Enjoy Life In the Early 1900s at Somewhere In Time

This Sunday visitors at are sure to be whisked back to a simpler time when gasoline-powered automobiles first became popular, men wore suits to work and newspaper ink could be found on the fingertips of many Trenton residents.

The is fueled up and ready to motor into Trenton.

On Sept. 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. thousands of people from all over Michigan will descend on the park to get a feel of life in the early 1900s.

Elizabeth Park was the first Wayne County Park and visitors will recapture a bygone era in local history, according to a release from the .

People eager to travel back in time won’t do so on an empty stomach because the is scheduled to coincide with the festival. Area restaurants will provide all types of food, so festivalgoers can enjoy an old-fashioned picnic among nature.

There is no charge for admission to either festival. Food tickets for Taste of Trenton and Beyond are 50 cents each and can be used to buy food from local vendors.

There are presale tickets available at on Friday until 4:45 p.m. Presale tickets are $5 and are worth $6 toward food purchases at the event.

Visitors to the festival can enjoy several attractions including along the Detroit River, an antique bicycle display and a car show exhibiting automobiles from a time long past—to name a few.

Tickets for riverboat tours can be purchased on-site for $3 for children 5-12 and $4 for adults.

There will also be an arts and crafts show, bake sale, old-time games and contests, a pie-eating contest and pony rides.

For the sporting types, a horseshoe tournament is scheduled. Players should bring their own horseshoes; registration for the tournament begins at 11 a.m.

Doc Steele’s Old-Time Medicine Show will be on-site to entertain festival guests. The show is dedicated to the old wagon variety shows of the late 19th century, according to the release, and is for all ages.

There will also be live music, a magician and a clown.

A full schedule of the day’s events, including starting times, can be found on Trenton Patch the morning of the festival.

In an effort to meet members of the community and to enjoy the day’s entertainment, will have a booth at the festival. Feel free to stop by, say hello and learn more about Patch.

Elizabeth Park will be closed to through traffic the day of the festival.

Parking will be available in the park or visitors can park in downtown Trenton and take a shuttle to Elizabeth Park.

For more information about Somewhere In Time and Taste of Trenton and Beyond call Trenton Park and Recreation at 734-675-7300 or Wayne County Parks and Recreation at 734-261-1990 or visit the Trenton Parks and Recreation Department website at trentonmi.org/parksandrec.