Leisure with the Larrabees Event – 6-16-18

Title: Leisure with the Larrabees Event
Location: Montauk
Description: Visit Montauk for their Leisure with the Larrabees event June 16th
Enjoy kids crafts, lawn games, Iowa History 101 mobile museum, and tours of the mansion!

Clermont – A lot of Americans were living the good life at the turn of the 20th century.

Buoyed by an explosion of economic growth, jobs and technology, a new middle class emerged with more leisure time and disposable income than most Americans had ever enjoyed. And they were eager to spend their time and money pursuing sports, travel and entertainment.

In Iowa, former Gov. William Larrabee and his family joined in and became actively involved in numerous leisure-time activities, a lifestyle that you can come and enjoy at Leisure with the Larrabees, taking place on the lawn at Montauk Historic Site.

Visitors will have the opportunity to participate in Victorian era lawn games such as horseshoes, badminton, croquet, and lawn bowling.

There will be a kids craft area in which kids can make their very own Goldie the Goldfinch.

Visitors will also be able to take free self-guided tours of the State Historical Society of Iowa’s “History on the Move” mobile museum noon to 4 p.m. June 14 through June 17.

Lemonade will be served, and the mansion will be open for tours.

If you go:

What: “Leisure with the Larrabees”
Where: Montauk Historic Site, 26223 Harding Road, Clermont, Iowa 563-423-7173
When: June 16th, noon to 4.
Admission: Free

The Montauk Historic Site is at 26233 Harding Road near Clermont. Iowa, which is overseen by the State Historical Society of Iowa, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. More information is available at iowaculture.gov.

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The Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs and its three divisions – the Iowa Arts Council, Produce Iowa – State Office of Media Production, and the State Historical Society of Iowa – empower Iowa to build and sustain culturally vibrant communities by connecting Iowans to the people, places and points of pride that define our state. The department’s work enables Iowa to be recognized as a state that fosters creativity and serves as a catalyst for innovation where the stories of Iowa are preserved and communicated to connect past, present and future generations. Visit iowaculture.gov for more details.