A festival basically set as a town celebration. The theme or focus doesn’t stem much further than that.
AUTHOR’S NOTE: This is Part 4 of our trip to Wisconsin. **** It was a beautiful evening in McPike Park… …perfect for enjoying it at La Fete de Marquette. Sections of field were turned into Ball Parks for kids of various age groups… …and Luca was eager to join in … Read more
2023 DATE: September 8-10, 2023This post documents my experience on September 23, 2018. It was a beautiful Sunday morning in New Paris… …perfect for grabbing a freshly brewed cup of coffee (Baker’s Brew)… …and exploring the AppleFest. Right away, the colorful barn quilts and towels caught my eye… …while other … Read more
On the grounds of the Plainfield Friends Church… …the Quaker Day Craft and Community Festival was taking place… …with plenty of shaved ice (Frigid Frog) and inflatables for the kids… …an enormous car show for the automobile aficionados… …and a craft show that ran along the sidewalks… …with seasonal decor… … Read more
Through this gate… …you can find Lake Orion… …a place where teams practice on boats… …equipped with dragon heads… …for a Dragon Boat Festival called… …Dragon on the Lake. But while other dragon boat festivals took place in the racing area during the race… …most of this festival’s activities occurred … Read more
I headed to the Lincoln Park Community Center… …for a festival called Lincoln Park Days. From the street, all you could see was a huge carnival area… …complete with fair food… …games… …and plenty of rides. Beyond the carnival area, the festival offered a more local flavor… …with hot food … Read more
This post documents my experience on August 11, 2018. If you followed the music to Akron’s Lock 3 Park… …you could find a celebration called the Signal Tree Fest… …a festival FOR Akron (Buckeye Clothing Company)… …ABOUT Akron (and not really about the Signal Tree itself)… …and BY the people … Read more
AUTHOR’S NOTE: In 2021, the Creston Homecoming became the Creston Ox Roast. This post documents my experience on August 10, 2018. **** I came to Creston’s Brooklyn Park… …to check out a community celebration called the Creston Homecoming. Along the festival midway… …kids’ games lined both sides… …allowing young festival … Read more
The Shreve Swamp Fest is a community festival named after the nearby Killbuck Marsh area, known as “Shreve Swamp.” The festival has local food trucks, vendors, games and activities (ie climbing wall), a car show and live entertainment. 2023 DATE: June 15-17, 2023Location: Downtown ShreveWebsite: https://www.ofea.org **** This post documents … Read more
This post documents my experience on July 14, 2018. Near the canal in Canal Fulton… …a festival celebrated the Olde Canal Days. The main course of the festival ran down E. Cherry Street… …with branches shooting down both North and South Canal Streets… …an inflatable city starting the festival on … Read more