This is just a category to apply to reviews of festivals coming up.
In the city of Kingwood, West Virginia… …the Preston County Buckwheat Festival was a multi-faceted celebration. Right off the bat, the festival came off as huge carnival with plenty of rides… …fun houses… …attractions… …games… …and carnival grub. Then, within the structures that bordered part of the carnival… …it began … Read more
Down in Holly Grove… …there’s a magical land… …with mermaids… …unicorns… …a living tree… …and many other fascinating characters. Welcome to the Michigan Renaissance Festival… …a huge festival… …where ogres sang… …princesses flourished… …elves and warriors could walk their dog together in peace… …and visitors could easily transform themselves… …into … Read more
Author’s Note: I wrote a review of the Woollybear Festival back in 2010. After a few years and a better camera, I decided to come back and be a little more thorough. You can read my 2010 here – 2010 Review ******************** I present you with the Woolly Bear. Larva … Read more
On the property of Slavic Village’s impressive St. Stanislaus… …people were heading to the social center… …for the annual Polish Festival. Divided among two floors… …the festival offered Polish food products… …Polish knick knacks… …some colorful jewelry and dresses… …and gambling via 50/50’s… …basket games… …and raffles galore! Although the … Read more
When I was planning to go to the 42nd Ohio Sauerkraut Festival in Waynesville, I had decided to get there early because I had read about the other 350,000+ festival goers attending with me. Fortunately for me, I had met 2 of those festival goers the night before and they explained some … Read more
Around 1800, George Tope moved to the village of Algonquin (now the village of Petersburg near Carrollton) and built the area’s first saw mill (1818), which later became the area’s first grist mill (1826). He ran this mill until his death in 1845, when family members took over operations and … Read more
Over a hundred years ago, when farmers came to Circleville, it was usually to pay taxes…not a happy time at all. So, in 1903, to put Circleville in a more pleasant light, not to mention bring farmers and city residents together, then-mayor George Haswell put out a pumpkin and corn … Read more
It’s after 9:30 pm as I write this and I just consumed some DQ small sundae with pumpkin pie pieces, tag-a-longs and caramel sauce. The 15 year old cashier even raised her eyebrow when I ordered it. That HAS to imply some mistake on my part. So, sure, I’m wired…but … Read more