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Rituals of Spring Weekends: Plowing and Planting

With spring come annual rituals such as cleaning house, planting gardens, preparing the farmsteads for the growing season, or taking time to honor those who've come before us. Join us as we kick off our 2012 season with these special spring weekends — including plenty of opportunities to lend a hand. On this weekend, draft horses will pull plows and seeding equipment to start the growing season. Our gardeners also invite you to help in the garden.

• On Saturday only, from 1–4 pm in the museum store, meet Wisconsin Historical Society Press author Jerry Apps, who will be signing copies of his many gardening- and farming-related books, including Garden Wisdon: Lessons Learned from 60 Years of Gardening, Horse-Drawn Days: A Century of Farming with Horses and Old Farm: A History.
• The final Rituals of Spring event on May 26 and 27 will focus on memorials and remembrances.
• View or download a flier listing details of activities on each of the four Rituals of Spring weekends (PDF 286 KB).

Add'l Contact Info: Call 262-594-6301

Ticket Info: Adults $16; children (5-17) $9 (children under 5 are free); students and senior citizens (65 and over) $14; family (two adults and two or more dependent children 5-17) $43. Fees include an all-day tram transportation pass.

Location Description: Old World Wisconsin documents the settlement of 19th- and early 20th-century Wisconsin. It comprises an 1870s crossroads village and 10 ethnic farmsteads located on 576 acres of wooded hills in the Southern Unit of Kettle Moraine State Forest.

Venue: Old World Wisconsin

Address: W372 S9727 Hwy 67
PO Box 69

City: Eagle

Accessibility Info: Reasonable accommodations will be made for individuals requiring wheelchairs for mobility. Trams are equipped to transport visitors using wheelchairs during regular museum operating hours. Call ahead to make arrangements at 262-594-6301.

Event Location URL: http://www.oldworldwisconsin.org