• Historic Trolley Tour; 45-minute tour led by historian Carol Cartwright, starting at the Whitewater Municipal Building; two consecutive tours, with the first starting at 11 AM
• Oak Grove Cemetery Tour, 1 - 4 PM; featuring Regimental Volunteer Band of WI from 1 to 2:30 PM; Oak Grove Cemetery on East Main Street; parking on the street and golf carts will be available for those unable to walk longer distances
• Lemke Farms Horse-drawn carriage rides, Oak Grove Cemetery, 1 to 4 PM
• Lemke Tractor-drawn trolley tours on a continuous loop from Oak Grove to the American Legion, and back.
• Veterans Salute at the American Legion; 1 - 4 PM; lunch at 1; welcome and speakers Stefan Koehler and Evan Wynn at 1:30; Veterans share memorabilia at 2:15; Regimental Volunteer Band of WI to play 3 - 4 PM; 292 S. Milwaukee Street
• Crossman Gallery exhibit: "Coming Home to Whitewater: Looking back, going foreward" 1 - 8 PM; Greenhill Center of the Arts; Reception at 5:30 PM.
• Train Depot Museum open: 1 - 4 PM; across from Whitewater Municipal Building
• Log Cabin Rededication; UW-W campus; 4:30 PM
• Crossman Gallery Reception; UW-W; Greenhill Center of the Arts; 5:30 PM
• Sale of the Century; participating Whitewater Merchants; 5:20 - 7:00 PM
• Teen Dance at the Armory: 7 - 9:30 PM; cost: $5; DJ for dancing; snacks and fun 4th stuff available to purchase; interested students will be walked to the Cravath Lakefront Park afterwards for the fireworks
• 4th of July Festival activities:
  • evening only: 5 PM to midnight
  • carnival will be open 5 PM - midnight
  • Home-Coming fireworks: 10:00 PM

• The great and glorious July 4th parade! 10 AM Start. This year's theme: Centennial Home-Coming. The parade meets at Lincoln School at 9:30 and follows the route north on Prince, east on Main Street, and then south-westish on Whitewater Street to end up at Cravath Lakefront Park. For a serious route, go to www.ww4th.com.

This year's Grand Marshall: Dr. Lee Allenstein! Also appearing will be 2007 Whitewater Home-Coming King and Queen Fred C. Kraege and Marilyn Kienbaum.

• Horse-drawn carriage rides, Whitewater Municipal Building across from Cravath Lakefront Park, noon - 6 PM
• Whitewater's 170th Birthday celebration and 2007 Whitewater Home-Coming Closing Ceremonies; 5:30 PM; Whitewater Municipal Building. Celebrate 170 years of settlement with a spectacular 59" long cake as we celebrate the 2007 Whitewater Home-Coming; speeches and "open mic" for those who wish to share their thoughts on Whitewater.
• Train Depot Museum open: 10 AM to 4 PM
• July 4th Festival activities:
  • parade at 10:00 AM!
  • 4th of July festival 10 AM to 11 PM
  • carnival 10 AM to 11 PM
  • Minnieska Ski Show at noon
  • car show and antique car show; 8 AM to 3 PM; awards at 3:00 PM
  • Steve Meisner band at 4th of July Festival
  • BRITONS 8 PM - midnight
  • fireworks: 10 PM

• Welcome Center at the Whitewater Municipal Building. Visit our air-conditioned, comfortable meeting place where you can enjoy refreshments, view exhibits, purchase Home-Coming items and gifts, find out about the days' events, and contribute your Whitewater memory to the storysite.

