THE FOLLOWING IS A VERMILION COUNTY CONSERVATION DISTRICT RELEASE
Danville, Illinois – The Bunker Hill Historic Area Holiday Open House will be held on Sunday, December 3, 2023 at Kennekuk County Park from 2 – 8pm.
During the Open House, visitors can tour and enjoy the holiday decor at the Atwood Home, Neff Grocery Store, and Print Shop. At the Neff Grocery Store, visitors can listen to old-time Christmas radio shows from the 1940s such as the “Jack Benny Show” and the “Fibber McGee and Molly Show.” Hot chocolate, hot apple cider, and an assortment of cookies will also be available inside the Neff Grocery Store. In the Print Shop, watch the antique press machinery in action as they create holiday-themed cards for children to color, decorate, and take home.
All activities are free and open to all.
Photos by Laura Danzl
The Bunker Hill Holiday Area Holiday Lights will continue to run every night from 5 – 8pm until December 31, 2023.
As Laura Danzl mentioned to Neuhoff Media; Sunday, December 3rd is the day to enter the Bunker Hill Historic District buildings, but the lights for for enjoyment through the end of the year. And you may recognize some of the lights from part of a yesteryear display on Henning Road.
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AUDIO: So the Bunker Hill Historic Area Open House is actually the kick-off for the light display. That’s the first night all of the lights will be on out around the Bunker Hill area. We have had some of the lights donated from the Brooks Family Christmas Display, and then there’s also new additions that we have purchased here at the Vermilion County Conservation District, that gentlemen who work here have added to the display as well.
“The Holiday Open House provides a unique opportunity to enjoy both the outdoor drive-through light show as well as tour inside several of the historic buildings. Sunday December 3 will be the only day visitors can take in the holiday decor and nostalgia of the early 1900s inside the Atwood Home, Neff Grocery Store, and Print Shop. All the Bunker Hill Historic Buildings have connections with our local history here in Vermilion County which only adds to the enjoyment of the Open House,” Lara Danzl, Environmental Educator for the Vermilion County Conservation District.
