It’s spring! Although the weather service promises heavy snow tonight, it’s mud season in New England. In addition to mud, one sure fire sign of spring is the annual Gore Place Sheepshearing Day in Waltham, Massachusetts on April 24. It’s certainly one my daughters and I enjoy immensely. It’s a micro-event in terms of the bigger sheep/wool festivals, but this small, local event is great fun.
The site is very hilly, but manageable even with small children in tow. Light strollers should have no problem unless it’s very wet. Wheelchairs might have a greater problem given the hill and the soft ground common in Massachusetts in the spring.
There are usually about fifty general handcrafts vendors; a sheepdog demo; sheepshearing, spinning, dyeing, knitting and weaving demos;live music and dance performances; a barnyard animal zoo, and food vendors. There are also usually between three and ten small, localyarn and fleece sellers, and a couple of vendors selling spinning equipment.
Pack a picnic, dress in warm wools, and (with luck) enjoy a post-winter day outside.
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