Steamship Mount Hope

Bring your own food and enjoy a picnic on the grounds of the Smith-Appleby House, partake in lawn games, and enjoy fresh cut watermelon.  Victorian re-enactors will be on hand, so feel free to wear[...]

Costumed docents demonstrate 18th century hearth side cooking.  Welcome the corn harvest with homemade corn soup in the pot and several varieties of cornbread warmed over a beehive oven. Includes a tour of the Smith-Appleby[...]

Learn to make enchanting dolls with dried apple heads, a tradition taught to colonists by Native Americans. Donation: $20 per person.  Includes all necessary materials, light refreshments, and a tour of the museum.  Workshop is[...]

One seating only.  Come and dine by candlelight as you enjoy three different soups with crusty breads and assorted cheeses, followed by dessert, tea, and coffee, and a tour of the Smith-Appleby House Museum.  Donation:[...]

It’s apple harvest time! Come sample apple pie and cider. Costumed docents will demonstrate how cider is pressed and apple pies are baked in the open fireplace using a Dutch oven.    Donation: Adults, $5,[...]

Enjoy warm gingerbread, cider, and a welcoming fire while making a Holiday angel garland and milkweed pod reindeer ornaments from natural materials. Donation: $20 per person.  Includes all materials needed, light refreshments, and a tour[...]