Denver's Four Mile Historic Park gearing up for spring and summer

Volunteer Estee Fraitag spins wool into yarn at Four Mile Historic Park in Denver on March 12, 2015. (Seth McConnell, Your Hub)

A horse wanders its pen March 12 at Four Mile Historic Park. The park is gearing up for spring and summer events. (Seth McConnell, YourHub)

Four Mile Historic Park has been celebrating Denver's oldest structure since the late 1970s, but Estee Fraitag remembers when the historic home had shag carpets and orange countertops.

"When I was a kid, we used to sneak over before it was a museum and peek in the windows," said Fraitag, now a volunteer at the park.

The old house, which was built in 1859 with an addition in 1883, is now a frontier park that is a tourist destination and educational outlet for thousands of schoolchildren each year, and the site is offering some fun activities for children and adults heading into the spring and summer.

The newest event is an Independence celebration on July 2 at the park, 712 S. Forest St., that goes along with the city of Glendale's fireworks

Previously, the celebration which includes old-time games, wagon rides, demonstrations and live music was on July 4.

"We wanted to dovetail with the fireworks and make it a community event," Four Mile Historic Park executive director MacKenzie Pacifico said. "Glendale is a young community and it's a way to serve them."

But the park also offers a wide variety of events such as daily tours Wednesday through Sunday, many school events throughout the week and day camps in the summer.

Children especially enjoy the stagecoach wagons.

Go here to read the rest:
Denver's Four Mile Historic Park gearing up for spring and summer