Winter Work & Play at Old Sturbridge Village
| Hours: | 9:30 am to 4:00 pm |
| Ages: | Kids, Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor, Outdoor |
| Cost: | $$ see below |
| Category: | Special Events |
Discover how people learned to deal with harsh New England winters without modern conveniences.
Learn about how farmers would use these months to harvest one of the most important crops, timber.
See farmers making fence material or hewing a log at the Freeman Farm.
Escape the cold and watch the 19th century Blacksmith, Potter, Tinner and other craftsmen & craftswomen working hard during the winter.
Play parlor games by the warm fire, listen to stories, hear music during our daily performances.
Snow-permitting, go sledding on reproduction 1830s sleds, make snow statues in our pasture, and take a horse-drawn sleigh ride.
Join Old Sturbridge Village historians and ice expert Dennis Picard January 23rd and 24th at the Village's Mill Pond to watch ice harvested the old-fashioned way.
OSV visitors can try their hands at cutting ice with vintage tools and learn the story of Boston's 'ice king,' Frederic Tudor, who pioneered the 19th-century ice industry and made a fortune.
(Note: ice cutting demonstrations are dependent on weather and proper conditions).
| COST | ↑ top |
$28 Adults, $26 Seniors (55+), $14 Youths (3-17), Children 2 & Under FREE
| WEBSITE | ↑ top |
www.osv.org/event/winter-work-play-2016
| LOCATION | ↑ top |
1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, Sturbridge, MA, 01566 map
Phone: (800) 733-1830
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