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IN PHOTOS: Corn harvesting the old-fashioned way at Orwell Corner Historic Village

Thomas Whalen, a farm worker at Orwell Historic Village, uses a scythe to harvest corn at the interpretive site.
Thomas Whalen, a farm worker at Orwell Corner Historic Village, uses a scythe to harvest corn at the interpretive site. - Nathan Rochford

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ORWELL, P.E.I. — Thomas Whalen, a farm worker at Orwell Corner Historic Village, uses a scythe to harvest corn at the interpretive site.

Orwell Corner Historic Village - Nathan Rochford
Orwell Corner Historic Village - Nathan Rochford

 

The village uses the corn as feed for pigs and other animals during the summer months.

Orwell Corner Historic Village - Nathan Rochford
Orwell Corner Historic Village - Nathan Rochford

 

The site is open seven days a week in the summer for an admission fee.

For more information, visit the site's Facebook page.

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