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EHC OFFERS HOLIDAY CANDLELIGHT TOURS OF McDANIEL FARM
(Buford, Ga., Nov. 18, 2015) – The Environmental and Heritage Center (EHC) invites you to escape the hustle and bustle of the modern holiday season and return to a more tranquil time when a brightly lit home full of family and neighbors made for a warm and festive winter’s night.
Become engulfed by the sights, smells and sounds of holidays past as the EHC offers candlelight tours of McDaniel Farm beginning the Saturday after Thanksgiving and running throughout the month of December. Step back in time as costumed guides share historic customs and traditions from the Victorian period and provide guests with a glimpse of everyday life on a family farm.
“This is a great opportunity to see McDaniel Farm from a different perspective,” said Jason West, EHC’s director of programming. “The farm will be aglow with the warmth of candles and will be decorated with fresh greenery and period holiday ornaments.”
Guests will be treated to a delicious cup of hot chocolate or apple cider as well as have the opportunity to make a holiday craft. Sunday evening tours will feature special holiday musicians. Groups scheduled to appear include the Mill Creek High School String Quartet, Britches Full of Stitches, an Appalachian Celtic Consort and Dave and Phoebe Clark, a father/daughter musical duet.
The one and a half hour guided candlelight tour will be offered on various dates and times starting on November 28. Tours offered Monday through Friday will begin at 7p.m. Saturday and Sunday feature two tour start times – 6 p.m. and 7p.m. In addition to the November dates, tours will be offered on Dec 3, 4, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21.
The program fee for the candlelight tour is $8 per person for the weekday and Saturday tours. The program fee is $10 for the special Sunday holiday tours. EHC members are free. Pre-registration is required and can be done online at www.gwinnettEHC.org.
McDaniel Farm is located at 3251 McDaniel Road, Duluth, Ga., 30096.