(Alcalde, NM) – Set aside Sunday, September 17 for a family fun day at the Fall Festival at Los Luceros historic property in Alcade. The festival features demonstrations on heritage apple cooking, cider pressing, live music and tours of the property. Sponsored by New Mexico Historic Sites, the 2nd Annual Los Luceros Fall Festival is scheduled for Sunday, September 17, 2017 from 10:00AM to 4:00PM.
New Mexicans are encouraged to bring the whole family for a fun afternoon in Alcalde. The Fall Apple Festival includes an educational presentation on heritage apples, demonstrations of apple cooking ideas with take home recipes, a cider pressing demonstration, live music, and tours of Casa Grande and other historic buildings.
There will also be an exhibition space for area agricultural groups offering resources including the FFA, 4HA and extension office. The festival will be held at Casa Grande, the Los Luceros historic property located off State Route 68 in Alcalde, New Mexico.
In a state blessed with numerous cultural gems, the 148-acre Los Luceros ranch located north of Española along the Rio Grande near the village of Alcalde is special. The cultural site is surely one of New Mexico’s most scenic and historically significant properties.
The centerpiece of the historic Los Luceros ranch complex is Casa Grande, a 5,700 square-foot, 18th century Territorial-style adobe home, which was renovated by the Cabot Foundation in 2004 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The property also includes a visitor’s center, director’s residence and a small gallery. In addition to the hacienda and the visitor center complex, the property contains three residences, an 18th century chapel, the original village jail, numerous farm buildings, apple orchards, irrigated pasture and bosque on the Rio Grande.
The New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs, which purchased the Los Luceros property from the family of Frank and Ann Cabot in 2008, is the state’s cultural steward and is working to ensure the site’s preservation and integrity in perpetuity.
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