Heritage Day at The Star Barn Village, along with a family picnic and Train Experience, will be held at Stone Gables Estate, 1 Hollinger Lane, Elizabethtown, on Friday, May 24, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. The community is invited to attend.
Self-guided walking tours of The Star Barn Village and Ironstone Ranch will be available, and attendees may drive through the restored Herr's Mill Covered Bridge. John Enterline, the estate's horticulturist, will be available to talk with attendees. Memorabilia will be available to purchase, and visitors may browse The Star Barn Museum and Art Gallery. Full-color commemorative Star Barn booklets with before and after photographs will be available.
There will be fire pits, yard games, and more, and a petting zoo will feature alpacas, a miniature pony, donkeys, and a pot-bellied pig. Pony rides will be available for a fee, as well.
Those in attendance may bring their own picnic lunch or buy food from the event's Outdoor Barbecue Boutique by a local caterer. Steam engine-churned ice cream will be available to purchase, as well. Seating will be available in The Star Barn and under the Grand Canopy Tent, or people may bring their own blanket to enjoy their picnic around the property.
Additionally, the Train Experience will be available throughout the day, and tickets may be purchased at the event. There is a per-ticket cost, with a discount for children ages 4 to 12. Children age 3 and under will be admitted for free. The event will offer an opportunity to ride in the replica of an 1848 Pioneer Coach and walk through the replica of the 1865 Lincoln Funeral Car, the "United States."
Train ride times will be every half hour from noon to 7 p.m., and there will be tractor-pulled wagon rides from The Star Barn to the train. Attendees will be able to see the restored 1844 Herr's Mill Covered Bridge and learn the history of the 1832 rail line, the 1877 Star Barn, the 1860 Ironstone Ranch, and the future Barns of Belmont with the National Christmas Center. The train is not handicapped-accessible.
The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has entered The Star Barn Village in the National Register of Historic Places. Stone Gables Estate was formerly the Klein Chocolate Factory homestead.
There is free admission to Heritage Day, but limited parking tickets are available, with separate costs per car of up to eight people and per oversized car of nine to 15 people. To purchase tickets, readers may search for "Heritage Day at The Star Barn/Family Picnic and Train Experience" at http://www.eventbrite.com. For bus group pricing, readers may call 717-287-6287.
Net profits from Stone Gables Estate support Brittany's Hope, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to aiding abandoned children around the world. For more information on Stone Gables Estate, readers may visit http://www.StoneGablesEstate.com or call 717-287-6287.
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