NOBLESVILLE — The 36th annual Stonycreek Farm Pumpkin Harvest Festival is under way. Harvest season is celebrated each year on the 1860s Stonycreek Farm in Noblesville.
Situated on 50 acres of rolling Indiana farmland, the farm was named after the creek, which meanders through the property. Stonycreek was an Indian trade route and the site of an old gristmill. Steeped in American history, still standing on the farmstead are the original house, the big barn, blacksmith shop, and buggy barn. During the peak weekends of the Pumpkin Harvest Festival, more than 2,000 a day attend the event.
“We now have third-generation families picking their own pumpkins,” Loren Schmierer, owner of Stonycreek Farm, said in a press release.
“We take great pride in seeing children find their first pumpkin in our fields. People say the farm is special and that they enjoy the hayrides pulled by our antique tractors through the woods to our secluded fields.”
Some activities include the hayride to the pumpkin patch, a haunted house for youngsters, gourd slingshot, corncob cannon, Kiddiepillar, candle making and farm animals. New this year, children can try their skills on the rock-climbing wall. They will also love the pony rides and talking with the blacksmith, as well as jumping in the giant straw mound and playing at the playground, Schmierer said. Most activities have a nominal fee.
Bob Allen, local pumpkin carver, will be on hand every Saturday and Sunday to create custom-carved pumpkins for $20. Mums and fall decorations are available for sale in the greenhouse. The gift shop has local handmade products as well as unique fall and Christmas gifts. Also, the Country Market is open daily, and kettle corn is sold on the weekends.
Stonycreek Farm Nursery and Landscaping is located at 11366 Ind. 38 E., two miles east of Noblesville.
Hours are daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Parking is $5 per car on Saturday and Sunday. There is no parking fee Monday through Friday.
For more information, call (317) 776-9427 or visit online at www.stonycreekfarm.net.
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