Pleasant Prairie HarborMarket set to launch Sunday

PLEASANT PRAIRIE — The inaugural kickoff of the Pleasant Prairie HarborMarket will be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday (June 18).

Visit Pleasant Prairie is collaborating with the award-winning Kenosha HarborMarket for the Pleasant Prairie HarborMarket on three Sundays this summer on the western shore of Lake Andrea in Prairie Springs Park, 10023 Park Drive, Pleasant Prairie. The other dates for the Pleasant Prairie HarborMarket are Sunday, July 16 and Sunday, Aug. 20.

Visitors are encouraged to enter the park from State Highway 165 and take a left onto Park Drive to reach the Pleasant Prairie HarborMarket site. There is nearby free parking, with a free handicap-accessible shuttle bus operating from the LakeView Technology Academy parking lot.

“We are thrilled to make available the fresh produce, handmade foods and handcrafted items to Pleasant Prairie,” Kenosha HarborMarket Executive Director Andrea Forgianni said. “I know that Pleasant Prairie residents and visitors to the area are going to enjoy the new Pleasant Prairie HarborMarket.”

There will be more than 50 vendor booths that will offer items such as produce, eggs, meat, cheese, lots of prepared foods, baked goods, soaps and body care products, jewelry and other artisan creations. There will also be on-site knife sharpening and much more.

Live music will be a key feature for the Pleasant Prairie HarborMarket. The Prairie Springs Quartet will perform at the first market on Sunday. Country Crossings will perform on Sunday, July 16, with Mike and Mike as the featured performers on Sunday, Aug. 20.

“We’re thrilled with the collaboration from Andrea and her team to see this Special Event Initiative come to fruition,” Visit Pleasant Prairie Executive Director Sarah Howard said. “Every aspect of planning this inaugural farmer’s market season in Pleasant Prairie has been genuinely fun because each meeting we would develop a new, unique addition to the event. We look forward to welcoming everyone when they visit!”

For more information, visit pleasantprairiemarket.com. Any updates can be found at the Pleasant Prairie HarborMarket Facebook page, facebook.com/PleasantPrairieHarborMarket.