Clark's
Elioak Farm 
Clark's
Elioak Farm
Remembers The Enchanted Forest”
The Fairy Tale Begins:
Once upon a time, there was a wonderful storybook park in Ellicott City, Maryland called The Enchanted Forest. Opened in 1955, it thrilled and delighted generations of families from far and wide throughout the next 30 years. Sadly, it closed to the public in the late 1980’s and has not reopened in spite of numerous efforts to revive it.
In the summer of 2004, we were able to obtain the very large and orange Cinderella Pumpkin Coach and display it at the farm. It was a big hit! It was so much fun to see the faces of parents and their children as they explored the magic of the Cinderella pumpkin coach. We thought how wonderful it would be to have the other items from the Enchanted Forest and be able to share them with a new generation of families. The owner of the Enchanted Forest Shopping Center, Kimco Realty Co., very graciously agreed to give us the items as long as we made every effort to remove all of the items from the park.
In 2005 we moved and restored a number of items including Mother Goose and her Gosling, the Black Duck, the six Mice that pulled Cinderella's Pumpkin Coach, Papa Bear, the giant Mushrooms, the bell-shaped Flowers, two giant Lollipops, a number of Gingerbread Men, a large Candy Cane, the Little Red Schoolhouse, the Crooked House and the Crooked Man, the Easter Bunny's House, the Beanstalk with the Giant at the top and the beautiful Birthday Cake.
We have continued to work hard in 2006 and have a wonderful list of new attractions for you to see. You can now see Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood, the Three Little Pigs' straw, stick and brick houses, the Rainbow Bridge, and Little Boy Blue, the Old Woman's Shoe and the Three Bears House.
Our next projects are the Merry Miller's House and Willie the Whale. We still need to finish the Giant Sombrero and Humpty Dumpty and create the missing figures of Jill (of Jack and Jill), Miss Muffet (we have the Spider) and the Spoon (we have the Dish). We are delighted to report that the Leonard Hartman family of Essex, Maryland has given us "Little Toot." We really appreciate their generosity!!!
In 2005 we moved and restored a number of items including Mother Goose and her Gosling, the Black Duck, the six Mice that pulled Cinderella's Pumpkin Coach, Papa Bear, the giant Mushrooms, the bell-shaped Flowers, two giant Lollipops, a number of Gingerbread Men, a large Candy Cane, the Little Red Schoolhouse, the Crooked House and the Crooked Man, the Easter Bunny's House, the Beanstalk with the Giant at the top and the beautiful Birthday Cake.
We continued to work hard in 2006 and restored Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, Robin Hood, the Three Little Pigs' straw, stick and brick houses, the Rainbow Bridge, and Little Boy Blue, the Old Woman's Shoe and the Three Bears House. We are also delighted to report that the Leonard Hartman family of Essex, Maryland has donated "Little Toot" to the farm. We really appreciate their generosity!!!
In 2007, Mark Cline helped us restore Humpty Dumpty and Willie the Whale, and George Miller (along with his wife, Sharon) donated and built a beautiful wall for Humpty Dumpty. We also restored the Merry Miller’s House and Little Toot and built a new white Enchanted Castle entrance for the farm.
Our 2008 projects include repair of the Wishing Well, and creation of the characters we need to complete many of the Enchanted Forest attractions including a dragon for our Enchanted Castle, a Baby Bear and Goldilocks for the Three Bear’s House, the third Little Pig, the Merry Miller, Prince Charming and the School Marm. More new attractions are “in the works.” Plan on visiting us in 2008 and see all that is new and wonderful!
Come visit in 2008 and see our newest restored attractions.
How we got it all done:
Many Clark's Elioak Farm staff and a wonderful group of dedicated volunteers work in the cold of winter and the terrible heat of summer to restore these items. It is a massive job that has taken the talents of staff and volunteers and monetary donations. Please look at the LIST OF INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESSES that have donated time, talents and supplies to our efforts so far.
We want to honor them for their generosity. We could not have done so much so quickly without them.
And we still need help. The Enchanted Forest has so many friends who remember it with great fondness. We hope that you might help us by making a monetary donation to help pay for supplies and equipment needed to complete the task. We also welcome volunteers to assist in repairing and refurbishing the items already at the farm.
To
make a monetary donation, send a check to:
Preservation Howard County
P.O. Box 6512
Ellicott City, MD 21042-6512 (The donation is tax-deductible)
Be sure to put on the memo line of your check: The Enchanted Forest Fund
To volunteer or donate services or equipment: Please E-mail: clarkselioakfarm@hotmail.com or nan@nanalee.com
2007 Photos 
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