Events Page
Family Farm Fest at Moody Round Barn Park
on Lofton Avenue five miles south of Chisago City
Sunday, May 23: Noon to 4:00 pm
FUNdraiser for a new roof on the farm house. Tours of the last Round Barn in Chisago County . The barn was built in 1915 and is on the National Register of Historic Sites. Bring a picnic lunch or purchase food items on site. Shoreline fishing for youth – bring your own pole. Music by County Commissioner Ben Montzka and family. Silent auction. Live animals. Old Fire Engine from Chisago City.
Tillers International Workshops
A master mason and a preservation engineer take you step by step through the how and why of good stone laying practice. Learn how to split and dress stone and how to design, mix, and install historic matching mortar. Hands on stone laying will include both real veneer and solid stone. This class is good for both the hands-on person and those who want to understand how to hire work done well.
- Enrollment: 4 to 12
- Minimum age: 18
- June 19, 2010, Saturday, 9-5:00pm, $60
- DreamAcres, Wykoff, MN, to register call (507) 352-4255 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
Timber Framing and Raising
Enjoy the full experience of preparing timbers and raising a timber framed building. Fit mortise and tenon joints and peg them with white oak, very much like barn building 150 years ago. An engineer discusses design elements. Skilled framers guide you through layout, boring and chiseling mortises, forming tenons, cutting wind braces, assembling bents, and finally the thrill of raising day! Enjoy real teamwork! (The timber frame is frequently sold to help defray the costs of instruction.) Please enroll a month in advance to allow for materials preparation.
- Enrollment: 4 to 18
- Minimum age: 16
- September 23-25, 2010, Thursday-Saturday, 9-5:00pm, $180
- DreamAcres, Wykoff, MN, to register call (507) 352-4255 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting
Click here to download the DreamAcres Class Catalog with more information.
Past Events
2010 Annual Meeting - Friends of Minnesota Barns
Saturday, March 13, 2010
Oliver Kelley Farm
15788 Kelly Farm Rd NW
Elk River, Mn 55330-6234
See
for full TPT schedule.
"Farmhouses in the Heartland: Death of the Dream"
- Sat. Aug. 8th at 5:30 pm on tpt-2
- Wed. Aug. 12th at 2:30 AM on tpt-2
- Sun. Aug. 16th at 1 pm on tpt-2
- Wed. Sept. 23rd at 9 pm on tpt-MN Channel
- Thurs. Sept. 24th at 3 am and 9 am on tpt-MN Channel
"Wisconsin Barns: Touchstone to the Past"
- Wed. Sept. 9th at 7 pm on tpt-MN Channel
- Thurs. Sept. 10th at 1 AM AND 1 pm on tpt-MN Channel
"Barn Again!"
- Wed. Sept. 24th at 8 pm on tpt-MN Channel
- Thurs. Sept. 25th at 2 am and 2 pm on tpt-MN Channel
Barn Dance hosted by Maplewood Area Historical Society
Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 6:00PM
Bruentrup Heritage FarmMinnesota Barn presentation by Doug Ohman
hosted by the
Bloomington Historical Society
Sunday, September 27, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Barn of the Year Award Judging
Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 6:30pm
"HarvestFest" Friends of Minnestoa Barns
Saturday, December 5th, 2009 3:00PM
Board of Directors Meeting
Monday, Sept 21st, 2009 6:30PM
Monday, Nov 16th, 2009 6:30PM
