“Different opening but still a successful one”: Huble Homestead

“The last week has gone very well. Of course, it’s a very different June than what we would normally have. Normally we would be welcoming any school tours and many school children,” explained Reid, the Homestead’s Store Manager. “This year we will not be having any of them. However, we have had a number of visitors coming from town with their families to explore the site. It’s a very different opening, but also a very successful one.”

The Huble Homestead, built in 1912, was declared a designated heritage building in 1986. Fast forward to 2020, and the history of the site has continued to be shared despite the globally historical period that we all find ourselves in. With all of their original summer camps and activities cancelled, Reid says they have created self-led activities which will be changing over the course of the summer as a way to help bring back some of their guests in order to keep attendance staggered yet consistent.

“This summer, we really want to encourage and emphasize that we are a destination for people living in the area to come out and explore. We are acting as a place for people to learn about their history that maybe they haven’t had the chance to do so before.”

Huble Homestead is open seven days a week. Due to having to cancel all of their summer programmings, they have come up with self-led activities every day which will be changing throughout the duration of the summer. The hope is to have many people return to participate in a different activity.

The staff has asked guests to respect social distancing. They have also put a cap to the number of visitors allowed in any given building on the site.

by Ethan Ready

“Different opening but still a successful one”: Huble Homestead

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