September 18, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Tom Knisely

Media Relations Specialist

763/694-7617

tknisely@threeriversparkdistrict.org

APPLEFEST

THE LANDING-MINNESOTA RIVER HERITAGE PARK

Join us for Apple Fest on Saturday, October 5, from 10 a.m. 5 p.m., and Sunday, October 6, from noon 5 p.m., at The Landing-Minnesota River Heritage Park, Shakopee. Discover the story of apples in Minnesota. Hear how the first pioneers established winter-hardy apples and turned them into a major horticultural crop. Apples will be cooked, dried, canned, jellied and cidered during the days activities. Nineteenth-century apple recipes will be provided for your enjoyment. Observe and visit with artisans demonstrating their skills, and see how lives in Minnesotas early days of statehood were sustained by the tools of the trade. Play games and enjoy a ride on a trolley pulled by Percheron draft horses. The gift shop will be open and food will be available for purchase.

Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children and seniors. Children under 2 are admitted free.

http://www.threeriversparks.org/events/A/applefest-.aspx

About Three Rivers Park District

Three Rivers Park District is a natural resources-based park system that manages park reserves, regional parks, regional trails and special-use facilities in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. The Park District offers facilities for every season, including picnicking, swimming, creative play, boating, fishing, downhill skiing,

snowboarding, golf, camping and sledding; extensive trails for hiking, biking, in-line skating, horseback riding, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, as well as program sites for nature, recreation, historic and farm education.

Three Rivers Park Districts mission is to promote environmental stewardship through recreation and education in a natural resources-based park system. The Park District owns and operates more than 27,000 acres and serves more than 9.5 million visitors a year.

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