UMaine Museum Offers ‘Pathways to the Past’ for Children on April Vacation
Contact: Patty Henner, 581-1400; George Manlove, 581-3756
ORONO –The University of Maine’s Page Farm and Home Museum is offering historical time-traveling for area youth through its annual “Pathways to the Past” heritage day camp during April school vacation.
The camp, for children ages 6-10, is 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 21, through Friday, April 24. It offers folk arts activities, bartering games in the museum’s country store, a sugar-on-snow party, bug and worm fun, and a chance to make a 19th century toy. Children also will prepare their own healthy snack each day.
The educational day camp is limited to a small number of campers, according to museum Director Patty Henner. Pre-registration is required, and a $15 fee per child per day covers the cost of materials.
Each day will offer its own novel hands-on explorations of what life was like before electricity came to rural Maine.
To register, or for more information about the “Pathways to the Past” vacation program, please call the Page Farm and Home Museum at 581-4100. Details about this year’s event can be found on the Page Farm and Home Museum website (www.umaine.edu/pagefarm).