HALE FARM AND VILLAGE
 

(Admission: $10.00 for adults; $10.00 for seniors; $5.00 for youth under 12 years of age.  Western Reserve Historical Society Members free.  Children under age 3 - free. Group admission rates are available) 

• Open: Hours vary - best to call. In 2006, it opens in March, but some winter events are planned.

• Location: 2686 Oak Hill Road/ P.O. Box 296, Bath, OH 44210-0296

• Phone: 877-HALE-FARM or 330-666-3711

A round-trip train trip is available. It leaves from Rockside Station, 7900 Old Rockside Road, Independence, OH 44131. Call for additional information. Its price is: $20.00 for adults, $18.00 seniors, and $12.00 for children.  

Spend a day enjoying the past at Hale Farm and Village museum. It is possible to board a train on the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad for a 7-hour trip through the park system to Hale Farm & Village. The living history museum depicts the life on a Western Reserve farm during the mid-19th century. Artisans demonstrate period crafts, such as glassblowing, blacksmithing, spinning, weaving, candle making and basket making. A farmer can be seen working the farm with oxen. Restored homes, including the home of Jonathon Hale, await visitors. Docents in period clothing will tell of life during the 1800s.