Christmas Long Ago
| Dates: | Saturday, December 3 & Sunday, December 4, 2011 2 - 7 p.m. |
| Tour Times: | Each day at 2:00, 2:20, 2:40, 3:00, 3:20, 3:40, 4:00, 4:20, 4:40, 5:00, 5:20, 5:40, & 6:00 p.m. |
| Tickets: | $5 per person (one person may purchase up to 10 tickets) Please be at Buckley Homestead at the Visitor Center 10 minutes before tour leaves |
| Ticket Sales: | Opening day ticket sales is Tuesday, October 25 at 8:30 a.m. |
Tours of Christmas Long Ago depart from the Visitor Center every 20 minutes Advance tickets are required and may be purchased at the corporate office 8411 East Lincoln Highway, Crown Point, Indiana 46307 just west of Deep River Waterpark or by phone at 219-769-PARK first come first served. IMPORTANT: This is a performance so each tours departs on time. If you are late for your tour, you will not be able to join it.
Christmas memories of childhood long ago on the farm are rich with the spirit of the time. It didn't matter that the family was short of cash or material comforts. Children pored over the mail-order catalog for weeks before Christmas, not expecting to get anything. More important than the gifts, however, was the magic of the season. Chores, and even homework, were favorably affected by the atmosphere of the joyous season. Join us at Buckley Homestead for a real old-fashioned experience on the farm long ago. You will be guided as you travel throughout the barnyard and meet both adults and children getting ready for the holiday as they work on homemade toys, speculate about talking animals on Christmas Eve, and bake extra goodies for Christmas morning. Tours last about one and half hours. Dress for the cold, as a majority of the program is conducted outdoors.
Christmas Long Ago Reserved School Group Tours
SPECIAL PROGRAM OFFERED TWO DAYS ONLY so call on October 3 to make your reservation
- December 5 & 6, 2011 ONLY
- Advance reservations and a $20 deposit are required two weeks prior to the tour
- $2 per person (minimum of 20; maximum of 80)
- Two reservation times: 9:30 to 11 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Reservations beginning Monday, October 3 at 219-769-PARK (7275)
- Designed for second grade and older
During the one and a half hour tour students will visit with farmhands and others who will be working in the Hired Hands quarters, the Tool Shed, and the Main Barn. Teachers or group leaders will receive a pre-site visit packet when their reservation is confirmed. It is important that children are dressed for winter weather since a majority of the program is conducted outside. Note to teachers who have participated in the past: This program is conducted entirely at the 1910s barnyard area to limit the amount of walking during the winter season. While students will not be visiting the schoolhouse or the pioneer log house, they will still have participatory activities to assist them in learning about the early farm lifestyle.
For reservations and more information about the Lake County Parks Call 219-769-PARK
Mon-Fri 8:30am to 4:30pm Central Time (Chicago Time)
Lake County Parks and Recreation Department Corporate Office
8411 East Lincoln Highway, Crown Point, Indiana 46307
Just west of Deep River WaterparK 4.5 miles east of I-65 on Route 30