Andre Molle, chef at Le Chateau, displays one of his cake creations.
Le Chateau, a French restaurant on the Ridgefield- South Salem line, is donating a cake to the Keeler Tavern Museum’s 300th birthday party.
“We do a lot of fund raising,” said Christine Tirado, Le Chateau’s banquet manager. “The Keeler Tavern Museum is a local organization that we love to support.” The cake will be auctioned off as part of a silent auction at the birthday party on June 15, from 12 to 4 at the museum, 132 Main Street. Admission is free and all are welcome, rain or shine.
Like the tavern, Le Chateau is a piece of local history, having been built by banker and philanthropist J.P. Morgan for his minister to live in.
“Le Chateau is also a historic building, as it was built in 1907,” Mr. Tirado said. “So we are very interested in the history and historic landmarks in our area. We always want to help those places out.”
The June 15 celebration includes vintage car and bicycle shows, period crafts such as pottery and hat making, local live music, food, face painting, kids’ games and crafts, a magician, a petting zoo, and pony rides ($3), an amateur birthday cake contest, and a card-making station where visitors may try out old-fashioned typewriters and wish the museum a happy birthday.
A special highlight will be guided walking tours of the property, called “A Walk Through History,” ($5 per person for anyone five years or older) where party-goers may hear costumed re-enactors discuss the colorful lives of residents who lived on the site over the past 300 years. Advanced online tour registration is available at www.keelertavernmuseum.org.
“The stories of the people who lived here really illuminate Ridgefield’s as well as our nation’s evolution, politically, economically and socially,” said Joel Third, president of the museum, who added, the museum is grateful to Le Chateau for its cake donation
For information on Le Chateau, visit www.lechateauny.com. For information on the Keeler Tavern Museum, visit www.keelertavernmuseum.org.