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WALKER TAVERN
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TRAVEL & TOUR INFO
• Walker Tavern Visitor Information See our 2013 season dates and hours! Find location, admission and other information to help plan your visit to this historic site. | • The Walker Wheels Base Ball Club No steroids, no gloves, no swearing . . . it's real baseball, played according to 1860s rules and conduct. | • Farmers Market The largest market of its kind in southeastern Michigan is right here at the historic crossroads. |
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EXHIBITS
• The Barn Exhibit at Walker Tavern Visit the barn at Walker Tavern to see exhibits about Sylvester Walker's farm. Find out about roads and travel during the 19th century. Have fun with activities on the kids' pages. |
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COMING EVENTS
• View the Online Calendar Events at all Michigan Historical Museum System Lower Peninsula sites. | • Michigan in the Civil War Reenactors create a lively atmosphere of the War Between the States. May 3 to 5, 2013, at Walker Tavern Historic Site, Brooklyn. Begins 10 a.m. both days. | • Walker On Wheels A car show and more - featuring anything and everything on wheels! June 8, 2013, at Walker Tavern Historic Site, Brooklyn. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | • Summer Sizzles: Automobile Education Day Invent your own car and then build it from recycled materials. Fee; pre-registration required. June 15, 2013, at Walker Tavern, Brooklyn. 1 to 3 p.m. |
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In the mid 19th century, a stagecoach ride from Detroit to Chicago was a long and arduous five-day trip. Discover Michigan's agricultural and travel heritage through Sylvester Walker's stagecoach stop at a historic crossroads.