🏕️ Walker Farm Pioneer Days Brings 1800s Living History to Life, November 16-20

Audubon Acres – Elise Chapin Wildlife Sanctuary in Chattanooga is hosting a hands-on living history event designed to help families and elementary-aged students experience what daily life looked like for settlers in the wilderness more than a century ago. The five-day event offers an immersive window into the skills, labor, and ingenuity that shaped frontier life.

📍 What to Expect at Pioneer Days

From November 16 to 20, visitors will journey through different historical demonstrations showcasing period skills and jobs. Attendees can watch and learn about wood tool work, butter churning, apple cider pressing, corn shucking, and corn husk doll making-activities that reveal both the resourcefulness and the demanding physical work that defined 1800s frontier existence. ✨ The historic Spring Frog Cabin will be open for tours throughout the event, offering a tangible sense of how families lived in those rustic structures.

🎯 Who Should Attend

Walker Farm Pioneer Days is specifically designed as a family-friendly, hands-on experience for elementary-aged students and their families. Rather than a passive tour, visitors actively move through different stations and demonstrations, engaging directly with the skills and knowledge that ancestors relied upon to survive and build communities in the wilderness. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

🗓️ Planning Your Visit

Reservations are required for all attendees. Interested families can learn more and book their spot by visiting the event information page at chattanoogaaudubon.org/pioneerdays.html 📅 This advance registration helps organizers prepare demonstrations and manage group flow throughout the five-day event.

For those seeking a deeper connection to regional history and hands-on learning opportunities, Pioneer Days offers a rare chance to step into the lived experience of early settlers and understand the ingenuity and labor that shaped life on the frontier. 🌲