Sunday Hayrides at Hagley

CONTACT:     Meg Marcozzi, Marketing Manager

                        (302) 658-2400, ext. 238    mmarcozzi@hagley.org

            Wilmington, Delaware – October 2011 – Hagley Museum and Library is offering family hayrides Sundays in October (2, 9, 16, 23, and 30). From noon to 4 p.m., visitors can take a half hour hayride, sip apple cider, and make fall crafts. The rides are sponsored by Hagley’s Golden Pheasants (Hagley’s membership group for the young and young-at-heart) and are included in regular admission.. Use Hagley’s main entrance off Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware.

            Each Sunday will feature a theme and craft (chart below). Families may play nineteenth-century games each week and color fall pictures. Hayrides will alternate between the upper and lower property each week. The last hayride begins at 4 p.m.

	Theme	Craft	Location
October 2	Dolls and Dolls	Corn husk and clothespin dolls	Wheelwright Shop
October 9	Apples	Apple wreaths	Barn
October 16	Leaves are FALLing	Fall leaf prints and rubbings	Wheelwright Shop
October 23	Frame It!	Fall frames	Barn
October 30	Pumpkins	Jack o’Lantern pouch	Wheelwright Shop

The museum is located on Route 141 in Wilmington, Delaware. GPS Address: 200 Hagley Road. Admission to the entire 235-acre museum is $11 for adults, $9 for students and senior citizens, $4 for children six to fourteen, and free for members and children five and under.

Hagley Museum and Library collects, preserves, and interprets the unfolding history of American enterprise. For more information, call (302) 658-2400 weekdays or visit www.hagley.org.

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