Ag Heritage Park Celebrates
Fall
& Barn Quilts; September
24
Ag Heritage Park plans a fun day Saturday, September 24th
in Alta Vista, celebrating fall and barn quilts. The highlight of the day will
be the barn quilt drawing scheduled for 3:30 p.m.
The barn quilt drawing offers three chances to win – the
first drawing for the 4 x 4, a 2 x 2 drawing following, and then a third
drawing for a two-sided 1 x 1. Connie Larson and Cindy Zimmerman have donated
their talents for this popular means of supporting Ag Heritage Park. See the
barn quilt details and ticket opportunities, including ticket availability
using PayPal, at www.AgHeritagePark.com
and Facebook. Tickets will be available on the 24th prior to the
3:30 drawing.
Plans for the day include fall décor, pumpkins, corn shocks,
produce and more for sale and a fun barn quilt day is in the works. Barn quilts will be on display with visitors
welcome to display their artwork, and a barn quilt contest with the winner
announced at 3:00 p.m. is planned. For the contest bring an 8 x 10 photo of
your barn quilt on display at your home/farm, any size will be accepted for the
contest. Also, an assortment of barn quilts will be for sale, benefitting Ag
Heritage Park.
A bake sale, with proceeds for the upkeep of Ag Heritage
Park will offer a variety of goods, and lunch, as well as snacks and drinks
will be available all day.
Kids games, including ring toss, pumpkin walk, scavenger
hunt and a craft table are planned from 10:00 to noon. Of course, children of all ages will enjoy
the exhibits of agricultural history at the Ag Heritage Park.
Ag Heritage Park, birth place of the Kansas Flint Hills
Quilt Trail, will celebrate 10 years of the quilt trail, which blends the art
of quilting with barn quilt artwork promoting
tourism and celebrating rural heritage throughout the Flint Hills. The
organizational meetings developing the quilt trail were held in the fall of
2012. Quickly the Kansas Flint Hills Quilt Trail grew to be celebrated in 22
counties throughout the Flint Hills.
Visitors are encouraged to “Step back in time,” experiencing
the exhibits in the museum and vintage buildings. The Park, located at 103 S Main, Alta Vista,
is handicap accessible, and will be open 9-4 on September 24th. Please
follow www.AgHeritagePark.com and
Ag Heritage Park Facebook for updated details on the schedule of events. You
may call Connie Larson at 785-532-8393 or Kirby Zimmerman at 620-767-2714, for
more info.
