September 21 at Orrington and September 27 & 28 at Newfield

Harvest Festivals!!!

At Orrington from 10 AM to 3PM, we will have our annual harvest festival with the following for your enjoyment:

Barbecue ( hamburgers & hot dogs, potato salad ($), Jitterbug/Doodlebug Competition Pull ( re-purposed Model A Fords and other 1920s, 30s and 40s homemade tractors go at it pulling a stone sled with increasing weight. This is brought to you by Maine Antique Tractor Association. See the museums collection of homemade tractors that embody Yankee ingenuity. In the farmhouse, we will be making, with your help, butter for bread, serving up “johnny cakes” ( corn-meal pancakes ) and switchel ( a traditional Maine drink of yore). The johnny cakes are the last step in the crop cycle we present with public participation in shelling corn and grinding it with an 1870s portable grist mill powered by gas engine via a leather belt. On the farmhouse porch there will be homemade pickles workshop for tasting and making, if you like. $10 will get you a recipe and a hands-on opportunity to make a Mason jar of pickles; you can walk away with the jar as your reward! There will be apple cider making at the front of the barn. There will be two man saw sawing of firewood with your help; it’s fun to cut a piece but any more become work. Check out our 1923 Ford Model TT truck repair project in progress; looking for some students for this; let us know if you want to participate in the completion of our engine restoration. There will be an old fashioned hay ride, scarecrow drawing for the kids, a hands-on activity in the new Carpenter’s Shop, a sewing demonstration, blacksmithing underway, and pumpkin painting with pumpkin for the kids to pai nt and go home with. Admission: Adults: $12, Kids: $5 or $30 maximum for a family ( includes a pumpkin/gourd, johnny cake and switchel sampler. Proceeds go towards our 501(c)(3) non-profit. For additional information: (207) 205-4849 or (207) 745-4426. See you there!