• Historic Trolley Tours. 45-minute Historic tours of Whitewater, led by historian Carol Cartwright, are scheduled for Sunday, July 1, at 11 AM and 7 PM, as well as Tuesday, July 3, at 11 AM. Tours will leave from Whitewater Municipal Building.
• "Coming Home to Whitewater: Looking Back, Going Forward" at the Crossman Art Gallery; June 29 – July 3. Contact Ellen Penwell at 262-203-6529. For details, go to http://blogs.uww.edu/dept/crossman/
• Summer Playhouse production of the “Music Man” June 29 and 30; 7 PM at Whitewater High School; free shuttle to the fireworks after the show. Contact Anne and Lane Kuske at 262-472-8221.
• Old-Fashioned 4th at the Bassett House Sunday, July 1, featuring the 1st Brigade Band. Contact Kathy Schumacher at 262-473-3351.
• Citywide Lawn, Garden & Yard Decorating Contest.
• Portraits of Benjamin McCready, 1982 – 2007; First Citizens State Bank. Opening reception Monday, July 2 from 1 – 3 PM. Exhibit will run through August 31.
• Citywide scavenger hunt and "Sale of the Century" from 5:20 to 7 PM, Tuesday, July 3.
• “Anything Whitewater” show at D3, the gallery at the Double Dip Deli, sponsored by the Whitewater Arts Alliance; month of July. Contact Marilyn Fuerstenberg at 262-472-5369.
• Oak Grove Cemetery Tour with the Whitewater Historical Society Tuesday, July 3, from 1- 4 PM. Regimental Volunteer Band of Wisconsin to play from 1 to 2:30. Costumed presenters bring the stories to life. Contact Ellen Penwell at 262-203-6529.

• Crossman Gallery exhibit: "Coming Home to Whitewater: Looking back, going foreward" 5 - 8 PM; Greenhill Center of the Arts, UWW
• The Music Man: Whitewater High School; 7 PM. A FREE shuttle will take you to the July 4th Festival fireworks at Cravath Lakefront Park - and back again! - after the performance if you so desire. Tickets $4 adults, $3 seniors, $2 students. For more information, call the box office: 262-472-8178.
• July 4th Festival activities:
  • 4th of July festival open 5 PM to midnight
  • PIPE CIRCUS 8-12 PM
  • carnival 5 PM to midnight
  • fireworks: 10:00 PM

• Crossman Gallery exhibit: "Coming Home to Whitewater: Looking back, going foreward" 1 - 5 PM; Greenhill Center of the Arts, UWW
• The Music Man: Whitewater High School; 7 PM. A FREE shuttle will take you to the July 4th Festival fireworks at Cravath Lakefront Park - and back again! - after the performance if you so desire. Tickets $4 adults, $3 seniors, $2 students. For more information, call the box office: 262-472-8178.
• The SOO LINE 1003 rolls into town! Slated to arrive at the depot at 5PM tonight to be bedecked for tomorrow's grand opening at 11:30 AM.
• July 4th Festival activities:
  • 4th of July festival open noon to midnight: FAMILY DAY
  • TBA 5:30 - 7:30 PM
  • BLUE OLIVES 7:30 - midnight
  • Minnieska Ski Show: 1:00 PM
  • carnival open noon to midnight: ARMBAND DAY
  • fireworks: 10:00 PM

