More than an Art Fair! Art at the Mill is one of RHS’ biggest events, featuring 90+ local artists and craftspeople. But there’s so much more to this event! It’s held at the idyllic Richfield Historical Park, site of several restored buildings from Richfield’s past. All of these sites will be open for you to tour. Our post this week features the Lillicrap Welcome Center. Richard Lillicrapp built this lovely Greek Revival home in the 1860s on Amy Belle Lake (formerly known as Lillicrapp Lake.) The Lillicrapp family owned it until 1886. The home had several owners from then until 2007 – Hadfields, Kufahls, Sargeants, Kindems, and finally Carolyn Korona. In 2007, Carolyn Korona decided to build a new home on the Lillicrapp property and graciously donated the home to the Richfield Historical Society. With much preparation, the home was moved from Amy Belle Lake to the Richfield Historical Park – a little over 7 miles to the north. Since the move, RHS volunteers have put a lot of tender loving care into the house: new roof, siding, handicap ramp, shutters, inside restoration and landscaping. There is a lovely patio area where recognition bricks are located for donors to the Messer/Mayer Mill Restoration Fund. This building is the Lillicrapp Welcome Center for the Richfield Historical Park – the first stop for tours. It has a display about downtown Richfield; the front parlor has a general store look and feel -- takes you back in time. An extensive display of photography shows Richfield and the surrounding area as it was long ago. Stop by and visit the Lillicrapp Welcome Center! Art at the Mill is coming Saturday June 21st, 2025, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm at Richfield Historical Park located at 1896 Hwy 164, Richfield WI 53076, 1/2 mile north of Hwy 167. Admission is $3 for adults, 5 and under free, and parking is free. A wagon ride to the exhibit area and throughout the park is also free. For a preview of the 90+ artists and craftspeople exhibiting, visit us at https://www.richfieldhistoricalsociety.org/Artists_Work_2.html. (fb)

What is art? “Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” - Edgar Degas ‘Art is what you can get away with.” - Andy Warhol “Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” - Banksy “Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.” - Pablo Picasso “Art is standing with one hand extended into the universe and one hand extended into the world, and letting ourselves be a conduit for passing energy.” - Albert Einstein “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” - Scott Adams “Art is what you will discover at Richfield Historical Park on Saturday, June 21st” - Richfield Historical Society Join us for our 17th annual Art at the Mill event! Admission is only $3.00 for adults, with 5 and under free. The celebration runs from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. The park is located at 1896 Hwy 164 in Richfield. Visit us at richfieldhistoricalsociety.org for more info. (fb)