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Pioneer Festival 1
Sep. 24th, 2011 08:10 pmTire still holding pressure this morning. A good sign, I hope.
Gary and Rob had a stage performance to give at the Boone County Pioneer Festival this afternoon, and I tagged along. I enjoy that event and in spite of threatening weather and cool temperatures, it was still good. While they tuned up I made a round to look at exhibitors, re-enactors, and vendors as well as the many historical "settler's gardens" they have on the grounds. These are kitchen gardens maintained to show what immigrants from various nations might have planted. I toured the Norwegian, German, Scottish, and American plots. The Norwegian was best, not only well-kept but they had chickens running loose in it to keep down the bugs and scratch up the earth. The American garden was also quite tidy. All were very productive, with lots of beans, squash, tomatoes, and eggplants in evidence. There are two original wood cabins, or mostly original, that were recovered from where they had been built up into larger houses later, leaving them entirely encapsulated. (I had never heard of such a thing until I first saw these a few years ago. They are very well preserved, even down to the marks on the walls where shelves were hung and furniture rubbed.
There are many re-enactors playing the roles of trappers, traders, surveyors, and various craftsmen. I took some photos, but will wait to post until after tomorrow because we plan to return so Gary can walk through the exhibits too.
We came back to Woodstock for lunch and then dropped Rob off at the train station. I went grocery shopping while Gary did barn chores, and found the price of gasoline down to $3.59, the lowest it has been since last March, but a year ago it was more like $2.79 so it has quite a way to go. Now a pie made from leftovers is in the oven and we are going to have supper. Haywagon is in the arena but still not unloaded. Somehow that has to fit into tomorrow, I guess.
Gary and Rob had a stage performance to give at the Boone County Pioneer Festival this afternoon, and I tagged along. I enjoy that event and in spite of threatening weather and cool temperatures, it was still good. While they tuned up I made a round to look at exhibitors, re-enactors, and vendors as well as the many historical "settler's gardens" they have on the grounds. These are kitchen gardens maintained to show what immigrants from various nations might have planted. I toured the Norwegian, German, Scottish, and American plots. The Norwegian was best, not only well-kept but they had chickens running loose in it to keep down the bugs and scratch up the earth. The American garden was also quite tidy. All were very productive, with lots of beans, squash, tomatoes, and eggplants in evidence. There are two original wood cabins, or mostly original, that were recovered from where they had been built up into larger houses later, leaving them entirely encapsulated. (I had never heard of such a thing until I first saw these a few years ago. They are very well preserved, even down to the marks on the walls where shelves were hung and furniture rubbed.
There are many re-enactors playing the roles of trappers, traders, surveyors, and various craftsmen. I took some photos, but will wait to post until after tomorrow because we plan to return so Gary can walk through the exhibits too.
We came back to Woodstock for lunch and then dropped Rob off at the train station. I went grocery shopping while Gary did barn chores, and found the price of gasoline down to $3.59, the lowest it has been since last March, but a year ago it was more like $2.79 so it has quite a way to go. Now a pie made from leftovers is in the oven and we are going to have supper. Haywagon is in the arena but still not unloaded. Somehow that has to fit into tomorrow, I guess.
