KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – Join docents and friends on Saturday, June 13, when the Ely Stage Stop & Country Museum hosts its annual “Picnic on the Porch” fundraiser event.

Don’t miss this food and fun-filled day on the beautiful wraparound stage stop porch looking out on Mount Konocti.

The day will be filled with entertainment and living history. Professional Harpist Linda Brown will offer a range of Celtic, classical and other melodies.

Fashions “then and now” will be featured during the event. Barbara White, local specialist in period clothing, will model fashions popular in the Stage Coach Era.

Anna Jones of Anna’s Boutique and friends will model local contemporary women’s fashions.

A delicious seasonal box lunch from Rosey Cooks, local gourmet catering owned by Rosemary Martin, will be provided at noon. Rosey’s lunch is always a big hit.

Bring your own wine to sip in beautiful Ely Stage Stop wine glasses that are always available for purchase. Games, basket raffles and silent auction items will round out the afternoon.

Although the action that day is “on the porch,” a visit inside the main house affords the viewing of the current display on the history of the dairy industry in Lake County.

In addition to the stage coach and retired San Francisco cable car, pieces of historic farm equipment can be viewed in the barn and on the grounds. Come see the progress being made on the blacksmith complex.

Lunch is typically served at noon but the fun will begin at 11 a.m. and continue until 3 p.m. Event cost is $30/per person.

For tickets, call Ely’s message line at 707-533-9990 and a docent will call you back, or visit the museum and ask the docents for tickets during museum hours, Saturdays and Sundays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Tickets must be purchased by June 8. Seating is limited so get your tickets now.

The Ely Stage Stop & Country Museum, home to the Lake County Historical Society, is located at 9921 Highway 281 (Soda Bay Road) in Kelseyville.

Visit www.elystagestop.org or www.lakecountyhistory.org or check out the stage stop on Facebook at www.facebook.com/elystagestop .