Steppingstone Museum

461 Quaker Bottom Rd.
Havre de Grace, MD 21078
(410) 939-2299
www.steppingstonemuseum.org/

The once working Harford County Farm is brought back to life through a number of special exhibits, demonstrations, and other activities at the Steppingstone Museum. With more than two dozen structures and display sites to explore, Steppingstone offers great opportunities for a weekend outing. The Museum is located in Susquehanna State Park, which also offers picnic areas, fishing, nature trails, and a campground.

A tour begins at the Visitor Center, which provides brochures and current information, and a gift shop.

The Foard Blacksmith Shop is usually manned by a "smithy" working at his forge.

• A Woodworking Shop features a display of tools that were used for a wide range of purposes, from felling trees for lumber to creating intricate wood carvings.
• The Cooper Shop shows barrels and buckets and the tools used for making them.
• Milking machines, churns, an ice cream maker, and other equipment will be found in the Dairy Shop.
• Yet another shop contains tools used on the farm and in the garden.
• The turn-of-the-century Farmhouse features period furnishings and a working wood stove.
• The Potter's Shed presents pottery demonstrations
• The Carriage Barn houses carriages, sleighs, and other horse-drawn vehicles.
• The Decoy Shop displays beautiful hand-carved and painted decoys. The Museum's resident carver also gives demonstrations.
• The Weaving Room includes spinning wheels and looms.

Other areas include a Wood Shed, Harness Shop, Herb Garden, Canning House, and more. In all, visitors can take an exciting step back into time to see rural arts and crafts of the 1880 - 1920 period.Group Tours are welcome as well as individuals and families. A tours is fun and educational, appropriate for School Groups of all ages. Throughout the operating season, the Museum presents a variety of special events and festivals. Call for a calendar.

Hours: Open weekends, May through September, 1 - 5pm. Call to schedule a Group Tour during other times.

Admission: Adults $3.00. Children 12 and under FREE.

Group Reservations: 4 weeks.

Lunch: Picnic areas available.

Handicapped: Accessible.

Directions: I-95 South to Exit 89 (Havre de Grace) to Rt. 155 toward Bel Air. After ¼ mile turn right onto Earlton Rd. and follow for ½ mile. Turn left onto Quaker Bottom Rd. and follow to Museum entrance.

Time: 60 - 90 minutes southwest of Philadelphia.

Nearby: Susquehanna Museum , Havre de Grace Decoy Museum , Liriodendron , Ladew Topiary Gardens .