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“Tapped In” – Open House With Angie Noah

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Angie NoahThe Sebewaing Area Historical Society has graciously agreed to assist us in our efforts by allowing us space to gather, to fellowship with you, to tell you about the project and it’s progress, and to give you an opportunity to tell us the stories you know about the Brewery!

Members of the Tapped In creative team will be present in the meeting room of the Charles W. Liken House during the SAHS regular summer open house events.

The dates and times are as follows:
Sun. June 7; Noon-3

Sat./Sun. July 11 & 12; Noon-3pm

Sat. /Sun. August 1 & 2; Noon-3pm

Sat./Sun. September 5 & 6; Noon-3pm

We are seeking:
-Sebewaing residents (or regional residents that have direct ties to the community) who wish to help tell the story.
– people who are interested in helping with RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT over the next few weeks.
-ACTORS.
-STORIES or leads for stories. So if you know someone who worked there, or had parents or grandparents that could share stories, please put us in contact with them.
-SPACES. If you have space to share where we can hold rehearsals, public forums, or even a staged reading. Please let us know.

If you can and are interested in helping in one (or more) of these ways, please let us know and we will be happy to discuss the details with you further. Visit our CONTACT page for more information!

Local Sebewaing Man’s Vision Comes True

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Rivers Edge Ryan WiltseRiver’s Edge Brewing Co. is located on the banks of the Huron River in the beautiful Village of Milford, Michigan. REBC was founded by three local families: Tom & Mary Kaye Ouvry, Michael & Gill Last, and Ryan & Carrie Wiltse. These long-time friends all live on the same dirt road, and it was one of many nights hanging out, enjoying some homebrew, that launched the idea of River’s Edge.

We set out to create a comfortable space to enjoy great beer and conversation, a place where friends and the community can gather to share a fresh pint and get to know each other a little better. What you won’t see are walls covered with TVs. What you will see is a gathering place with an appreciation for the history of both our community and the art of brewing. We believe every town deserves its own brewery, and we’re proud to be Milford’s!

Ryan hails from the town of Sebewaing, in Michigan’s Thumb. While growing up, he remembers always passing by the old site of the Sebewaing Brewing Co. (closed in 1966, demolished in 1984).

River's Edge BreweryRyan Wiltse and his wife Carrie moved to Colorado in 2006 where he entered the retail side of the beer industry, managing a beer and wine shop for Whole Foods Market in Denver. There he became a homebrewer and immersed himself in the culture surrounding the home of the Brewer’s Association and the Great American Beer Festival. He fell in love with the Rocky Mountains and enjoyed many trips hiking, backpacking and exploring the various mountain towns. There, possibly echoing the reality of once having a brewery in Sebewaing, he came to love the idea of a small-town, community-centered brewery.

River's Edge Brewing LogoMoving back to Michigan to Carrie’s hometown of Milford, Ryan saw an opportunity to bring this vision to his new home. Working with his friends and area residents Tom Ouvry and Mike Last, he’s thrilled to be a part of the thriving Milford community and to be sharing his passion for beer and great places to drink it!

To read more about the River’s Edge Brewery, visit http://riversedgebrew.com/.

My Sister’s Camera

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My sister Bottlehouse Side Looking UpLori Yanke and I spent much of our time playing in and around the brewery.  There is a related story here for some of our adventures.

One of our favorite things to do was play baseball, softball, and kickball in the empty lot where the trucks were parked behind our garage.  We would use the Bottlehouse block walls as our catcher so the ball would not go far on a missed “at bat”.  Lori and I were 14 months apart in age and we were able to pal around more than with our younger sister Kelly Bencheck who was born a half a dozen years later.  One day we were playing baseball and even after Lori’s direction to her to stay away, Kelly approached Lori “at bat”.  Unfortunately, Kelly walked away with an accidental broken nose as the result of being at the wrong end of the bat.  From about the same spot where I would have pitched her the ball and Lori would have been at bat, there is a nice photo looking up at the brewery.

These photos were taken in the mid to late 1970’s by my sister Lori who was experimenting with her camera.  I am so glad she chose to use the brewery as her subject for her practicing.  I’d like to think Lori was reminiscing about all of the times we spent playing there and wanted to capture the views for nostalgic purposes!  She did a great job and I want to thank her for sharing her photos for this website.

Closeup of Pheasant  Lower Portion of PheasantFront of the Building