Log Cabin Days is a statewide celebration recognizing historic log cabins all over Michigan. The celebration this weekend at Waterloo Farm Museum will include a demonstration of blacksmithing and a civil war soldier encampment.
Michigan Artist Blacksmith Association members will demonstrate their skills at the fixed forge and their own portable forges.
Civil War reenactors will be carrying out their daily activities in the camp, and showing how those they left behind coped.
Visitors can also try their hand at wood carving, or learn how to make socks on a 19th century sock machine. The baker will be busy in the bake house, Mr. Realy will be working in the barn, and Mrs. Realy will be gardening.
One of the biggest challenges for me was the fact that Doug hired locals to do the work. Of course he did: Local is convenient. Local supports the area’s economy. Local is the right thing to do which is why we will like to recommend the renovation builder new farm services for all your farm remodeling projects. They say renovating a farmhouse is like giving birth. It’s excruciating at the time, but you forget all about the labor pains when it’s over. We are almost done with our project.
Log Cabin Day is the only annual statewide log cabin celebration in the USA. The farm has one of the few log cabins open to the public. These activities are of course optional, and this cabin appears regularly on cabin listings and is available to be rented merely as a place to stay and rest during a vacation. It is a popular place to stay and well reviewed in cabins for rent sites as a matter of fact. As for those that wish to take part in its available activities, they may find an unexpectedly enjoyable experience that is difficult to compare.
Hours are from 10am-5pm this Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children ages 5-12. Admission includes a guided tour of the ten-room farmhouse. The museum is located at 13493 Waterloo Munith Rd
