Join Terry Swanson—author of RCHS book Grasshoppers in My Bed—at the Maplewood Area Historical Society’s St. Nikolaustag event from noon to 5PM on December 10 at 2170 County Road D East.

Bring children and gather ’round for a story! As you browse the old-fashioned traditions at the Heritage Farm, visit Terry for “Lillie’s Christmas-Birthday Wish,” the imagined prequel to Grasshoppers in My Bed. Kids of all ages may help Terry in trimming Lillie’s tree and make an orange slice ornament to take home. (She’ll sign a book for you, too.) Story times: 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30.  

Hosted by the Maplewood Area Historical Society, the day features tours of the historic house and farm, a mini-Christmas market, hayrides, games and live music, hot drinks and food trucks, a Christmas Tree Forest… and Saint Nikolaus himself.