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Fall Adventures in Indiana
Kendall Family Farm Adventures – Reconnect with nature here, open on weekends from Sept. 23 – Oct. 29, 2023. There are so many family-friendly activities available including the five-acre corn maze, u-pick pumpkin patch, hayrides, farm animals, mini golf & more. Hours are 5-9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Saturday, and noon - 6 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10 adults and $5, ages 6012. www.kendallfamilyfarmadventures.com
Heritage Farm - offering Fall 4 Alpacas Farm Day Open House at Heritage Farm on Oct. 7, 2023 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. See and interact with over 50 alpacas, including 6 babies (crias); Watch alpaca fiber spinning demonstrations; Create an alpaca craft; Participate in the Alpaca Olympics; Enjoy a tractor-drawn wagon ride; Zip down the 50 foot-long hill slide; Search for clues and win prizes in the Alpaca Treasure Hunt; Wind down with Popcorn and Lemonade while listening to live music; Also, the Alpaca store will be open where you can get an early start on Christmas Shopping for socks, sweaters, mittens, gloves and scarves; Free admission; www.heritagefarmevents.com
Crown Haven Center - Horseback riding is offered daily at Crown Haven Center. Enjoy a fall day on a trail ride on horseback through 100 acres of scenic trails featuring rolling hills, valleys, streams, and woods. Pony rides available for younger kids! Trail rides must be reserved online in advance. www.crownhavencenter.com
From the Dark Pages is a theatrical tour through the Seiberling Mansion on Oct. 20-21, 2023. Combining history and macabre fantasy in the landmark setting of the Seiberling Mansion, just in time for Halloween! Be part of a murder mystery tour while tracking Jack the Ripper. Recommended for ages 13+.
Wickedly Whiting
Wickedly Whiting is the region’s only all Halloween Festival and you are invited to come and participate in all the fun activities scheduled Oct. 13-14. Once there, you will find spooky vendors, a beer garden and mystifying entertainment along with being able to join in the costume contest.
Don’t miss the paranormal investigations of Mascot Hall of Fame offered at 7 and 9 p.m. Tickets are $10 and support the museum. Trolley Tour of Terror will also take place through Whiting-Robertsdale on Saturday at 6 and 8 p.m. Rides are $10.
Get a spooky warm-up the weekend before the festival at our Haunted Hayride through Whiting Lakefront Park. Rides run every 20 minutes from 6 p.m. -10:30 p.m. October 6th and 7th. $5 Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Whiting-Robertsdale Chamber of Commerce or online.
Massacre Manor Haunted House will be open all hours during the Festival. For the kids, visit the Monsters Kid Zone, also open all hours of the festival.
Other attractions include the Little Monsters Kids Zones, sponsored by the City of Whiting and open all hours of the fest.
Meet Whihala The Witch, Wickedly Whiting’s wicked mascot who still strikes fear in residents to this day. The story told by other engineers who traveled the area’s rails was that of a strange, haunting woman appearing out of nowhere right before disaster would strike.
It is believed that she is a woman who lived along the lake for so long that she grew to know the nuances of what it foretold of the weather. She died in the water during a rescue of a small child. Many have seen her before a tragedy trying to warn of the danger. More of her story is on the Wickedly Whitng website.
The festival runs Friday 5 - 11p.m. and Saturday 11a.m.11p.m. For more information, visit https://www.wickedlywhiting.com/ or call 219-6590292.
