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Special Event

Forest Festival

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Fee:

Free. Fees Apply for programs on Recreation.gov (Yoga and Tom Wessels hikes)

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Dates & Times

Date:

Saturday, September 24, 2022

Time:

10:00 AM

Duration:

6 hours

Type of Event

Festival

Guided Tour

Hike

Talk

Walk

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Description

Take a horse-drawn wagon ride, try your hand at woodworking, or explore the forest on a guided nature walk. Witness the whole forest product cycle in action, from horse-logging, to board cutting with a portable sawmill to woodcraft demonstrations.

  All Day Events

Event	Place
Horse-Powered Logging	Mt Tom Forest
Portable Sawmill Demonstration	Pony Pasture
Abenaki Ash Basket  Discovery Table	Pony Pasture
Woodcraft Vendors	Carriage Barn Visitor Center
Artist-in-Residence Studio	Pony Pasture
Wood Crafting & Family Activities	Pony Pasture
Horse Drawn Wagon Rides	Carriage Barn Visitor Center Pony Pasture
Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Student Art Exhibition 1pm-4pm	Carriage Barn Visitor Center

  Guided Hikes and Programs

Event		Start Location
9:00am-10am	Yoga with a Ranger (spots limited, sign up in advance on Recreation.gov)	Mansion Porch
10:30-12pm 12:30-2pm 2:30-4pm	Guided Hike with Tom Wessels* (spots limited, sign up in advance on Recreation.gov)	Carriage Barn Visitor Center
11am-2pm	Junior Ranger Hike	Carriage Barn Visitor Center
11am-12pm 3pm-4pm	Logging Hike	Carriage Barn Visitor Center
12pm-1pm	Forest Wellness Hike	Carriage Barn Visitor Center

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Reservation or Registration: Yes

Visit Recreation.gov to sign up for Yoga with a Ranger or Guided Hikes with Tom Wessels

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Image Gallery

Woodworker surrounded by shavings and tools talks to young boy

Woodworker shows visitor how to carve a spoon
NPS / Stephanie Kyriazis