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When you arrive in Metamora look for the flag. If any flag is flying in front of a building, you'll know that inside is a friendly shopkeeper ready to great you. A building not flying a flag is not open for business or it could be one of our town's private residences. Please respect the privacy of these shop owners and Metamora residents. Please see shop hours below for details on business hours.
Shops: Metamora is an actual town, not an amusement park or museum. It is not an incorporated town and cannot enforce any rules or requirements to shop owner as to the hours of availability. Because the Metamora Shops are owned and operated by individual shopkeepers the hours for the shops vary according to each individual shopkeepers preference. Because of this, we can't provide an exact number of shops open on a daily basis or the exact hours of business. Typically, you'll find many of shops and eateries open 10:00 am to 5:00 pm May through Dec on the weekends and some are also open Tue - Thursday. Almost all shops are closed on Mondays. If you want to know if a particular shop is open please contact them for their hours. The state facilities are open Wed - Sunday. You can get information for each individual shop by going to Shopping/Dining |
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Gristmill: Open April 1 through mid-December, Wednesday through Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Closed Monday, Tuesday, Easter, Thanksgiving, Veterans Day, Primary Election Day, Election Day and Columbus Day.
Boat Rides: Open May 3rd through October 31st for rides. Wednesday through Sunday starting at noon and run on the hour. The last ride begins at 4 p.m. Every Saturday in June, July and August will have an additional 5 p.m ride. $4.00 Adults (12-54); $3.50 Sr. Citizens (55+); $2.00 Youth (4-11); $1.00 Student School Groups; Free to 3 and under.
Shops: see info above in the Business section. We cannot provide hours for businesses.
During Christmas Walk you'll find many of the shops are closed during the week to prepare for the weekend. |
There is no central organization that must be contacted to arrange a tour to Metamora. However, the wise tour planner might consider the following:
To verify current visitor hours for the Grist Mill, and for the Canal boat rides, you should call the Department of Natural Resources office that operates these facilities at (765) 647-6512.
To determine current dates and times for special events, call the Metamora Welcome Line at (765) 647-2109.
If you would like to schedule a personalized tour for your group please see the information page on tours. |
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K-12 School Tours May through October Cost is $1.00 per activity per person.
Students, in grades k- 12, will take a canal ride aboard the Ben Franklin III, visit our grist mill. Students also may participate in a horse hitching or rope making demonstration.
Preschool Program The name of this program is “How the Little Red Hen May Have Taken Her Corn Meal to Market.” It is offered on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings during the months of May, June, July, August, September, and October from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m Cost is $4.00 per person
Preschool children (ages 3 to 6) will learn about different modes of transportation, learn about the past, present and future, explore simple machines, count objects up to three, and watch and listen to a story. The program consists of the following:
- A canal boat ride and a tour of the grist mill
- Learn and sing a canal song on the boat ride (give to the teachers beforehand to teach to their students before they arrive for tour.)
- Interpreter will tell grist mill story and give demonstration. Children will watch the grinding of the corn.
- Each child will be given corn to plant
- Each child will complete a craft that they may take home.
Differently Abled Awareness Program This program will be offered on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. in May, June, July, August, September, and October. Cost is $4.00 per person
People of all ages will be made aware of the capabilities of both people and animals that are differently abled. Our purpose is to change and enrich lives by promoting equine assisted activities. Through education and communication, our site will accomplish this goal with safe, professional, ethical and therapeutic equine activities. The program will have five activities: 1) read out-loud story, 2) brief discussion of the disabilities our horse, Bill, has developed, 3) hitching demonstration, 4) craft and/or game activity lead by staff, and 5) canal boat ride.
Contact the Whitewater Canal State Historic Site at
765-647-6512
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