FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 11

Breakfast in a Victorian Kitchen
November 12
8:30am - 1pm
 
Participate in a hands-on culinary tour of the 19th century using the foods, utensils, and technologies of the time.





Hearthside Dinners
November 12
11am - 3pm
 
Enjoy a delicious hearth-cooked meal, prepared with your own hands, in the historic Wade House stagecoach hotel.

Restoring the Past: Tools of the Trade
November 12 & 19
 
Hear the stories behind our wagons and carriages and learn how they were restored. Guests will have the opportunity to try out the tools used by restoration workers to bring historic carriages back to their original condition.

 






 




History Sandwiched In: Breakfast in a Victorian Kitchen
November 15
12:15 - 1pm 
 
Enjoy a culinary tour of the late 19th century led by Susan Caya-Slusser, director of Villa Louis historic site. See menus and recipes from the family who built and lived at Villa Louis and get a taste of the time period with samples of jams and preserves.
Behind the Scenes Tour
November 18 - 19
10:30am & 2:30pm


Explore the mansion from top to bottom in this special tour and get an extended glimpse into the life of a historic house museum.

Island Holiday Boutique
November 26
10am - 4pm 


Join us for this holiday event featuring local and regional arts and crafts and a soup lunch to benefit the island school parent/teacher association.
  










Kids in a Victorian Kitchen
November 26
9am - 12pm 


Experience life in an 1890's kitchen by making cookies and lemonade using the utensils, recipes, and the technology of the time.This is a hands-on cooking workshop for children in grades 3-8.

An Old World Christmas
December 3 - 4 & 10 - 11
10am - 4pm
 
Join us for a 19th-century celebration of Christmas tales and holiday customs. Enjoy our 1880s village trimmed for the holidays with wood-fired stoves and bonfires, horse-drawn bobsled rides, caroling, and more. Meet Santa for your one-of-a-kind holiday photo.
A Wade House Christmas
December 3 - 4 & 10 - 11
10am - 4pm


Experience the magic of a mid-19th-century Christmas celebration with Yankee and German holiday traditions. Enjoy period crafts and games for young and old, stories from yesteryear, horse-drawn wagon rides, and more!









 








 
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