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Special Event
Event
Welcome Spring
Fee:
Free.Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Time:
10:00 AM
Duration:
6 hours
Type of Event
Cultural/Craft Demonstration
Living History
Talk
Programs occur throughout the day. Charcoal burn begins at 11:00 am. Aluminum casting demonstrations (60 minutes): 11:30 am, 1:00 pm, 3:00 pm. Building Hopewell: An Interactive Map ranger program (20 minutes): 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, 4:00 pm.
Description
Historically, life and industry relied on the land and resources at Hopewell Furance. These things remain just as important to us today. Join us for a day of activities as we explore what spring has to offer!
- Kick off our weeklong charcoal burn at 11:00 am and learn how the woods around Hopewell Furnace turned into its success.
- See how a furnace can take natural resources and transform them into something new during our aluminum casting demonstrations at 11:30 am, 1:00 pm, and 3:00 pm.
- Get to know our chickens and steer. Learn how animals like these improve life now and then.
- Join a 20-minute ranger program, Building Hopewell: An Interactive Map, to see the story of Hopewell Furnace unfold at 10:00 am, 2:00 pm, and 4:00 pm.
- Learn about our gardens and spring planting from our volunteer Master Gardeners.
- Check out how things used at Hopewell Furnace can be turned into art and paint your own watercolor masterpiece.
- See wool transform through spinning, weaving, and dyeing demonstrations.
Reservation or Registration: No
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