Calendar of Events

Guided tours of the Great Stone Dwelling are offered Friday through Monday. Self-guided tours of the site and use of the trails are offered everyday. Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Sunday noon to 4:00 p.m.

Snowshoe 2.5 miles on the well marked Shaker Trails (or opt for the shorter, 1.9 mile route) * Prizes * Trailside refreshments * Lunch * Snowshoes for loan available while they last. Funds raised will support the Museum's Education Fund for school-based programs.

All are welcome to participate with or without sponsors. Full information and instructions contained on registration forms.

[ Adult registration form | Student registration form ]

Celebrate love and one another's Simple Gifts with a tasty Italian dinner provided by Nonni's of New London. The evening will begin with an antipasto display of roasted vegetables, artisan cheese, bread, and dipping oils. The dinner buffet includes homemade bread, salad, linguine with mussels and claims, fettuccine chicken Alfredo, rigatoni with sausage, vegetable lasagna, and a home-made cannoli for dessert.

Music will be provided by harpist Patricia Stebbins.

Planning a wedding? Let us help you find everything you need including: venue, photographer, florist, dress, music, invitations, and all those little things needed for a memorable event. Meet with area vendors and venues. Take a free tour of the Museum. Enter to win prizes and raffles.

Join us for a seated Maple-themed dinner, provided by caterer Mary Adams. The dinner begins with a few passed hor d'oeuvres, mesculi blend garden salad with maple balsamic dressing, Portuguese rolls with maple butter, prime-rib au jus with a horseradish sauce, Shaker green beans, mashed Yukon gold potatoes,and hummingbird cake for dessert. Acoustic guitarist Dwight Phetteplace will provide music during cocktails and dinner. Dinner to her followed by a lecture on the Northern Railroad given by Ken Kushing of the Grafton Historical Society.