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Historic Forks sets aside a day of entertainment for Senior Citizens

The Historic Forks of the Wabash will host its annual Senior Day on Tuesday, Aug. 18 from 9 a.m. to noon at the historic park in Huntington.

Senior citizens are invited to attend the day's activities. Anna Fullhart will greet visitors in the Visitor's Center will dulcimer music. Nineteenth century shoemaking will be dem-onstrated by Bill Rapp, as he sets up a cobbler's shop in the museum. Sue Judd will be spinning in the Visitor's Center. Refreshments will be served.

Permanent exhibits in the museum include a Miami Indian village scene, trading post entrance and a settler's home. The Canal Room contains a replica of a Wabash and Erie Canal landing and a "blab" schoolroom.

Visitors are invited to stroll along the towpath and visit the park's restored dwellings. These include the Chief Richardville House, a one-room schoolhouse and the log home of Joseph and Margaret Nuck. Costumed interpreters will be in each of the buildings.

There are period gardens, constructed by Master Gardeners of Huntington County, throughout the park. Master Gardeners will be available to answer questions concerning the herbs and native flowers.

A new feature in the park this year is the Forks of the Wabash River Greenway trail. The Huntington Parks Department completed the six-foot-wide walking path in May. Walkers can explore the grounds, hiking from the actual fork of the Wabash and Little Rivers, east of Ind.- 9 to the western edge of the property at Rangeline Road. The greenway will take visitors along the floodplain south of the buildings and into the woods, where the depression of the canal bed, remnants of a stone lock, and the hardpacked towpath are visible.

The visitor's center is handicap accessible and guests will be able to fully participate without ever leaving the building. An admission fee will be charged. The Historic Forks of the Wabash is located at 3011 W. Park Drive in Huntington.