skeleton staff of fewer than 100 full-time employees. Stant also remains with a little over 200 employees. There are still some furniture making, machine shops, and other local manufacturing establishments. In March 2014, the city declared a fiscal emergency when revenue fell short of expenses, and the city nearly fell into bankruptcy. Culture and recreation Fayette County Public Library is located in the city. There is a golf course west of town known as Willowbrook Country Club. Connersville has an indoor movie theater, Showtime Cinemas. There is a basketball stadium at the old high school at 19th and Grand ave, and a football field at the high school on Ranch Road where high school events are held. Both are available for other events, gymnastics, track and field, etc. Overnight and long-term camping are available at the Whitewater River Campground south of town. The Heritage MusicFest takes place every year in June at the campground. Local bands ranging in style from bluegrass to rock perform. Parks and preserves Roberts Park, located in the northeast corner of town, contains a public pool, community center, grandstand, and racetrack. It hosts the annual Fayette County Free Fair, a week-long event held late in the summer. Whitewater Memorial State Park is located adjacent to Brookville Lake about southeast by east of Connersville near Liberty, Indiana. Manlove Park, about northwest of downtown near Milton, is a recreation area around Manlove Lake. Shrader-Weaver Woods Nature Preserve, about northwest of Connersville, is 108 acres of pristine old growth woodland offering hiking, sightseeing and bird watching. The Mary Gray Bird Sanctuary, over of forest, meadow, prairie, and ponds, provides hiking, picnicking, camping. and bird watching. It is located about southwest of Connersville. Doc-O-Lake, a lake and recreation area north of town, features camping, boating and limited fishing (not a stocked lake). Historic places Elmhurst, an estate south of town on St. Rd. 121 built in 1831, was the home of Caleb Blood Smith, who served in Abraham Lincoln's cabinet. It also serves as the site of an annual re-enactment of the American Civil War. The estate was formerly known as Conners Elm Park. The Whitewater Valley Railroad is a long operating scenic railroad and museum between Connersville and Metamora. Fayette County Historical Museum is located in the city. The Canal House, built in 1842 as headquarters for the Whitewater Canal Company, is in the city. In addition to the