Embrace the seasonal harvest at Old World Wisconsin with nature-filled days and historic activities on September weekends
EAGLE, Wis. – Get ready for pumpkins, fall hikes, pickling demonstrations, and historic crafting workshops as Old World Wisconsin celebrates the season with its “Fall on the Farms” series taking place on Saturdays and Sundays from Sept. 7-29.
“With the start of the school year, we say goodbye to our summer hours and welcome guests for weekend activities focusing on how 19th-century families prepared for the seasonal change each fall,” said Maria Comisky, Old World Wisconsin’s general manager of experiences and events. “Guests can explore our beautiful historic farmsteads, and even participate in the harvest, while enjoying a hike in our 600-acre Kettle Moraine State Park destination.”
Embracing the seasonal change, guests can participate in harvesting rituals by trying their hand at picking crops and sorting hops, while discovering historic canning and preservation techniques from costumed interpreters at the 1870s Hessian Farm and the 1910s Finnish Farm. Fall farm preparations also included using sheep’s wool to create winter clothing and guests will learn about spinning and dyeing wool naturally, along with enjoying pop-up knitting, crocheting, embroidery and quilting demonstrations. Plus, there’s plenty of friendly farm animals to meet like heritage breed Cotswold Sheep, Gloucestershire Old Spots Pigs and Java Chickens.
After visiting the farms, head to Harmony Hall in Crossroads Village for hands-on crafting. Guests can create corn husk crafts, bird seed ornaments, seed and bean mosaics, and even design autograph books, a popular hobby from the turn of the century. Additionally, the one-room Raspberry School will offer a study of nature’s wonders.
Old World Wisconsin’s fall general admission hours are Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 31-Sept. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fall on the Farms will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sept. 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22, 28, 29. General admission pricing is $20 for adults and teens, $18 for seniors, $13 for children five to 12 and free for children under five.
For tickets go to oldworldwisconsin.org or click here.
Wisconsin Historical Society members receive free general admission to Old World Wisconsin and a 10% discount on special events. Members are invited to pick up their complimentary Pastport at any of the Society’s 12 historic sites this season. Members earn stamps by visiting each site, working toward special discounts, fun prizes and the opportunity to earn a FREE year of membership.
About Old World Wisconsin
Old World Wisconsin is one of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s 12 historic sites and museums. Rated as one of the top attractions to take kids in the Milwaukee area, Old World Wisconsin is a 600-acre regional history attraction that features interactive environments and immersive stories of 19th-and early 20th-century Midwestern immigrant farm and rural life. The museum offers guests family-friendly, hands-on activities as they visit a crossroads village and eight working farmsteads, explore heirloom gardens, experience beer brewing traditions, meet heritage animal breeds and try historic crafts and skills. Old World Wisconsin is located on Highway 67 just south of Eagle, Wisconsin, within daytrip distance of Milwaukee, Chicago and Madison. For more information and a list of upcoming events visit oldworldwisconsin.org or call (262) 594-6301. Wisconsin Historical Society members receive free general admission to this site during regular operating hours.
About the Wisconsin Historical Society
The Wisconsin Historical Society, founded in 1846, ranks as one of the largest, most active and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, its mission is to help people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories. The Wisconsin Historical Society serves millions of people every year through a wide range of sites, programs and services. For more information, visit www.wisconsinhistory.org.
