Fall is officially here. The leaves are just beginning their glorious changes and soon the mild temperatures and beautiful colors will make for a perfect time for a family road trip in Virginia. How about a road trip to Mount Vernon?
October 22 and 23, 2011 Mount Vernon will be hosting Fall Harvest Family Days.
What can families expect to do and see at see at Mount Vernon on Fall Harvest Family Days?
There will be wagon rides, cooking demonstrations, sheep to shawl events, a straw bale maze and even colonial crafts like making corn husk dolls.
“This event is especially entertaining for children,” said Stephanie Brown, Mount Vernon’s Marketing Director. “They learn about 18th-century activities by playing colonial games, watching candles being made and listening to period music. Families have a wonderful opportunity to interact with our 18th-century characters, and learn a great deal about the operations of a colonial farm, including work and slave life.”
More about Mount Vernon:
"George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, open to the public since 1860, communicates the character and leadership of Washington to millions of Americans each year through a variety of interpretive programs on the Estate and in classrooms across the nation. Mount Vernon is owned and operated by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, founded in 1853, making it America’s oldest national preservation organization. Mount Vernon is located at the southern end of the George Washington Memorial Parkway, just 16 miles from Washington, D.C."
According to distancebetweencities.com it is 106 miles, about 2 hrs. and 15 min., between Charlottesville and Mount Vernon.
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