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On Our Radar: Huble Homestead is getting ready to open for the season

The season kicks off with a special Spring on the Homestead event
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The Huble Homestead. (via Facebook/ Huble Homestead)

One of Prince George’s most beloved historic sites is getting ready to open for the season.

The Huble Homestead will be celebrating its season kick-off with an event called “Spring on the Homestead.

On Saturday, May 19 and Sunday, May 20, you can come out to the Homestead to learn all about the different tasks a pioneer family like the Hubles would take on to ensure the rest of their year was a success.

You can watch or participate in heritage activities such as the May-pole dance, planting the garden, and making butter and ice cream.

There will also be a delicious lunch, tours of the historic site, music, and more running from 10:00 to 4:00 each day!

On Sunday, you can flex your creative muscles in the scarecrow making contest for your chance to have your straw creation stay up in the Huble garden all summer long.

But wait there’s more!

To mark 30 years of Huble Homestead, which is the oldest building on its original location in the entirety of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, the site is launching a new year-long exhibit that details the opening of the park.

If you’re unfamiliar, here’s a little history about the historic house:

The Huble Homestead was built in 1911, by Albert who was a farmer originally from Ontario.

He built the house when his family outgrew their small cabin. The house he built was a typical Ontario farmhouse, complete with squared logs and dovetailed corners.

Once completed, the two-story house boasted a cellar, a large parlour and dining room, an office for Al, a first-floor master bedroom, four upstairs bedrooms, and a summer kitchen.

It’s now a historic site owned by the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George and is located in the Giscome Portage Regional Park.

Huble Homestead Historic Site is operated by the Huble Homestead Giscome/Portage Heritage Society, a nonprofit charity committed to preserving and presenting the history of the Huble Homestead and surrounding area for the benefit of current and future generations.

It's open daily from Victoria Day to Labour Day, and weekends to Thanksgiving and admission is by donation.

The season features many public special events, guided tours, and shopping in the General Store.

You can find the Huble Homestead located 40km north of Prince George, off Highway 97 on Mitchell Road.

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