Stevensville Creamery Picnic
Stevensville, Ravalli County, Montana. Picnic.
Details
- Where
- Lewis and Clark Park, Stevensville, MT. Directions
- When
- always held the first weekend in August.
- Fees
- Commemorative Aluminum Pint Cup + 2 Beer Tickets $20; Beer Tickets $5 each.
- Hours
- Market Place and Food Trucks open 10:00 am to 10:00 pm; Kids Games 12:00 to 9:00 pm; Beer Garden open 12:00 to 10:00 pm.
- Access
- Free Creamery Shuttle provided by Harlow's School Bus Service; pick-ups every half hour from Stevensville Elementary School (South Lot, Park & Phillips) and 2nd Street & Buck Street; Friday 3:00 PM-10:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM-10:00 PM.
- Phone
- 406-219-5461
- Website
- creamerypicnic.com
- Managed by
- Stevensville Civic Club.
Guests shop the marketplace, eat the great food, listen to good music and enjoy some cold brews.
Notable Events
- 1907Over 50 local dairymen formed a cooperative creamery in Stevensville, with manager John Howe establishing its "Gold Bar" butter and ice cream as one of the state's outstanding dairy products. creamerypicnic.com
- 1911The first Creamery Picnic was in 1911 after a fire devastated the Bitterroot Cooperative Creamery on June 20th of that year. bitterrootstar.com
- 1911A fire gutted the creamery; Howe promised the biggest celebration they had ever seen if the business was rebuilt in 30 days. They came close to the deadline (39 days), and Howe stuck to his word. creamerypicnic.com
- 2019In 2019 an effort was made to bring some events back to Main Street after the picnic had been held at Lewis & Clark Park for many years. bitterrootstar.com
- The picnic was cancelled for the Covid-19 pandemic, one of two cancellations since it first began. bitterrootstar.com
People
- Liz Cook, Civic Club President.
- John Howe, manager of the cooperative creamery; hosted the first celebration.
- Scott Falagan, vendor coordinator.