Have some fun Down on the Farm!

Come on out to Cranberry Lake Farm Historic District

Saturday, August 3, 2013

From 11:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.

388 West Predmore Road, Oakland Township

Family fun and activities include:

Historical displays and tours, traditional outdoor games, butter churning, chickens and horse display, horse grooming and care, and more outdoor fun!

The event is free and open to the public!

In collaboration with the Oakland Township Historical Society, Dinosaur Hill Nature Preserve, and Oakland Township Historic District Commission 

 

Silo Photography on Display with the entries for SILOS IN THE LANDSCAPE!

Celebrate our local agricultural heritage with Silos in the Landscape photography competition to be show cased alongside the history of silos, their construction, purpose, and function during the Down at the Farm event.

Images will be judged on originality, composition, technical excellence, and artistic merit. Placing of 1st (a $200 gift card), 2nd (a $100 gift card), and 3rd place prizes will be awarded on August 3, 2013. Photos due by July 26, 2013. Check out the Historic District Commission website for more information.

PRIZE DONORS

ROCHESTER MEDIA – www.rochestermedia.comThe Community Edge featuring all things in and around Rochester and Rochester Hills.

THE TOFFEE STORE – www.thetoffeestore.com  Internet Convenience.  Old World Quality.  Small Town Service.  All five ingredients from Michigan.

G.A. FRISCH, Inc. –  www.gafrisch.com.  A roofing, sheet metal, and historic restoration contractor who reconstructed the Cranberry Lake Farm silo roof.

Mr. Bruce Parkinson – Oakland Township Resident.

Oakland Township Anonymous donor.

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