November 12  – Enjoy a wonderful hearth-cooked meal, prepared with your own hands, in the historic Wade House stagecoach inn. Guests prepare 19th-century dishes on a wood-burning stove and over an open hearth fire just as Mrs. Wade did more than 150 years ago. This participatory event culminates in a delicious sit-down meal in the lovely Wade House dining room. For information and tickets, call 920-526-3271 or visit www.wadehouse.org.

Saturday and Sunday, October 8 & 9, 2011 at Henschel’s Indian Museum, 10 am to 4 pm. Admission: $3 Adult, $2 Children (Hayrides and Museum Tour Additional)

Live music Saturday 2 to 4 pm, Indian Museum Tours, Scenic Hayrides to Effigy Mounds, Gift Shop, Play in the Puzzling Corn Field, Enjoy Apple Cider and Caramel Apples, Other Food Items Available, Trout Fishing. For more information call 920-876-3193 on the days of the event.

A VARIETY of Pumpkins, Squash & Gourds available! Visit their website.

October 15 & 16 – Learn about the origins of American Halloween customs, play seasonal games of the period, enjoy hot cider in the stagecoach inn, take a two mile open-air, horse-drawn wagon ride, carve pumpkins and turnips, and listen to classic renditions of scary (but family-friendly) stories in the candlelit Herrling Sawmill. For information and reservations, call 920-526-3271 or visit www.wadehouse.org.

Saturday, October 1, 2011 – Special daytime (9 am to 4 pm) and evening (4-9 pm) programs for the entire family. Celebrate local foodways past and present. $20 for both events. For details.

See special demonstrations in the Wade House kitchens. Samples and sales of local products. After the daytime program, join in the fun at Celebrity Chef Challenge.

It’s a regular ho-down during the evening program! Beef Tea’s bluegrass music will enliven the crowd at a barn dance and pig roast after a long day of grazing and sampling delicious Wisconsin foods from local farms.
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September 24 & 25 – Two full days of Civil War drama unfold in the largest Civil War re-enactment and encampment in Wisconsin. A full schedule of activities extends from 9 am to 5 pm both days, with two authentic battles re-enacted each day at 11 am and 2 pm. Watch the spectacle of hundreds of soldiers cavalry, infantry and artillery as they struggle across the field of conflict. Experience the 1860s clash of arms between North and South as Union and Confederate troops set up camp, conduct drills and offer a variety of demonstrations. A visit with President Lincoln, civilian and women’s issues, a medical field hospital, and music of the Civil War era are presented interactively each day, and special hands-on experiences abound. Expanded food and beverage offerings and an extensive array of Civil War items are available for sale on site. For more information and tickets, call 920-526-3271 or visit www.wadehouse.org. Les Tension Photo.