Log Cabin Days fun for the whole family Sept. 15-16
Log Cabin Days will be held Sept. 15-16 at Hochstetler Log Homes, 552 state Route 95, Loudonville. Proceeds from this event will go to the American Cancer Society and Mohican Parochial School.
Shorter days, cooler temperatures and apple cider usher in the fall season, and with it comes Log Cabin Days on Friday, Sept. 15 and Saturday, Sept. 16 at Hochstetler Log Homes, 552 state Route 95, Loudonville. Proceeds from this event will go to the American Cancer Society and Mohican Parochial School.
The two-day event will include demonstrations of lumberjack skills, ax throwing, wood chopping and cross cut sawing, as well as 19th century log home-related trades such as hand hewing, wood carving, furniture making, gun building, spinning and rug braiding, and log home building.
Many activities will encourage audience participation, and the event will offer a lineup of seminar speakers. There will be over 40 booth exhibits containing rustic home furnishings, builders, craftsmen and home material providers.
Taking place on Friday at 3 p.m. will be a Cabin and Rustic Furnishings Auction featuring three prebuilt cabins, three pavilions, and many handcrafted items including bedroom suites, coffee tables, dining tables, end tables, home decor and an Amish-made log cabin quilt, all of which are from local craftsmen. Bring your truck or trailer to get your winnings home.
For those interested in building their own log home, the highlight will be the log home tour, where visitors are able to go through up to nine log homes. This self-guided tour is available for a $25 donation per person, which supports the American Cancer Society.
There will be ongoing seminars on Friday and Saturday including Log Basics 101 — what people need to know in order to get started in building a log home, log home designing, log home financing, finding land and log home maintenance.
These seminars cover almost every aspect of log home planning and construction and are included with the $5 event entrance fee. Children age 12 and under are free.
For kids there will be a petting zoo, giving them a chance to interact with ponies, calves, puppies, rabbits and kittens. Kids also can play gold-digger and sift through wood shavings to find small trinkets and coins or take their first pony ride. There also will be covered wagon rides through the woods.
The food tent will have barbecued chicken, noodles, potato salad, baked beans and a variety of pies. There also will be homemade ice cream, fry pies, fresh-squeezed apple cider, apple butter and kettle-cooked popcorn. Try out the 1-pound Log Cabin Burger and the Early Bird Breakfast on Saturday from 7-10 a.m.
Event hours are Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The furniture auction will be Friday at 3 p.m., with cabins selling at 5 p.m.
For more information call 800-368-1015.