Log Cabin Day is an annual free, family-friendly festival presented by People for Palmer Park that celebrates history, music, theater, storytelling, and art. It will be held on Sunday, June 23 from 1-5 pm in the beautiful outdoor setting next to and inside the historic Palmer Park Log Cabin overlooking Lake Frances. Join our neighbors, Senator Thomas “aka Abe Gurewitz” Palmer and his wife Lizzie “aka Dona Tracey” Palmer by dressing-up in vintage attire and hats from the 1800s-early 1900s!
This beloved community event, held for the past decade, transforms the grounds of the Palmer Park Log Cabin with vibrancy, fun, and enrichment with a variety of activities and presenters, including:
- Enjoy free homemade ice cream from Guernsey Dairy Farms for the first 500
- Tours of the restored Log Cabin main floor, including the newly restored kitchen where Mama Denise will talk about cooking and life in the 1800s!
- The return of the fabulous Hat & Bonnet Parade/Contest with prizes for all children who make a hat from Dream Arts Company! Make your spectacular hat in the Big Blue Tent!
- Square Dancing, music and puppetry with the Detroit Square Dance Society
- Readings in the Log Cabin by storytellers from the Brilliant Detroit, who will be giving away books to all children!
- Quilting, sewing, knitting and other demonstrations and quilt display with April Shipp and the Creative Circle collective of women crafters
- Weaving demonstrations by Michael Daitch of Coat of Many Colors Weaver
- Spinning wheel demos by fiber artist Lynette Halalay
- Other artists and crafts people will demonstrate basket making, flag-making, vintage carpentry, blacksmithing (with SmithShop.com) and more.
- Food pop-ups and trucks and more surprises
