Spring Mill State Park 25th Annual Heritage Days This Weekend

Last updated on Wednesday, August 1, 2018

(MITCHELL) - Spring Mill State Park will host its 25th Annual Heritage Days Saturday and Sunday in the Pioneer Village.

The event will celebrate Lawrence County's bicentennial.

Those attending will see how pioneers lived their lives 175 years ago. There will be quilting, spinning, weaving and blacksmithing demonstrations and others.

Schedule of events for Saturday, August 4:

10am: Village Tour at Weaver's Cabin

10:30am: Spinning Demonstration at Upper Residence

11am-3pm: Drop by the toy table in the Upper Residence Lawn

11:15am: CCC Heritage Hike at Weaver's Cabin

1:30pm: Make a cornhusk doll at the Upper Residence

2:30pm: Game of Graces at lawn beside Distillery

3pm: Make a leather bracelet at Leather Shop

3:30pm: Hear the story of the outlaw Sam Bass that was raised in the Weaver's Cabin

On Sunday, the annual quilt show will be conducted from noon to 4 p.m. in the Pioneer Village. Quilters who would like to display their craft are invited to display or demonstrate their work.

For more information on how to demonstrate the art or display a finished quilt, contact Coletta Prewitt at (812) 849-3534 or send an email to springmillstatepark@dnr.in.gov.

Lawrence County Tourism will provide cake from noon to 2 p.m. Sunday in the meeting house to celebrate Lawrence County's bicentennial.

Schedule of events for Sunday, August 5:

8:30am: Morning worship service in Meeting House
10:30am: Game of Graces on lawn beside Distillery
11am: Drop by the toy table in the Upper Residence to make a pioneer toy!
12noon-2pm: Celebrate Lawrence County's bicentennial with cake at the Meeting House!
12noon-4pm: Quilt Show between Upper and Lower Residences
1:30pm: Spinning demonstration at Upper Residence
2:30pm: See the overhead gears of the mill run
3:30pm: Children often made their own toys, stop by the Weaver's Cabin and learn how to make a rag doll

Spring Mill State Park is at 3333 State Road 60 East, Mitchell.

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