Showing posts with label McCleary Bear Festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label McCleary Bear Festival. Show all posts

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Phone photo 3185

McCleary's helipad

Jerry Johnson, who is listed on the plaque as Chairman, along with his pal Windsor Olson, have a very unique place in the history of the McCleary Bear Festival in perpetuating a hoax that lasted several years and helped the town enormously!

Saturday, March 9, 2013

Postcard - McCleary, Washington

"Al Niemela and his bear SCRATCH have been together since 1971. The two, based at Olympic Game Farm in Sequim, Washington, give public performances during the summer months. Scratch, the star of such movies as, 'The Bears and I' with Patrick Wayne and 'Joy Ride' with Desi Arnez Jr., began appearing at the McCleary Bear Festival in 1983. Scratch is the first live bear to appear and perform at the festival held in McCleary, Washington."

Sunday, November 18, 2012

Buttons - Events - 2005

McCleary Bear Festival
"Once Upon a Time"
July 8-9-10, 2005

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Buttons - Events - 1987

McCleary Bear Festival
July 17, 18, 19, 1987

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

I didn't see the year on this button until I enlarged the image on the scanner!

Friday, November 16, 2012

Buttons - Events - 2003

July 11-13, 2003!
Tropical Paradise--
The McCleary Bear Festival

On the curl: Grays Harbor Stamp Works 800 894-3830

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Buttons - Events - 2002

McCleary Bear Festival
July 12-14, 2002

On the curl: Grays Harbor Stamp Works 800-894-3830

Monday, November 12, 2012

Buttons - Events - 2001

McCleary Bear Festival
July 13, 14, 15, 2001

On the curl: Grays Harbor Stamp Works 800 894-3830

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Buttons - Events - 2000

McCleary Bear Festival
July 7,8,9, 2000

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Buttons - Events - 1999

"Somewhere Over The Rainbow"
McCleary Bear Festival
World Famous Bear Stew
July 9, 10, 11, 1999

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

 


Monday, November 5, 2012

Buttons - Events - 1998

McCleary Bear Festival
1958-1998
Celebrating 40 years
July 10th-12th

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

OK, here's a local pet peeve of mine. The Bear Festival did not start in 1958. It started in 1959. But locals persist in counting an annual event as if it was human. For an event, Day One is Year One.

Yet considerable expense has been made toward printing up banners, buttons, and other promotional materials celebrating 1958 as the inaugural year of the McCleary Bear Festival. Well, it's wrong, WRONG, I tell you! You can look it up.

As you can see by the button reproduced for this McCleary Time Capsule, the 1959 page documents the first Bear Festival. It says: McCleary 1st Annual 2nd Growth Festival, 1959.


Saturday, November 3, 2012

Buttons - Events - 1997

McCleary Bear Festival
World Famous Bear Stew
July 11-12-13, 1997

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.


Thursday, November 1, 2012

Buttons - Events - 1996

McCleary Second Growth & Bear Festival
A Day in the Park
July 12, 13 & 14, 1996

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, WA

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Buttons - Events - 1995

McCleary Bear Festival
July 7-8-9, 1995

On the curl: Grays Harbor Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Buttons - Events - 1994

McCleary Bear Festival
World Famous Bear Stew
July 8-9-10, 1994

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works Aberdeen, Wash.

Buttons - Events - 1992

McCleary Bear Festival
World Famous Bear Stew
July 17-18-19, 1992

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Monday, October 29, 2012

Buttons - Events - 1991

McCleary Bear Festival
World Famous Bear Stew
July 19-20-21, 1991

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has noticed this, but isn't it sort of unsettling seeing a bear in a chef hat stirring BEAR STEW!? Is he a traitor to his own kind, or, is the stew waiting for him to jump in? Either way, it is quite chilling.


Sunday, October 28, 2012

Buttons - Events - 1990

McCleary Bear Festival
World Famous Bear Stew
July 20-21-22, 1990

Saturday, October 27, 2012

Buttons - Events - 1981

McCleary 2nd Growth & Bear Festival
23rd Annual
July 17-18-19-1981

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Buttons - Events - 1978

McCleary 2nd Growth & Bear Festival
20th Annual
July 14-15-16-1978

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Buttons - Events - 1972

McCleary 2nd Growth & Bear Festival
14th Annual
July 14-15-16-1972

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.