BALLY BLACKSMITH SHOP

September - May: Closed for the season

Shops Open IN 2024

July 12-13, 1-4

August 2-3, 1-4

September 27-28, 1-4 (This event has been cancelled)

2024 Blacksmithing Demonstrations

July 13, August 3, September 28 - 1-4 pm

Bally Blacksmith Shop was built in 1911 and housed three generations of the Bally family blacksmiths, totaling 98 years of Bally blacksmiths. The metal Forest Service building behind the shop was added to the site in the 1960s. The Bally shop has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1986. The Cook County Historical Society acquired the building in 2013.

Bally Blacksmith Stories Video

1927 Fordson Tractor Video

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