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The town of Dexter celebrates it’s 200th year, June 20-23.
By: Ella Nelson & Jenna Lenkowski
Dating all the way back to 1824, Samuel W. Dexter purchased a large tract of land and created the village, which is now known as Dexter. Our town is home to around 4,500 residents as of 2020 and is only growing from there. This summer from June 20th to 23rd, the city of Dexter’s history will be celebrated within the community, followed by many events. All of the events will be held in town at various places. You can test your knowledge of Dexter in a game of Jeopardy, look at old and new cars at the car show, attend a tea party and fashion show at Gordon Hall, eat ice cream, and participate in karaoke. Many people were involved in planning this celebration, including students from Dexter High School, Senior Dana Kulas, and Anna Kovarik. Kulas says, “I go to the meetings and I’m a student representative for the committee, so I bring in a young person’s point of view. I also run the Facebook page, website, Google Calendar, and Instagram. I make the posts and help design the website.” Many of these events were planned by student representatives on the bicentennial board, who put in lots of time and effort to create a memorable event.
June 20, 2024
8:30am: Bicentennial Golf Outing
10am: Sidewalk sales
4pm: Carnival
4pm: Bicentennial Hamburger Dinner
6pm: Bicentennial Opening Ceremonies
7pm: DC Orchestra & Choir
June 21, 2024
9am: Craft show
10am: Sidewalk sales
11am: Train Depot & Model Railroad
12pm: Carnival
12:30pm: Dexter Community Choir
1pm: Dexter Jeopardy
3pm: Ice Cream Social
6pm: Time capsule
6pm: Free ferris wheel rides
6:30pm: Jean Wilson and friends
7pm: Karaoke
June 22, 2024
8am: Farmers Market
9am: Craft show
9am: Time capsule letter
9am: Free cider mill donuts
10am: Bicentennial Parade
10am: Sidewalk sales
11am: Car Show
11am: Train depot
12pm: Carnival
1pm: Afternoon Tea at the Mansion and Fashion Show
1pm: Horseshoe tournament
1pm: Dexter Jeopardy
2pm: Pie-baking contest
6pm: Gordon Hall Bicentennial Fundraiser
7pm: Live music
June 23, 2024
10am: Katherine Dexter McCormick
11am: Train depot
1pm: Dexter Jeopardy
2pm: Picnic in the park
2:15pm: Square dancing
5pm: Closing ceremonies
