Saturday we had a great time taking the kids on the park district's Old Fashioned Trick-or-Treat, which is held at The Landing, their "living history" park. It's billed as the chance to
The trolley carries you maybe a quarter mile from the visitor center to the nineteenth-century settlement tucked back in the woods."Trick-or-treat along candlelit paths to 20 historic buildings. Begin your journey on the trolley pulled by Percheron draft horses. Collect a variety of traditional treats and toys. Finish your celebration with cider, cookies and entertainment in the Town Hall. Costumes are encouraged. Reservations required."
It was a nice cool and comfortable fall day.
During the ride Cora was asking what the horses' names are, so at the end Geoff took her up to ask the driver. They're Clint and Harry.
It was a great time wending our way from cabin to cabin and house to house.
Cora picked out her costume several weeks ago and I thought, Wow that's pink. I'll tell you, it seemed even more super-pink out in this late-autumn woodsy setting. Instead of wearing blaze orange maybe all hunters should wear these butterfly costumes.
Hazel the snuggle bug. She has a costume but it won't fit in this carrier, so she was just herself for this event. She didn't mind a bit. Many people still cooed over her.
Cora did a great job with saying "trick or treat!" and "thank you" and generally being a sweet little ray of sunshine. People would guess, "Hmmm, are you a ladybug? A bumblebee?" She would set them straight: "I'm a butterfly." She was shocked to learn how many people love butterflies. "Dad, she likes butterflies too!"
Cora does not understand why she can't pet the chickens in this coop, though.
One of the twenty stops was this storytelling spot on the bank of the Minnesota River.
The storyteller was very good.
Cookies and cider in the town hall.
The man with the cane had a whole schtick about having lost his dog, and had Cora seen it. Cora was very concerned about the lost dog and continued to talk about it long after we had parted ways.
A little rest and recovery after all that hard work candy-collecting.
The loot.
Geoff called the event "a find" and I have to agree.
1 comment:
It was quite an experience for you all. Another great Minneapolis metro experience. Luckily the Minnesota River was not flooded. There have been several instances at Shakopee since you moved there this summer.
So Cora now seeks to interact with the animals everywhere she sees or hears of them? She is blooming. I would have a talk about men with lost dogs though. I have heard that is a favorite ruse used by child abductors.
The story teller must have been good, she was holding Geoff's attention it seems. Cora was a beautiful butterfly. You could get her a chicken of her own maybe.
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