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or for that someone special you want to give a gift they will<br />
never forget. A private ride is $150 per hour, and a group<br />
ride is $200 per hour. Cash, checks, and credits cards (except<br />
American Express) are accepted.<br />
You can make a day out of your sleigh ride experience.<br />
There is shopping in Skippack. You can have an upscale meal<br />
in Phoenixville, or perhaps at the sports pub Trappe Tavern.<br />
Before your ride, there is a cozy reception area complete with<br />
a lit stone fireplace, open beam ceilings, and candlelight.<br />
There is a gift shop on the farm offering country chic items.<br />
Northern Star Farm also hosts children’s parties and their<br />
Fall Fest Weekends. Returning in October of 2016, these<br />
weekends include hayrides, corn mazes, apple slingshots,<br />
pony rides, petting zoo, bonfires, a pumpkin patch, and<br />
plenty of fall treats.<br />
Northern Star Farm is located at 96 Third Avenue East,<br />
Route 113, in Trappe, PA. You can call them at 215-859-<br />
7302. Online, like the farm on Facebook or visit their website,<br />
www.northernstarfarm.net. You can email Matthew<br />
Wismer at mgwismer@comcast.net for more information or<br />
to book him for a sleigh ride speaking engagement.<br />
Mary Beth Schwartz is a freelance writer who frequently contributes to<br />
regional publications.<br />
Photos: Ray Shive<br />
Opposite, a private sleigh ride with Wismer’s home and farm buildings in the<br />
background. Above, the old sycamore tree is part of the sleigh ride tour.<br />
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