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Homestead Days

Sunday, August 6 & Monday, August 7 - 10:30am to 4:00pm

Homestead Days box lunch auction

Our premier event that's two days of old-fashioned fun!

Join us this BC Day long weekend at Huble Homestead, when we celebrate Homestead Days, our oldest running event! We invite you to step back in time to have fun the old-fashioned way by coming out to enjoy heritage demonstrations such as ice cream and butter making on both Sunday and Monday! Be sure to chat with our staff about their season-long heritage projects - on Sunday, Lydia will be making cheese, and Shannon will be demonstrating needlepoint, and on the Monday learn about natural dyes from Sylvie and lace making from Mary! Wander over to the blacksmith shop to chat with Dawson of Brandt Blacksmithing - he'll have the shop running both Sunday and Monday!

 

On Sunday, we'll also have Heimdall's Reach out to chat about Icelandic wool, and on the Monday learn about the pole-lathe from Dave of SilverTree Woodworking. If you didn't get your cheese fix from Lydia on the Sunday, resident expert Tracey Johnson of Cheeseneeds.com will be set up making cheese as well! Finally, if you're interested in blackpowder shooting, be sure to mark the Monday on your calendar! We are dog friendly, but we recommend leaving the dogs at home on Monday, as this demonstration can get quite loud.

Bring a lunch, or bid on the homemade lunches in the Box Lunch Social – don’t worry, the BBQ will also be running if you get outbid! Then kick back and relax to the musical stylings of Genevieve Jaide at 12:00 PM and 1:30 PM on both days. 

Take part in games and races for different age groups, and cheer on the brave souls willing to participate in the eating contests! This weekend is all about doing things the old-fashioned way, so everyone can join in the races, which will have different categories for adults and children! For those who prefer to work at a different pace, a self-guided activity will be available. Old-fashioned games will also be taking place in the morning and late afternoon of both days.

Visitors can take 10% off knitted and crocheted items in the General Store all weekend long.

Race Time:

1:oo PM

1:07 PM

1:14 PM

1:20 PM

1:28 PM

1:34 PM

1:40 PM

1:45 PM

1:50 PM

1:55 PM

2:10 PM

Races & Games Schedule

Event:                                         Age Group:

Egg & Spoon Race                     Kids Under 10

Egg & Spoon Race                     Kids 10 & Over

Egg & Spoon Race                     Adults

Wheelbarrow Race                    Kids - All Ages

Wheelbarrow Race                    Adults

Sack Race                                    Kids Under 10

Sack Race                                    Kids 10 & Over

3-Legged Race                            Kids - All Ages

3-Legged Race                            Adults

Egg Toss                                      All Ages

Rolling Pin Toss                         Adults

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Sunday Aug 6
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Schedule of Events - Sunday, August 6

 

10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Pancake Breakfast

12:00 PM-4:00 PM - Regular BBQ

12:00 PM - Box lunch social

Bid on a picnic lunch prepared by our staff

10:30 AM & 3:30 PM - Old fashioned games

11:00 AM & 3:00 PM - Site tours

12:30 PM - Eating contests

Kids - Watermelon | Adults - Corn on the cob

1:00 PM - Races and games

 

ENTERTAINMENT

12:00 PM & 1:30 - Music of Genevieve Jaide

DEMONSTRATIONS

11:30 AM - Needlepoint with Shannon

1:3o PM - Ice cream making

2:00 PM - Making cheese with Lydia

2:30 PM - Butter making

11:00 AM - 3:30 PM - Blacksmithing with Dawson

10:30 - 3:00 - Chat with Heimdall's Reach about Icelandic wool

Schedule is subject to change. 

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Mon Aug 7
Wood lathe

Schedule of Events - Monday, August 7

 

10:00 AM-12:00 PM - Pancake Breakfast

12:00 PM-4:00 PM - Regular BBQ

12:00 PM - Box lunch social

Bid on a picnic lunch prepared by our staff

10:30 AM & 3:00 PM - Old fashioned games

11:00 AM & 3:00 PM - Site tours

12:30 PM - Eating contests

Kids - Watermelon | Adults - Corn on the cob

1:00 PM - Races and games

ENTERTAINMENT

12:00 PM & 1:30 - Music of Genevieve Jaide

DEMONSTRATIONS

11:00 AM - Learn about lace with Mary

11:30 AM - 3:00 PM - Cheesemaking with Tracey Johnson

12:00 PM & 2:00 PM - Cheese curd cutting

1:30 PM - Ice cream making

2:00 PM - Natural dyes with Sylvie

2:30 PM - Butter making

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM - Blackpowder shooting

11:00 AM - 3:30 PM - Blacksmithing with Dawson

10:30 AM - 3:30 PM - Pole lathe with SilverTree Woodworking

Schedule is subject to change. 

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Huble Homestead Historic Site is a 30 minute drive north of Prince George, BC. Leave the city behind and make your way up Highway 97 for 40 kilometres, before turning off on Mitchell Road to continue another 6 kilometres down a well-maintained dirt road.

Huble Homestead is dog friendly and open daily from 10:00am to 5:00pm for guided tours and shopping in the General Store. Enjoy a picnic or purchase lunch from the BBQ as you relax in the fresh air. Admission is by donation, with a recommended amount of $10.00 per family.

We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.

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