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Cornucopia Is Lower Hudson Valley's Only Corn Festival

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y.- - Philipstown Manor was buzzing with activity over the weekend, with visitors learning just about everything there is to know about corn, in the area's only corn festival, 'Cornucopia,' which runs through Monday.

Corn related, family activities are the focus at Sleepy Hollow's 'Cornucopia' at Philipsburg Manor.

Corn related, family activities are the focus at Sleepy Hollow's 'Cornucopia' at Philipsburg Manor.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
Corn related, family activities are the focus at Sleepy Hollow's 'Cornucopia' at Philipsburg Manor.

Corn related, family activities are the focus at Sleepy Hollow's 'Cornucopia' at Philipsburg Manor.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
Pushing a hand-powered grist mill at Cornucopia.

Pushing a hand-powered grist mill at Cornucopia.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
Corn related, family activities are the focus at Sleepy Hollow's 'Cornucopia' at Philipsburg Manor.

Corn related, family activities are the focus at Sleepy Hollow's 'Cornucopia' at Philipsburg Manor.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
Corn related, family activities are the focus at Sleepy Hollow's 'Cornucopia' at Philipsburg Manor.

Corn related, family activities are the focus at Sleepy Hollow's 'Cornucopia' at Philipsburg Manor.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
Corn related, family activities are the focus at Sleepy Hollow's 'Cornucopia' at Philipsburg Manor.

Corn related, family activities are the focus at Sleepy Hollow's 'Cornucopia' at Philipsburg Manor.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
Corn related, family activities are the focus at Sleepy Hollow's 'Cornucopia' at Philipsburg Manor.

Corn related, family activities are the focus at Sleepy Hollow's 'Cornucopia' at Philipsburg Manor.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
A dress up photo opp for kids.

A dress up photo opp for kids.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
Corn related, family activities are the focus at Sleepy Hollow's 'Cornucopia' at Philipsburg Manor.

Corn related, family activities are the focus at Sleepy Hollow's 'Cornucopia' at Philipsburg Manor.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman
Learning to cook with corn.

Learning to cook with corn.

Photo Credit: Skip Pearlman

Family activities included corn games, corn shucking races, making corn dolls, cooking demonstrations, country dancing, making a scarecrow, and navigating a kid-sized corn maize maze.

Tours of the manor house are also available, and entertainment includes live folk music. All visitors get a big bag of free popcorn.

For more info on the festival and Philipsburg Manor: www.hudsonvalley.org.

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