Schooner’s Farm offers a peaceful way to mark the shortest days of the year — or longest nights, if you will.
The Luminaria Walk opened Friday night with a few dozen people arriving for the opening.
The strolled through about 1,000 luminaria lit with small electric candles on timers. The paths wind through the farm’s ponds, up to the Serpent Mound, a one-third size replica of the mound in the southern Ohio, and then through the lavender labyrinth that is modeled on the labyrinth in the nave of the Chartres Cathedral in France.
Dotted throughout the site are Swedish torches — logs split down the middle and a fire ignited in the center — and benches to let visitors a chance to sit, and warm their hands.
Cookies and hot chocolate are served, and at the end there’s a bonfire.
This is the second year the farm has offered the Luminaria Walk , and the path has been tweaked, covering somewhat less of the mound, and paths more clearly marked.
Of course, that’s helped by much drier weather that is forecast to persist throughout the weekend.
The event continues tonight (Saturday, Dec. 21) and Sunday, Dec. 22 with two time slots, 5:30-7 p.m. and 7:30-9 p.m., each evening.
Visitors are advised to dress appropriately for the weather conditions and wear comfortable footwear. Some may wish to bring a flashlight for extra lighting.
Pre-sold tickets are $5. Children 12 and under are free. Tickets sold at the door are $7.
— David Dupont
