Hayrides, Gliders, Pumkins, Rockets, Donkeys and So Much More At Hisey Fall Festival

WAYNESVILLE, OH -- While the weather felt more like a warm summer day, the family friendly farm activities at Warren County's 20th Annual Hisey Fall Fest made it feel like autumn. Located off off Middletown Road in Waynesville, the 158 acre park is filled with farm history, hiking trails in the forested hillside and the floodplain wetlands, a dog park, picnic shelter, playground and the Fred Bay Observatory that houses a nine inch refracting telescope inside the 16-foot dome housing. 

Festive goers were able to take a free hayride around the park.

This year, along with the free pumpkins and hayrides, the festival had the 4-H archery and petting zoo,  Civil War Re-enactor and Live Canon Fire, Warren County Astronomical Society and local first responders.

Owen brought his award winning alpaca Gobi to the fall fest for people to meet.

"After 20 years, we are now into another generation of children," said James Prickett, the Fall Fest Chairperson and member of Friend of Warren County Park District

Kids got a chance to try out their skills in archery.

New to this years festival were the Southwest Ohio Rocketry Association, Museum of the Friends Home and Caesar Creek Soaring Club.

SORA had rockets on display that they shot off through out the event.

The Southwest Ohio Rocketry Association (SORA) launches rockets once a month at Hisey. For more information on SORA visit www.rocketryohio.com.

Caesar Creek Soaring Club, which is just a few miles down the street from Hisey Park, had two gliders at the festival for people to see, touch and climb into. Members were there to answer questions about the club, which was founded in 1951 making it one of the oldest soaring clubs in the United States and now is the largest club in the United States with about 200 members from Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus and the surrounding area. To learn more about the soaring club, visit www.soarccsc.com. 

Also, there to help answer questions on Waynesville was Cheryl Ames a volunteer from Museum of the Friends Home.

Except for food purchases, all activities were free.

 "We are working to build the festival back up and grow the Friends of Warren County Park District," explained John Pohlman, an Ohio Certified Volunteer Naturalist and member of Friends of Warren County. 

The primary purpose of the Friends of the Warren County Park District is to support, protect, improve and preserve the Warren County Park District for current and future generations by fostering a community partnership with the park district. To learn more about Friends of Warren County Park District please visit https://fwcpdoh.org/ 

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