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2nd Annual Bluebell Festival on SaturadayMay 9th promises to be memorable
The 2nd Annual Plainview Bluebell Festival, set for Saturday, May 9 att Carley State Park and in Plainview, has all the makings of a memorable family tradition. The event, which is organized by the Plainview Lions Club, is a day-long potpourri of events.

Events at Carley State Park, which is located four miles south of Plainview on County Rd. 4, include a Mother's Day Wildflower Card Painting, a supervised bird feeder building project and a Trout Fishing Clinic for kids, pioneer games, geocaching, guided tours of the park, entertainment, Fairie stories and professional family portraits by Kenai Photography. Lunch is available in the park and Trout Unlimited will be on hand to show visitors how the proposed habitat restoration will affect the park.

In Plainview, the day will kick off with a Pancake & Sausage Breakfast at the Legion from 7 to 11 a.m., a host of events at the Plainview Community Center, a plant say at the PEM Ag Deptments greenhouse, an open house at the Seven Sisters Bed & Breakfast, a fundraiser at the public Library, a special presentation on Carley State Park at the Plainview History Center and entertainment at Kim's Saloon.

The Immanuel Lutheran Church will once again hold a Women's Expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. with a salad bar luncheon starting at 11 a.m. The event will be located at the church's Christian Life Center.

The Plainview Lions Club will kick-off the Festival with a Pork Chop Dinner on Friday, May 8th at the Plainview American Legion. A Heat & Glow Patio Campfire is the raffle prize. The dinner starts at 5 p.m.

The PEM German Club will host a Fish Fry and Silent Auction/Raffle on Saturday evening from 5 to 8 p.m. at the American Legion.

Called the "Gem of the South", Carley State Park is 300 acres of winding trails, meadows and woodland. As one posting to Epinons.com stated, "when we were there on May 12th, the valley was an explosion of wildflowers and new spring foliage. Bluebells were everywhere. Trillium, violets and many more make this probably the best place to see spring wildflowers in Minnesota. That alone is reasons to visit. I found the walk here to be almost my fantasy of a bucolic valley in the bloom of Spring."

"We wanted to share what grows in our own backyard, " said Joel Eggenberger, the Lions Club events coordinator. "If you're looking for a way to let Mom know how much you appreciate her, you should definitely bring your family to Plainview."

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