Spring Tours

April 26

Definition via Dictionary.com: Cordage noun 1. fiber and wire ropes, lines, hawsers, etc., taken as a whole, especially with reference to the rigging and other equipment of a vessel. Join us to learn about the plants and other fibers used to make cordage 500 years ago. See examples of how cordage was used, and try making your own string from plant material! Participants will take home a simple necklace they make at the end of the tour.

Time: 2:00 pm Fee: $8 per person/Members $5

May 17

Join CNC Educator and Master Gardener Chris Applegate to explore Lenape gardening of the 1500’s. You can try your hand using garden tools; reproductions made based on historic accounts. You will be invited to help us plant our Three Sisters garden, and might walk away with seeds or plants for your own gardens at home!

Time: 2:00 pm Fee: $8 per person/Members $5

June 21

CNC Educator Joe Boyle returns for this very popular tour! Learn about the cook methods used in the 1500’s. Try your hand at making corn bread; pounding corn from a kernel, to corn meal, and then into a biscuit form. Different foods will be cooking while you are there so you can see, smell and maybe taste food as it was 500 years ago.

Time: 2:00 pm Fee: $8 per person/Members $5

Pre-registration is required and tours begin promptly at 2pm