The Friends of Land Between the Lakes will host an 1850 Trades Fair at the Homeplace this weekend.
Homeplace Lead Interpreter Cindy Earls says the fair will highlight the historical trades of 1850 and is a wonderful outing and learning experience for the entire family. She says everyone can discover life in the 1850s and they hope that will encourage the next generation to learn those trades.
Earls says the fair will include making quilts and brooms, along with flint knapping and many other 1850 trades and demonstrations.
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Earls says the LBL Heritage Department will also set up a mock archaeology site, where children can learn what it’s like to be an archaeologist.Earls says one of the things she enjoys most is the Children’s Trade Fair.
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The Homeplace Trades Fair will be Saturday, August 31, and Sunday, September 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Earls says food will be available Saturday from Brandon Spring Group Center and the Hitching Post and Country Store will have ice cream for purchase.Admission is $5 for those 13 and older, $3 for ages 5-12 and free for age 4 and under.
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