Schaumburg Autumn Harvest Festival takes visitors back in time
Visitors to Schaumburg's Spring Valley Nature Center took a trip back in time Sunday as the annual Autumn Harvest Festival gave them a view of life on a farm more than a century ago.
Held at Spring Valley's Merkle Cabin and Heritage Farm, the two-day fest featured live music and hands-on demonstrations of cider pressing, blacksmithing and fall planting.
For young visitors, there were activities including crafts and a chance to try 19th century games.
And when activities brought hunger, kids and adults alike could nosh on grilled food, taffy apples and other fall treats.
Nathan Wisniowski, 6, of Hoffman Estates focuses on staying upright will hopping in a potato sack Sunday during the "Frontier Olympics" at the Schaumburg Autumn Harvest Festival.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Redhawk, who said he was representing the native people of the Great Lakes area, shows off some historical memorabilia Sunday during the Schaumburg Autumn Harvest Festival at the Spring Valley Nature Center.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
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