Christmas at Macktown
Sun Dec 8, 2024 2:00 pm, Macktown Living History 2221 Freeport Rd Rockton IL, 61072
2 - 4 p.m.
Join us for a festive day getting ready for an 1840's Christmas at Macktown!
Activities include:
- Horse drawn wagon rides!
- Making ornaments in the Whitman House
- Visiting the Whitman Store to see what people in the 1800's would purchase as gifts
- Making toys with the Woodworker in the Stevens Carpenter Shop
- Visiting the Mack House as it is being decorated in anticipation of friends and family visiting on Christmas Day
$5 admission
Children under 8 free
Members free
Macktown was Winnebago County's first settlement in the 1830s and the previous location of Native American campsites for thousands of years.
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