Folks at the Kuser Farm Mansion are busy “decking the halls” for the holiday season.
Each level of the house will be transformed into a different festive theme. Three rooms on the first floor will be decorated for a Victorian Christmas. Visitors will be transported into a Charles Dickens-esque holiday scene.
Additionally, Dragonfly Farms plans to decorate trees and the mantel on the ground floor. The business provided a centerpiece for the 16-seat dining room table, which is set for a holiday feast for the first time this year.
Moving up, the second floor will be festooned with traditional Christmas imagery. Each room is a different theme, including candy canes, sugar plum fairies and a winter wonderland.
The Jersey Valley Model Railroad Club will set up a display in the mansion’s basement. Their “train world” is scheduled to be open 6-9 p.m. Dec. 5-8, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 11 and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 15.
Kuser Farm Mansion opens for the holidays with its Winter Wonderland, scheduled for 5:30-9 p.m. Dec. 5, 6 and 7.
During the Winter Wonderland, visitors can take a quick look at the decorations on the 20-minute walk through.
Mayor Kelly Yeade is set to light the Kuser Farm Mansion tree at 7 p.m. on opening night. The event also includes a live band, food vendors, petting zoo and a visit from St. Nick.
The Hamilton Township recreation department will be collecting new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots and non-perishable food for its Holiday Food Drive during the Winter Wonderland.
More in depth 45-minute Christmas at the Mansion tours are scheduled throughout December. The longer tours include history on the Kuser family and their home.
Christmas at the Mansion tours are set for 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, 5-9 p.m. Dec. 8, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 11, 6-9 p.m. Dec. 11, 12 and 13, 5-9 p.m. Dec. 14 and 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 15.
Santa Claus is set to visit the mansion 6-8:30 p.m. Dec. 13, 5-8:30 p.m. Dec. 14 and 12-3 p.m. Dec. 15.
–Jessica Talarick
