For the Reporter<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Visitors and residents are invited to celebrate Kent’s past at multiple events in August.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Kicking off the festivities is a ribbon cutting and reception to celebrate the official Historic Neighborhood District designation of the Mill Creek neighborhood on Saturday, Aug. 8.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Granted by the King County Landmarks Commission, Mill Creek is the first neighborhood in Washington to receive the historic landmark designation outside of Seattle.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n A celebration begins at 1 p.m. at the corner of Temperance Street and Jason Avenue.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The following weekend events will showcase local history, featuring special exhibits and bus and walking tours of the city’s oldest homes, businesses, parks and cemeteries.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Experience Historical Kent<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n Schedule of events, Aug. 15:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Greater Kent Historical Museum and Mill Creek Neighborhood Historic Home and Garden Walking Tour, 855 E. Smith St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., every half-hour. Turn-of-the-century and Great Depression-era homes. Tours start at the museum.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Neely-Soames Historic Homestead Annual Open House, 5311 S. 237 Place (along the Green River Trail) 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tour the grounds and get a glimpse of the way residents lived in 1885.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Historic Downtown Walking Tours, Corner of Second Avenue North and Meeker Street, 10-11:30 a.m. and 12:30-2 p.m. Each walk is limited to the first 25 people.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum, 5917 South 196th St., 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Special free admission this day only to the nation’s primary resource for historical information on hydroplane racing.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 28th Annual Classic Ford Show and Mustang Roundup, 1157 Central Ave. N., 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Free spectator admission and awards for 40-plus classes of cars.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Sunday, Aug. 16:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u2022 Historic Cemeteries Bus Tour, 1:30-4:30 p.m. A docent will accompany guests on this informative tour of Kent’s historic cemeteries. While the tour is free, registration is required at\u00a0kentwa.gov\/Bustourregistration2015<\/a> for transportation planning.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n