Reservations are being taken for the 11th History Hayride at Edgar Evins State Park on Center Hill Lake, Silverpoint, on Oct. 8. The park is between Cookeville and Smithville.
The event takes passengers on a hayride back into the olden days with costumed re-enactors at several stops along the circuit portraying people and events from earlier days in the park and surrounding area. A narrator on each wagon will reveal more history between stops. This is not a Halloween-themed event and it is not recommended for small children or anyone who has difficulty sitting quietly for 1-1/2 to 2 hours.
Wagons will leave the Visitors Center approximately every 30 minutes from 1:30 to 6:30 p.m. to begin the circuit. Reservations will be for specific wagons and times. This event sells out early every year with the most popular departure times selling out first. Some like to go in the daylight to see better. Others appreciate the ambience fire and lamp light add to the enactments.
For more information, visit Friends of Edgar Evins State Park Facebook page (friendsofeesp). Call the park office at (931) 858-2114 or toll free at 800-250-8619 for more information.
For GPS users the address of the park is 1630 Edgar Evins Park Road, Silver Point, TN 38582. It is located approximately 20 miles north of Smithville.