Thousands gathered at Rock Hall Museum in Lawrence for their 39th annual Country Fair on Oct. 18 and 19.
The fair featured entertainment from the Red Hawk Indigenous Arts Council, a pumpkin patch, pumpkin painting, arts and crafts, scarecrow making, an animal farm, pony rides, craft vendors, antique cars, harvest market and food vendors. A spooky walk through the museum’s new educational center will also be available, along with the Peninsula Public Library outreach van.
“It’s a lot of fun, and people come to both get entertained and to learn,” Doug Sheer, president of Friends of Rock Hall said. “You can always take a tour of the museum or go to presentation to everything from making food in colonial days, working on handicrafts, or view historical objects.”
Amy Vacchio, the museum’s director, described the fair as a “labor of love,” adding that as an Inwood native, she has been attending the event for 25 years.
“We start working on it six months to a year before and think of a theme or featured event,” Vacchio said. “I really feel connected to the community — anybody who knows me knows I love this place and I’m passionate about history.”
She said her goal is to bring history to life, inviting historians who serve as artisans that work on the property to give demonstrations at the fair.
