Attendees at a previous Lincoln County Historical Association event press apples for cider, Courtesy of Lincoln County Historical Association

Fall is here, and it’s time for the annual cider pressing demonstration at Lincoln County Historical Association’s Pownalborough Court House in Dresden. Families are invited to the court house grounds from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 29, to make cider and taste the results from different types of apples. The event is free, and apples will be available, but attendees may also bring fruit from their own trees. Containers for cider will be provided.

Home-baked treats will be for sale and the court house will be open for tours. Character re-enactors Peter and Susan Morrissey will be in Colonial dress as they walk the grounds and greet visitors. Children are invited to help press the apples.

The Pownalborough Court House is located at 23 Courthouse Drive in Dresden. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. Tours (from Memorial Day to Indigenous Peoples Day) are free for Dresden residents, LCHA members and children under 16. Regular admission is $15.

Lincoln County Historical Association is a nonprofit organization that provides stewardship for the 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, the 1761 Pownalborough Court House in Dresden and the 1811 Old Jail and Museum in Wiscasset. For more information, visit lincolncountyhistory.org.