Volo Museum to offer ax-throwing, extra activities over Father’s Day weekend

Volo Museum Director Brian Grams talks about how he located and purchased the 1959 Corvette that featured in the 1978 hit movie "Animal House."

The Volo Auto Museum will mark Father’s Day this weekend with ax-throwing, interactive remote car racing, food trucks, live radio broadcasts and giveaways.

On Friday, the museum will start the festivities with free ax-throwing lessons with a master ax-thrower, according to a news release. On Saturday, Star 105.5′s morning hosts Joe Cicero and Tina Bree will be broadcasting live while visitors compete for a giant remote-controlled track racing set with interactive real-time racing.

To close things out on Sunday, the museum will host several food trucks for lunch.

The Volo Museum, located at 27582 Volo Village Road in Volo, features classic Hollywood cars, a fully restored 1928 carousel and Disney displays among its offers. It is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

For information, go to volofun.com, find Volo Museum on Facebook or call 815-385-3644.

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