• Ecumenical Lakefront service, Cravath Lakefront Park, 10 AM
• Historic Trolley Tour; 45-minute tour led by historian Carol Cartwright, starting at the Whitewater Municipal Building; 11 AM
• 2007 Whitewater Home-Coming Opening Ceremony; Train Depot; speeches and ribbon cutting
• The 2007 Whitewater Home-Coming Festival is delighted to announce a special appearance by the historic SOO LINE 1003 Steam Locomotive to their centennial celebration. Visitors to the festival will be able to view the engine and a caboose at Cravath Lakefront Park on Saturday evening, June 30, after 6 PM and tour the caboose Sunday, July 1, from noon until 5 PM. Sunday is the Grand Opening of the 2007 Whitewater Home-Coming Festival, with Opening Ceremonies slated to begin at 11:30 AM at the Historic Train Depot.
• Crossman Gallery exhibit: "Coming Home to Whitewater: Looking back, going foreward" 1 - 5 PM; Greenhill Center of the Arts; UW-W
• Home-Coming Fun Run/Walk: noon from the Historic Train Depot to Starin Park, a one mile plus trip that follows much of the route of the 1907 hHome-Coming parade!
• Horse-drawn carriage rides, Starin Park, noon to 5 PM
• Tractor-drawn trolley continuous shuttle from Welcome Center (Whitewater Municipal Building) to Starin Park and back again, with a stop at the Bassett House along the way.
• College High reunion: noon, Coulthart Pavilion, UW-W
• Train Depot Museum open: noon - 5 PM
• Bucket Brigade at Starin Park; 12:30 - 2:30 PM; for more information or to sign up a team, contact Russell Walton (Community Teams) at maxone1@idcnet.com or (Fire Department Teams) the Whitewater Fire Department at 262-473-0510.
• Jason the Juggler at Starin Park; 1 - 4 PM
• Old-timers Baseball Game at Starin Park; 2:30 - 5:00 PM; see some of your favorite Whitewater High School alums play the Greenbush Dead Citys using original circa 1860 rules and no equipment!!
• UW-W Campus Tours hosted by Dick Haney, Mark Dorn, and Warhawk Ambassadors; tours begin at Greenhill Center for the Arts Atrium; 2 - 4 PM
• Bassett House Old-Fashioned 4th; Ice-Cream Social and lemonade stand: 2 - 6 PM; 1st Brigade Band: 4 - 5:30 PM
• Festival Dinner; UW-W; 6 PM. Social hour followed by summer salad buffet dinner and dancing. $20 per person. Greenhill Center of the Arts. RSVP by June 25 to wwhomecoming@uww.edu or 262-472-1918.
• Historic Trolley Tour; 45 minute tour led by historian Carol Cartwright, beginning at the Whitewater Municipal Building; 7 PM
• 4th of July Festival activities:
  • Festival open noon to 8 PM
  • carnival noon to 8 PM
  • PENNY MAE DIXON 2:30 - 5:00
  • CALGARY STETSON BAND 5 - 5:30
  • David Marshall 5:30 - 8 PM

• Children's activities and games at Cravath Lakefront Park, noon - 6 PM
• Buggy Whip Farms Petting Zoo! Includes llama, mini donkey, sheep, goats, turkey, geese, chickens, ducks, rabbits, and baby animals: lambs, goats, bunnies, etc.; noon - 4 PM. Look for the Buggy Whip Farms "Wild, Wild West" float in the July 4th parade this year... featuring many of these animals in a decorated wild west village.
• Horse-drawn carriage rides, Cravath Lakefront Park, noon - 6 PM
• Train Depot Museum open: 1 - 4 PM
• Crossman Gallery exhibit: "Coming Home to Whitewater: Looking back, going foreward" 1 - 5 PM; Greenhill Center of the Arts, UW-W
• Ben McCready portrait exhibit at the First Citizens State Bank: Reception 1 - 3 PM. Refreshments will be served. Sixteen portraits will be on display, including portraits of President Ronald Reagan, President Gerald Ford, President Jimmy Carter, Robert Redford, Gene Lee/Cousin Otto and Edward Curtis.
• Local historian and author Fred Kraege and former resident and Pratt Family member Lester Peich to speak at the Welcome Center at the Whitewater Municipal Building: 3 PM
• Stuart Stotts; singer and storyteller; 3 - 4 PM
• Cravath Cup 4 - 5 PM. Bring your homemade boat - materials allowed are duct tape, plastic milk jugs, and cardboard - and put it to the test! Prizes for top three finishers and "The Wonder that Went Down Under." Sponsored by the United Way. No fee to enter! For more information: 920-563-8880.
• Frederic Winters, hypnotist, 5 - 6 PM
• Members of the Badger and Warhawk Bands: 6 - 7 PM; look for Bucky Badger and Willie Warhawk!!
Mourning Dayze at Cravath Lakefront Park: 7 - 10 PM
• • no 4th of July activities
  • carnival will be open 5 PM - midnight: ARMBAND NIGHT
• Steve Meisner at the American Legion: 7 - 10 PM