Seneca Rocks Discovery Center and the historic Sites Homestead, in cooperation with the Eastern National Forests Interpretive Association, are offering a variety of interesting and engaging programs in October. All programs are free and open to everyone.
Oct. 8
- 7 – 8 p.m., Flag Retirement Ceremony, Seneca Shadows Campground Amphitheater. Join the staff of American Land and Leisure as they lead a ceremonial final tribute to unserviceable American Flags and proper disposal by fire. Attendees are welcome to bring faded or tattered flags to the ceremony for incineration. In the event of rain, this program will be held at the Seneca Rocks Discovery Center.
Oct. 15 and 16
- 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m., Visiting Artisans: David and Barbara Umling, Seneca Rocks Discovery Center. Watch the Umlings demonstrate how to make goat milk soap. They will also have goat milk soaps, books, and quilted items from Peepers Pond Farms for sale.
Oct. 22, “Rocktober”
- 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m. Junior Ranger, Seneca Rocks Discovery Center. Make connections to the area’s natural and cultural history with activities for the young and young at heart.
- 7 – 8 p.m., Rock Talk with Dr. Lebold, Seneca Rocks Discovery Center. Join Lebold, West Virginia University geology professor and co-author of “Roadside Geology of West Virginia,” for an evening of rock talk as attendees discover the how and why of Seneca Rocks’ formation.
Oct. 29, End of the Season Celebration
- 9:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Visiting Artisans, Seneca Rocks Discovery Center. The center will be filled with crafters to demonstrate and sell their traditional Appalachian crafts or contemporary works related to Monongahela National Forest.
- 10 a.m., noon, 2 and 4 p.m. Junior Ranger, Seneca Rocks Discovery Center. Make connections to the area’s natural and cultural history with activities for the young and young at heart.
- 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Dorothy Sites Bids Farewell to the Sites Homestead. Join living history reenactor, Cathy Milton, as she brings the story of Sites’ time at the Site Homestead to a close.
Seneca Rocks Discovery Center is open 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday through Monday. Sites Homestead is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday through Sunday when staffing allows. Both Seneca Rocks Discovery Center and Sites Homestead will close for the season Oct. 30.
For more information about programs or to confirm program offerings because changes or cancellations could occur at any time, contact Bailey at (304) 567-2827 or alison.bailey@usda.gov.
