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LOCATION:110 Shipcarpenter Street\nLewes Delaware 19958
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SUMMARY:Harvest Fair 1776
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DESCRIPTION:HARVEST FAIR 1776: AN AMERICAN CRISIS\n\n_October 17-18\, 2026 
 | 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Saturday)\, 10 a.m. – 3\np.m. (Sunday) | Historic 
 Lewes Town Campus\, 110 Shipcarpenter\nStreet _\n\n_Admission: $10.00_\n\
 nJoin Historic Lewes in commemorating the American Revolution in our\ncomm
 unity 250 years later\, stepping back into the critical autumn of\n1776. 
  As the hardworking inhabitants of this waterfront community\ngathered in 
 their meeting places and around the posted broadsides\,\nnews was dire: Ge
 orge Washington’s army had suffered a string of\ndefeats and was in retr
 eat.  The year that had begun so favorably\nwith the British evacuation o
 f Boston and July’s Declaration of\nIndependence now looked decidedly mo
 re grim.\n\nIt was\, as Thomas Paine put it\, _The American Crisis_.\n\nA
 nd yet\, life had to continue.  Even as letters from loved ones at\nthe f
 ront trickled in\, as British warships stalked the Delaware Bay\nand Loyal
 ist revolt festered inland\, Lewistowners scratched for\nnormalcy. The har
 vest had been good\, a thing to be celebrated even as\nLewes braced for a 
 long\, cold winter ahead.\n\nVisitors to the Historic Lewes Town Campus on
  October 17th and 18th\nwill step into the swirl of activity Lewestowners 
 experienced in the\nFall of 1776.  Talk to the inhabitants of this strate
 gic port on\nDelaware Bay as they demonstrate historical activities\, come
  to grips\nwith current events\, and do their best to celebrate a successf
 ul\nharvest\, even in trying times.  Enjoy live music\, shop with\nhistor
 ically-inspired vendors in our market\, watch soldiers prepare\nfor war\, 
 see a blacksmith and other tradespeople hard at work\, enjoy a\nkid-center
 ed Punch and Judy puppet show\, be amazed by the optical\nwonders of the C
 amera Obscura and marvel at the high-flying hot air\nballoon…and brace y
 ourself for the Crucial Days of Revolution yet to\ncome!\n\nPeriod-inspire
 d food and drink will be available onsite throughout the\nweekend.  Admis
 sion to this fan-favorite living history event is\n$10.00 per person (Yout
 h 12 and Under are Free!)\, the proceeds of\nwhich support the ongoing eff
 orts of Historic Lewes to keep history\nhappening in our community.\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><b>Harvest Fair 1776: An American Crisis</b
 ></p>\n\n<p><i>October 17-18\, 2026 | 10 a.m. &ndash\; 4 p.m. (Saturday)\,
  10 a.m. &ndash\; 3 p.m. (Sunday) | Historic Lewes Town Campus\, 110 Shipc
 arpenter Street&nbsp\;</i></p>\n\n<p><i>Admission: $10.00</i></p>\n\n<p>Jo
 in Historic Lewes in commemorating the American Revolution in our communit
 y 250 years later\, stepping back into the critical autumn of 1776.&nbsp\;
  As the hardworking inhabitants of this waterfront community gathered in t
 heir meeting places and around the posted broadsides\, news was dire: Geor
 ge Washington&rsquo\;s army had suffered a string of defeats and was in re
 treat.&nbsp\; The year that had begun so favorably with the British evacua
 tion of Boston and July&rsquo\;s Declaration of Independence now looked de
 cidedly more grim.</p>\n\n<p>It was\, as Thomas Paine put it\,&nbsp\;<em>T
 he American Crisis</em>.</p>\n\n<p>And yet\, life had to continue.&nbsp\; 
 Even as letters from loved ones at the front trickled in\, as British wars
 hips stalked the Delaware Bay and Loyalist revolt festered inland\, Lewist
 owners scratched for normalcy. The harvest had been good\, a thing to be c
 elebrated even as Lewes braced for a long\, cold winter ahead.</p>\n\n<p>V
 isitors to the Historic Lewes Town Campus on October 17th and 18th will st
 ep into the swirl of activity Lewestowners experienced in the Fall of 1776
 .&nbsp\; Talk to the inhabitants of this strategic port on Delaware Bay as
  they demonstrate historical activities\, come to grips with current event
 s\, and do their best to celebrate a successful harvest\, even in trying t
 imes.&nbsp\; Enjoy live music\, shop with historically-inspired vendors in
  our market\, watch soldiers prepare for war\, see a blacksmith and other 
 tradespeople hard at work\, enjoy a kid-centered Punch and Judy puppet sho
 w\, be amazed by the optical wonders of the Camera Obscura and marvel at t
 he high-flying hot air balloon&hellip\;and brace yourself for the Crucial 
 Days of Revolution yet to come!</p>\n\n<p>Period-inspired food and drink w
 ill be available onsite throughout the weekend.&nbsp\; Admission to this f
 an-favorite living history event is $10.00 per person (Youth 12 and Under 
 are Free!)\, the proceeds of which support the ongoing efforts of Historic
  Lewes to keep history happening in our community.</p>
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