Holzwarth Historic Site

The Holzwarth Historic Site is the main attraction on the West side of the park.
It shows the different buildings this family had as early settlers in this area.

These trunks of clothes is what children dress in as they participate in
"A Walk Backwards". This is an every Friday program that kids sign up for in advance
and it lets them enact what life was like during that period.

Kids are dressed in period clothing and following Ranger Barb (in red apron) as she
explains how life was for the Holzwarth family.

More listening to Ranger Barb.

This is the practice milking cow.

Kids actually get to practice milking a cow.

More milking.

The kids get to try what it was like to wash clothing during that period of time.

The main cabin on the Holzwarth homestead called the MaMa cabin.

Foot stool in the MaMa cabin.

Ice shed on the homestead.