Enjoy old-fashioned fun at Hometown Picnic
Visitors can start the summer season and relive the past at Naper Settlement's Hometown Picnic, featuring music, games, a historic fire pumper demonstration, touch-a-truck vehicles and apple pie and brownie baking competitions.
The annual picnic is 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville. All activities are included with museum admission of $12 for adults, $10 for seniors 62 and older, $8 for ages 4 to 12, and free for Naperville residents and members.
"Hometown Picnic is the perfect opportunity for families to experience some historic outdoor fun, see some trucks up close and let loose their competitive spirit," said Sheila Riley, Naper Settlement's director of learning experiences.
"With plenty of old-fashioned games, activities and competitions, visitors of all ages will enjoy the warmer weather while they picnic on our beautiful, 12-acre grounds."
Visitors are encouraged to bring lawn chairs, blankets and a picnic to enjoy the outdoors with friends and family.
Games and activities include a hula hoop contest, a cookie walk, three-legged race, corn hole, croquet, lawn Twister, and a Joe Naper Fire Pumper demonstration at 2:45 p.m. Concessions include hot dogs from John's Rib House and cookies from DeEtta's Bakery.
More bakers are needed for the apple pie and brownie baking competitions. Past year's apple pie entries included double-crust pies, streusel-topped pies and apple-fruit combinations.
Although Naper Settlement invites apple pie bakers of all ages, the museum encourages brownie bakers be 6-12 years old. Bakers should enter the contest by calling Jessie Sekiya at (630) 305-5252 or emailing her at sekiyaj@naperville.il.us. Rules are available on the Naper Settlement website, napersettlement.org.
Pie judges include Naperville City Council members Patty Gustin and John Krummen, and Naperville Heritage Society board member Mark London. Brownie judges include Naperville City Council member Judith Brodhead and DeEtta's Bakery owners Kevin and Morgan Tyschper.
If you go
What: Hometown Picnic
When: 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 11
Where: Naper Settlement, 523 S. Webster St., Naperville
Admission: $12 adults, $10 seniors 62 and older, $8 ages 4 to 12, free for members and Naperville residents
Info: napersettlement.org