- 9/19/21
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Fort Hunter Day
Fort Hunter Day ushers in fall with a free celebration of the old-time way of life. Sponsored by M&T Bank, visitors will find arts and crafts, children’s games and activities, historic demonstrations and exhibits, entertainment, a bake sale, festival food and more.Shop at the arts and craft show, learn about rug hooking, spinning, old-time cooking and soap making. Learn about native foods – pawpaws, persimmons, hickory and shagbark hickory nuts and sassafras and take short, guided walks. Visit Heckton Church for entertainment throughout the day: Mary Ann Guerrisi on violin from 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, A-Pealing Priase Bells 2:30 – 3:00 pm. View antique tractors, a 1947 Mac fire engine, a 1931 Custom Imperial Roadster and a 1929 Chrysler Imperial Roadster from private collections.
Throughout the day enjoy musical entertainment on the corncrib stage in partnership with the Susquehanna Folk Music Society hear Still Limber from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm, American blues with Hank Imhof from 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm , end the afternoon with live performance by the Short Hill Mountain Boys.
Sincere thanks to Event Sponsor M&T Bank
and Media Sponsor abc27 for their support of this fun, family day.Free
Highlights
Arts and Crafts Show Dairy Cow and Goat Milking Antique Tractors, Vintage Cars, Antique Fire Engine Children’s Hands-on Activities Heckton Church Concerts – Mary Ann Guerrisi Violin, A-Pealing Praise Bells Walking Tours: Pre-colonial Era Along the Susquehanna, 11:00 am McAllister Cemetery, 1 pm Fall Fruiting Trees and Shrubs, 2:00 pm Hay rides Children’s Games and Play Area Strolling Bagpipe – Amanda Baughman Archaeology Excavation Interpretation Pretzel Purveyors Craft Demonstrations – native foods demonstration, foraging, broom making, apple butter making, spinning, quilting, soap making, woodworking, bee keeping Mansion Tours – $3.00 Quilt Exhibit – African-American Quilters Gathering of Harrisburg Children’s Crafts Corncrib Stage Entertainment –Susquehanna Folk Music Still Limber, Hank Imhoff, Short Hill Mountain Boys
Built on a bluff overlooking the Susquehanna River, Fort Hunter Mansion and Park has served as a war fort, a hub for frontier commerce, and an exclusive private estate. Now preserved and open to the public, Fort Hunter Mansion and Park invites you to explore Pennsylvania's rich history.
