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Enjoy an afternoon of ancestors fun at the History Center of Olmsted County's Harvest Moon Abatement Festival. Captivated the Thursday of MEA weekend, the anniversary accident is to advised to get families outside, accepting fun.
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"With kids off academy that day, it's a abundant time for Mom and Dad or Grandma and Grandpa to accompany anybody out for a few hours of fun," said Aaron Saterdalen, the History Center's apprenticeship and programs coordinator. "Last year it was a admirable day. Things came calm abundant and we had 600 bodies out here."
Keeping with the spirit of the season, bisected of the activities are fall-themed favorites.
"We'll accept hayrides, attic painting and a bother decorating contest," Saterdalen said. "We'll additionally accept an alfresco aggressive bank and archery range. Hit a ambition and you win a prize."
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The added bisected of the accident is history-themed, hands-on fun.
"We'll accept braiding and besom authoritative and an old-fasioned angel press," Saterdalen said. "Families can booty guided tours of the Hadley Valley one-room academy abode and the William Dee log cabin."
With the amount of a Abatement Festival ticket, families will additionally accept acceptance to the exhibits central the History Center's museum.
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"If you haven't been out to the History Center in a few years, the aboriginal affair you'll apprehension is that the display anteroom has a new attending — renovated, updated," Saterdalen said. "Kids can airing through a arroyo and try on a helmet in our Olmsted County and the Abundant War exhibit. Attending for our Lego adaptation of the Plummer Building. Check out our behemothic fossils."
The Abatement Festival will be captivated rain or shine. Tickets are accessible at the History Center museum's advanced board and are $5 per child; parents are chargeless with a child's paid admission.
"The day's a little bit history, a little bit of fall," Saterdalen said. "There's article fun for everyone."
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More about the History Center
• The History Center offers Maywood Christmas Tours, Nov. 11 through Dec. 17. Tickets for the guided, holiday-decorated tours are $10 for youth, $22 for ages 13 and older. Call to acquirement tickets.
• Booty a backpack on one of the History Center trails. The 0.5-mile George Stoppel Aisle and the 1-mile Scenic Aisle booty families accomplished the History Center's tinsmith shop, George Stoppel Farmstead, and the Ralph Stoppel Farmstead. Get a aisle map online.
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