Fall Historic Field Trips 2024
Septempber 17th-October 16th | Tuesdays-Fridays
Choose from the following experiences: Fall on the Farm with apple cider pressing, corn shelling, wheat threshing; Pioneer Life with candle dipping, handcarts, Pioneer games; or the Mountain Man experience with tomahawks, the fur trade, tipi setup, and pemmican.
*Activities subject to change based on supplies and weather.
Times: 9:30am-2:30pm
Length: 2 hours (unless otherwise noted) Each program is designed to meet state curriculum standards. Field trips run Tuesday – Friday
Cost: $3.50/student per program
Optimal size: 60-70 students (maximum of 100 students) Activities are subject to change without notice according to availability and weather conditions.
Contact: Education Manager, Karen Larson, to schedule your AWHC field trip.
435-245-3802
klarson@awhc.org
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2025 Baby Animal Field Trips
- April 22nd-25th
- April 29th- May 2nd
Hold, pet, and interact with the furry farm animals.
*1-Hour Field Trip*
2025 Spring Historic Field Trips
- May 6th-9th
- May 13th-16th
- May 20th-23rd
See list of field trips and descriptions below.
Homeschool Field Trip Day
May 2nd, 10:00-2:00
Includes Baby Farm Animals interaction AND 1917 Farm Site activities at a discounted rate of $6.00 per person.
The train will also be up and running for you to enjoy during your field trip!
**Field trips are not included in memberships**
Learn More about the Field Trips We Offer!
Baby Animal Days Field Trip – Students will learn what jobs our animals have on the farm and what the farmer needs to do to care for his animals. Students will be instructed on how to properly hold, pet or interact with each animal. This field trip last for 1 hour and is geared towards younger students; Preschool, Kindergarten & 1st grade age students. This field trip is held in the spring.
Corn Maze Field Trip – Students are taught the importance of corn on the farm and have a hands-on activity of husking an ear of corn. Participants are given a tractor drawn wagon ride around the farm as we look for all of the different farm animals that eat corn. The tractor takes the participants out to the corn maze where they are given time to go through the maze and play in our corn maze play area. This field trips lasts for 1.5 hours and is geared towards preschool and Kindergarten age students. This field trip is held in the fall.
Mountain Man & Shoshone Field Trip– 1820 time period – Students will visit the trader cabin, learn how to make pemmican (a high energy food), how to build and take down a miniature size tipi, how to do beading and cordage (braiding), learn about trapping and furs and try their hand a throwing a tomahawk. This is a 2 hour experience and is offered in the spring and fall.
Pioneer Field Trip – 1860 time period – What was life like for the pioneers as they entered Cache Valley? Students will visit our pioneer cabins and dugout, see how pioneers cooked, learn about pioneer school, how to do weaving, a game or two that pioneer children may have played, visit the woodwright shop and pull handcarts. In the spring students will learn about wool & spinning and in the fall, students will dip candles. This is a 2 hour experience and is offered in the spring and fall.
1917 Farm Field Trip – 1917 time period – Students will visit the farm shop where they will learn about the forge and repair jobs the farmer had. Students will visit the farmhouse, learn how to do laundry on the wringer washing machine, make butter (in the spring), play a game, learn about the outbuildings, and milk our cow. In the fall students will learn about the harvest on the farm where they will husk and shell corn, help with cider pressing and learn about threshing the wheat along with some of the other spring activities as well. This is a 2 hour experience and is offered in the spring and fall.