Adirondack Harvest Festival
October 2-3, 2010
A great day for the whole family. Don't miss wagon rides, cider pressing, music, pumpkin painting and more!
The weekend's activities include:
Wagon and Pony Rides with Circle B Ranch
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., Center Campus
Visitors of all ages can climb aboard a rustic wagon, take a seat on a hay bale, and enjoy a leisurely ride around the museum's grounds. Young children can enjoy a pony ride on center campus.
Cider Pressing
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Turn the crank on a hand-press and discover how to make delicious cider from juicy apples.
Music
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Enjoy guitar and banjo tunes played by Bill Hall. Hall's love of music and the Adirondacks inspired original compositions about early Adirondack logging, mining, and railroading while other songs tell about people related to Adirondack and New York State history. Bill has merged classic guitar style with nature to create a unique fingerpicking style he calls pick-a-dilly.
Fun for Kids
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Paint a small pumpkin or make a pinecone mobile, while supplies last, and jump into a giant leaf pile.
Donation Drive
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Drop off site: Visitor Center Lobby
Be sure to support the Harvest Food Drive benefiting the Warren — Hamilton Community Action. Donations of canned or dried food, winter outerwear, and blankets will help many in need.
Demonstration
Saturday Only
11:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Extending the Season with Chef Tom Morris
A demonstration and lecture by Tom Morris, Chef de Cuisine at the Mirror Lake Inn, on canning, jarring, pickling, and other types of food preservation.
Workshop
Saturday Only
Market Basket Class
Learn the basics of basket making or refine your weaving skills at this one day class. The market style basket has a variety of uses; it can be used outside to gather flowers and is also handy for storing blankets and towels. Students will select colors to create their own unique basket. The base is 10" by 15" and finished dimensions of the basket are 21"wide by 14" high by 10" across.
$55 per student, includes all materials
Pre-registration required; call (518) 352 - 7311 ext. 115 or email jrubin@adkmuseum.org
