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Van Cortlandt Manor Special EventsThe Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze  A view of the undersea aquarium at The Great Jack O' Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor. Photo: Matt Gillis. Blaze 1 (jpg)  Carved pumpkins adorn the front yard of the Van Cortlandt Manor house. Photo: Matt Gillis. Blaze 2 (jpg)  The Scarecrow Avalanche at The Great Jack O' Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor. Photo: Matt Gillis. Blaze 3 (jpg)
 Elaborate Celtic knot carvings will be on display at The Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Blaze 4 (jpg)  This pumpkin has been carved to resemble Henri Matisse's "Rose Window," stained glass art which can be seen at the Union Church of Pocantico Hills. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Blaze 5 (tiff)  The Skeleton Graveyard at The Great Jack O' Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Blaze 6 (tiff)
 Sipder carvings. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Blaze 7 (jpg)  Clowns are a new addition to this year's Great Jack O' Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Blaze 8 (tiff)  A field of mushrooms in bloom at The Great Jack O' Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor. Photo Bryan Haeffele. Blaze 9 (tiff)
 Pupas, still forming Jack O' Lanterns wrapped in cocoons, swing from the trees at The Great Jack O' Lantern Blaze at Van Cortlandt Manor. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Blaze 10 (tiff)  Carved Jack O'Lanterns. Photo by Bryan Haeffele. Blaze 11 (jpg)  Examples of the elaborate carvings on display. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Blaze 12 (jpg)
Open-Hearth Cooking Workshop  Food historian Lavada Nahon leads a cooking workshop in the tenant house at Van Cortlandt Manor. Photo: Tom O'Connell. Image-74.jpg  Workshop participants get hands-on experience cooking over an open hearth and afterwards get to enjoy the meal they created. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Download jpg  Workshop participants get hands-on experience cooking over an open hearth and afterwards get to enjoy the meal they created. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Download jpg
Heritage & Crafts Weekend  Workshop participants get hands-on experience cooking over an open hearth and afterwards get to enjoy the meal they created. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Download jpg  Workshop participants get hands-on experience cooking over an open hearth and afterwards get to enjoy the meal they created. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Download jpg  Workshop participants get hands-on experience cooking over an open hearth and afterwards get to enjoy the meal they created. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Download jpg
 Workshop participants get hands-on experience cooking over an open hearth and afterwards get to enjoy the meal they created. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Download jpg
Twelfth Night with Candlelight Tours  An elaborate dessert setting is part of the holiday decorations at Van Cortlandt Manor during December Candlelight Tours. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Download jpg  Playing cards was a part of colonial-era Twelfth Night celebrations. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Download jpg  Greens adorn the mantles and the silver is on display during December Candlelight Tours. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Download jpg  West porch of Van Cortlandt Manor overlooking the original entrance, decorated for the holidays. Photo: Tom O'Connell. Image-70.jpg
Independence Day  All are invited to participate in a lively parade during the Independence Day celebration at Van Cortlandt Manor. Photo: Tom O'Connell. Download jpg  Military reenactors load and fire a cannon. Photo: Tom O'Connell. Download jpg  The fife and drum corps joins the Independence Day parade at Van Cortlandt Manor on Independence Day. Photo: Tom O'Connell.Download Jpg
River Day  Kayaking on the Croton River is one of the most popular activities at River Day. Photo: Tom O'Connell. Download jpg  Visitors get to participate in all aspects of boat building, such as getting logs ready to use for a mast. Photo: Tom O'Connell. Download jpg  Visitors can participate in water-related tasks like making nets. Photo: Tom O'Connell. Download jpg
Animals & Acrobats  Jennifer Pena of Flight of the Raptor and her birds of prey delight audiences at Animals & Acrobats. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Download jpg  Larger than life puppets roam the grounds at Animals & Acrobats. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Download jpg  Dikki Ellis, tightrope walker and juggler extraordinaire, performing at Animals & Acrobats. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Download jpg  The Acrobrats. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Download jpg  Karen Gersh, artistic director of the Acrobrats. Photo: Bryan Haeffele. Download jpg
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