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It's Autumn on the Farms at Old World Wisconsin
Shorter, crisper days and vivid fall colors signal the end of another growing season and the approach of winter — historically a very busy time of year for 19th-century farmers and townspeople. At Old World Wisconsin, that means the outdoor museum's 10 ethnic farmsteads and the denizens of its 1870s crossroads village have a lot of work to do during Autumn on the Farms on Saturday and Sunday, October 14-15. Visitors will find the site abuzz with traditional fall farm activities including teams of draft horses and oxen working the fields, sawmilling demonstrations using a steam-powered sawmill, and crop harvesting with antique farm machinery. Old World Wisconsin's horse-drawn omnibus, pictured here, will also be seen clattering about the museum's grounds from farmstead to farmstead.
More domestic fall activities will be found in the crossroads village, ranging from candle making and food preparation to brisk sales of traditional autumnal goods in the Thomas General Store. Autumn is apple harvest season, and Ken Weston of Weston's Antique Apple Orchard will be on hand at the Farmers and Artisans Market in the Visitor Center Mall to sample and sell some of his many varieties of heirloom apples — items you won't find on any grocery store shelves. And, for a rare glimpse at an all-but-lost craft, Bob Siegel, one of America's only working carvers of wooden shoes (or klompen), will be on hand to demonstrate the art each afternoon in the Ramsey Barn.
Autumn on the Farms will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days. For complete details, including location, admission fees and contact information, visit Old World Wisconsin's visitor information page.
:: Posted October 9, 2006
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