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Buckley Homestead County Park
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Mary
October 3, 2019
Buckley Homestead fall festival "an old time tradition". October 12 & 13, 2019 from 10 AM-4 PM both days Location: Buckley Homestead, Lowell, Indiana $5 fee (children 7 & younger free) Belshaw Road between Clark Street and Chase Street is closed. Hendricks Street is open to Festival parking at the visitor center located on Hendricks Street accessible ONLY from Route 2. GPS coordinates: 41.283566,-87.377509. Using the Buckley Homestead mailing address will take you to the wrong location. old time traditions Fall Fest is full of family fun, great food, wonderful entertainment and traditional arts and crafts! Along the trail to the pioneer cabin re-enactors portray military, civilians and artisans of various time periods. Wood crafters, china painter, spinners, quilters, weavers, black smiths, and others will demonstrate their skills and may even sell their wares. The farmers are in the west pasture and Lake County Master Gardeners are in the garden and the root cellar. entertainment for all Dr. and Mrs. Quackenbush return with their quick wit and slight-of-hand *Coles County Regulators Cowboys roam the countryside looking for the bad guys and host the Pony Express *Pan for Gold with the Gold Miner *Pony Express Riders *Susan and Gary Brown entertain with old-fashion music and dancing at the pioneer farm *Liars Bench *Storytellers and music in the schoolhouse. old-fashioned fun for young and old alike ‘Sheep Toss’ ‘Frying Pan Toss’ and ‘Rolling Pin Toss’ Pan for Gold with the Gold Miner *Pony Express for the youngins’ at the Cowboy camp *Handson activities for the kids: farm chore relay race *rope making *candle dipping *and lots more! Come have a good time, where everyone’s a kid. great treats and hardy eats Come hungry and eat often! Sandwiches, baked potatoes with all the fixings, apple dumplings, kettle corn, pierogies, and lots more. hayride shuttle Take a hayride shuttle around the historic areas of the park for only $1 per person. Get off the wagon at the pioneer farm and schoolhouse and catch the next shuttle back to the barnyard. Purchase tickets in the west field. historic locations 1916 Buckley Barn Buckley Homestead Main House Hired Hands Quarters One-room schoolhouse Pioneer Log House
Buckley Homestead fall festival "an old time tradition". October 12 & 13, 2019 from 10 AM-4 PM both days Location: Buckley Homestead, Lowell, Indiana $5 fee (children 7 & younger free) Belshaw Road between Clark Street and Chase Street is closed. Hendricks Street is open to Festival parking at th…
Location
3606 Belshaw Rd
Lowell, IN