Fashioned Christmas", with servings of lefse and gingerbread from 9 to 12.
• December 3rd — Open Sunday for the first time, from 1:00 to 3:30.
• December 2nd - 20th — Christmas Boutique of new and gently used holiday items for sale, as well as Sesquicentennial items. Donations of new or gently used holiday items appreciated.
• 2007
• January
• Chris Dietz, dressed as Dr. Hill, will present a program about early Pine Island medicine to the 3rd graders at Pine Island Elementary.
• Medical artifacts and information will be on display at the History Center.
• March

A program on local churches is planned to be held at the City Hall. The following presentations will be made:

• St. Michaels Catholic Church - D. J. Collins
• Grace Episcopal Church - Mike Saugen
• St. Paul Lutheran Church - Mary Bollman
• Cornerstone Baptist Church - Lyle Hinkel
• Assembly of God - Dan Ashpole
• United Methodist Church - Pat Mapel

There will also be a display about Poplar Grove Church.

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