FPS staff report
August 19. 2008
The 27th annual Great Trail Festival with be held Aug.23 and 24 and Aug. 30 - Sept.1 at Malvern. The frontier era re-creation, held near the famous Great Trail, is two full weekends of old time entertainment and activities.
Activities planned include:
18th Century Marketplace - Crafts of distinction will be offered by selected quality artisans and craftspersons. Items available for purchase include fine leatherwork, hand wrought pottery, fragrant herbals and florals and primitive folk art. See fancy spinning, weaving, quilting and basketry. Watch old-fashioned soap making, candle making, woodworking and wood carvers, instrument making, flint knappers, silversmiths, blacksmiths, and more.
Music - Revel to the stirring melodies of traditional and Appalachian musicians. There will be Scottish pipers, show fiddlers, clog dancing and folk music to entertain both young and old. The Cedar Valley Cloggers will perform daily during the festival.
Buckskin Rendezvous - Buckskinners, fur trappers and blanket traders will display and offer items needed for frontier life. Open campfires, teepee lodges, cannon firing and tomahawk throwing are a few of the many varied and colorful things to see and do. The State of Ohio Tomahawk Throwing Championship will be held Sept. 1 at 12 p.m.
Kettle Cooked Foods - Savor goodness of thick ham and bean soup with johnnycake, genuine buffalo burgers, Indian fry bread, hot apple dumplings, funnel cakes, buffalo trail bologna, copper kettle popcorn, roasted almonds, homemade nut rolls and pumpkin rolls, ice cream and more.
Buffalo Herd - First re-establishment of Native American buffalo in Carroll County since the extermination of Native American buffalo in Ohio in the late 18th century.
The Great Trail Festival grounds, located on St. Rt. 43 near Malvern, are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Adult admission is $5, youth 10-18, $4 and children under 10 are free when accompanied by an adult. Group rates are available.
For more information, call Barbara Garduno at 330-794-9100, via email at greattrail@neo.rr.com or visit their website at www.greattrailfestival.com. |
