SUTTER CREEK, CA (MPG) - Historic Knight Foundry in Sutter Creek welcomes Spring at its monthly 2nd Saturday Public Tour Day on Saturday, April 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The crew is firing up the antique blacksmithing forge, pouring and crafting hot metal, and demonstrating the magnificent and still-intact machinery. Visitors can tour at their own pace, meeting and talking with expert docents throughout the complex. Pieces made by Foundry artisans are on sale at the Gift Shop.

Tickets are sold at the door: $15 for adults 18 and older, $5 for students ages 5 to 17, free for children under 5 and Knight Foundry Alliance members. All demonstrations are included in the ticket price.

Knight Foundry, 81 Eureka Street, Sutter Creek CA 95685. Learn more: #visitknightfoundry, [email protected], or 209-560-6160. Knight Foundry is open on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of every month, year-round.

 Featured here are Knight Foundry items made on site through the ancient art of sand casting. Photo courtesy of Knight Foundry