Carter-Loomis Farm Park

The Carter-Loomis Farm Park consists of 80 acres of farm fields, woodlot, and homestead located at 18331 Carter Road between Nelson Road and Simonds Road, a half-mile north of the Zimmerman School.

*Park development for historic 1900s farm demonstrations is in the planning stages. The farrowing house and barn are slowly being transformed for special programs and future events. For more information, please contact Park District Headquarters at (800) 321-1897 toll-free in Wood County; otherwise (419) 353-1897.

The Carter-Loomis Farm Park is not currently open to drop-in visitors. But, more and more programs are being offered there so individuals and families can enjoy the wonders of farm life. Many area schoolchildren are acquainted with Sally Loomis, who for many years related stories about her life on the farm and her studies at the Zimmerman One-Room Schoolhouse just down the road.

These red buildings, a barn and farrowing house, help identify Carter-Loomis Farm Park from other parks in the area.

Scarecrow-making Workshop with the Wood County District Public Library at Halloween time.

A DREAM FOR THE FUTURE

June 9, 1998

Lyle Loomis: OUR HOPES FOR OUR FARM…

1. Lasting 99+ years, and on and on.

2. It will be green space, where people can come to relax and be refreshed.

3. It will be agriculturally related.

4. It may be used by schools, or other groups, or families.

5. It may be historically related, showing what farm-life was like early in this

century.

6. It may offer “Come-See” or “Hands On” kind of experiences.

7. It may include celebrations of rural Americana.

8. It will not be a “housing development.”

Sally Loomis: I HOPE OUR FARM MAY BE…

1. A place where those seeking a quiet place may come and rest and be renewed on a bench under a tree or a walk in the woods.

2. A place where families may come to have a picnic and where children will have a place to play.

3. A place where people may come and learn of some of the joys and some of the hardships of rural life a hundred years ago.

4. PERHAPS: A place where friendly farm animals may reach out to a friendly hand.

5. A place where the old farm buildings can tell a story of farm life in days gone by.

6. A place where people can take a quiet path in the woods and see the wild flowers there.

7. MAYBE: A place where families can come and camp for a few days (i.e. tent camping).

8. A place where some flowers and gardens grow.

9. A place where land not necessary for the above activities may be farmed and the income used to help keep up the buildings. This may be easier to do with the present day methods. (We have a farmer who loves this place.)

10. A place where friendliness and helpfulness to reach out to all who may come to rest, to play, or to work.

11. A place where no land will ever be sold or acquired in any way for a housing or commercial project.