GroveFest is this Saturday!

Author: www.rbhayes.org

Saturday, July 27 is just around the corner! That’s the date for our 2013 GroveFest featuring our all-new format for daytime activities!

We took our cue from GroveFest ’s namesake – Spiegel Grove – to plan three hours of Nature in the Grove family activities taking place from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Nature and the outdoors inspired our selection of 19 participants that will offer hands-on activities and displays – free of charge. Booths will be set up on the Hayes Home lawn. A large event tent in the center is site for a series of demonstrations. Title sponsors of GroveFest are The Fremont Company and KeyBank-Walter E. Terhune Memorial Fund.

• Kicking off the daytime events is the Pooch on the Porch Parade . If you have a dog, this is your chance to show him/her off as you parade across the Hayes Home verandah! Members of the Humane Society of Sandusky County introduce each dog and read a brief biography provided by the owner. Pooch on the Porch Parade is free! Registration forms can be picked up at the Humane Society of Sandusky County, Hayes Museum Store, or click here to print a copy. Dogs must be vaccinated and well behaved (able to tolerate other dogs and a crowd of people). Owners and dogs must sign-in by 10:30 a.m. on July 27.

Scheduled special activities for the day include:

11 a.m. – Pooch on the Porch Parade

1 p.m. – rain-barrel making by Sandusky/Ottawa Co. Master Gardeners

12:00 p.m. – composting by Pump’s Landscaping

1:30 p.m. – presentation by Back to the Wild

12:30 p.m. – presentation by Back to the Wild

Other events and display take place continually. Participants and activities include:
The Old Garden House – potpourri making, Black Swamp Bird Observatory – bird banding demo, Bethesda Arts Council of Sandusky County – kids’ leaf tracing & scavenger hunt, Humane Society of Sandusky County – face painting & crafts, Schedel Arboretum & Gardens – plant identification, Back to the Wild – live birds of prey, Brian Spieldenner – how to make & use quill pens, Jerry Andrews – fly-fishing fly tying demo, South Creek Clydesdales – narrated Spiegel Grove wagon ride tours ($3 fee charged), Rimelspach Farms/Produce Co. – grilled sweet corn & sliced melon, Pump’s Landscaping – how to plant a tree & create a weed barrier, Hayes Presidential Center – Facebook photo activity/coloring page/scavenger hunt, Toledo Zoo – animal biofacts & live animals, Sandusky County Park District – Bucket-Mouth Bass fishing game, Sandusky County Soil & Water Conservation District – Enviroscape display, Sunshine Farms – petting farm (sheep, ponies, chickens, goats, rabbits), StarGazer Farm Suri Alpacas LLC- live alpacas & display, OSU’s Stone Laboratory – Eastern foxsnake display, and Poppy’s Kettle – kettle corn making & sales .

• TV personality Jerry Anderson is celebrity auctioneer for our Bid at the Grove Auction . The 6-10 p.m. auction is the Center’s single largest fundraiser. Anderson, who is news anchor for WTOL-11 and Fox Toledo TV, makes a return appearance. Attendees at last year’s auction were unanimous in their delight with Jerry’s performance, especially his lively style and quick wit. He is the reason we are calling the auction a FUNdraiser! For reservations or information call 419-332-2081, ext. 226.