Shorter days, cooler temperatures and sweet apple cider usher in the fall season, and with it Log Cabin Days at Hochstetler Log Homes in Loudonville, Ohio.
Join in the family-friendly fun Friday, Sept. 16, and Saturday, Sept. 17. A highlight will be the log home tour, where visitors are able to go through up to eight log homes and discover the casual, relaxing lifestyle that characterizes log home living. This self-guided tour is available for a small donation that supports the American Cancer Society.
The two-day, family-oriented event has something for everyone and will also include:
– Demonstrations of lumberjack skills, ax throwing, wood chopping and cross-cut sawing.
– Nineteenth-century log home-related trades, such as hand hewing, wood carving, furniture making, gun building, spinning and rug braiding.
– Log home building.
Many activities will encourage audience participation as well as offer a lineup of excellent seminar speakers. There will be over 40 booth exhibits containing rustic home furnishings, builders, craftsmen and home-material providers.
A cabin and rustic furnishings auction will take place on Saturday. Among the included items are three pre-built cabins, three pavilions, a timber-framed pergola and many hand-crafted items, including bedroom suites, coffee tables, tables, end tables, home decor and an Amish-made log cabin quilt. Each of these items is a quality consignment from local craftsmen. Bring your truck or trailer to get your winnings home.
For those interested in building their own dream log home, there will ongoing seminars on Friday and Saturday that include
– Log Basics 101, what you need to know in order to get started.
– Log home designing.
– Log home financing.
– Finding land and hints at finding that dream property.
– Log home maintenance.
These seminars cover almost every aspect of log home planning and construction and are included with the $5 event entrance fee (children 12 and under are free).
And speaking of children, kids will enjoy Log Cabin Days as much as adults, with the petting zoo giving them a chance to interact up close with animals like ponies, calves, puppies, rabbits and kittens. Or, they can play “gold-digger” and sift through wood shavings to find small trinkets and coins, or take their first pony ride. If that’s not enough, there are also relaxing covered wagon rides through the woods.
Did someone say food? Always a popular destination is the food tent with an array of authentic old-fashioned food. Barbecue chicken, noodles, potato salad, baked beans and a variety of pies will tempt the palate. There is also homemade ice cream, fry pies, fresh-squeezed apple cider, apple butter and kettle-cooked popcorn. Be sure not to miss the Saturday morning early bird breakfast, served between 7-10 a.m.
Hours are Friday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 17, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The location is 552 state Route 95, Loudonville, OH 44842.
For more information or to purchase tickets, call Hochstetler Log Homes 800-368-1015.
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