Farm Heritage Festival celebrates Lake’s agricultural past

Lake County’s rural roots will be celebrated at the 19th Annual Farm Heritage Festival from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 24 and 25, at Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda.

Presented by the Lake County Discovery Museum and the Lake County Farm Heritage Association, this two-day event celebrates farm life from the turn of the century to the present. Visitors can check out hundreds of antique tractors, cars, engines and other farm machinery.More than 200 tractors, antique cars and steam engines will be on display. See the tractor parade daily at 1:30 p.m. and visit the petting zoo, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Other activities include sheep herding demonstrations, live music, scarecrow making, wagon and barrel train rides and other children#146;s activities.All ages are invited. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for seniors 55 and older and youth ages 4 to 17 and free for kids 3 and younger. A two-day admission pass is also available for $12 for adults and $6 for youth and seniors. Admission includes all activities, rides, museum admission and parking. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Skip the ticket lines by purchasing an advance ticket online.The Farm Heritage Festival and the Lake County Discovery Museum are in Lakewood Forest Preserve on Route 176, just west of Fairfield Road and east of Wauconda. Discount admission coupons are available. For details, call (847) 968-3400.