September 26, 2007

• pioneers at the park

                                                                                   

   Sunday I went to a Settler's Celebration at a nearby metropark, a combination of pioneer stuff and country/folk music. It was held between a nature center & antique buildings which are now a museum. There's a mile long path leading between the 2 sites sprinkled with food & craft activities, so visitors were encouraged to travel along sampling the various things, all manned by people in traditional costumes.Though when a lady in long dress & bonnet pulled out a cell phone, it rather spoiled the mood. One guy looked like Davy Crockett, but wasn't as handsome as Fess Parker. Much of the music was a bit too twangy for my taste & the crafts were mainly for kids, but my main reason for going was to walk through the woods. I did like the small pioneer camp alongside the trail, with strange axes & long flintlock guns with powder horns.

        

      The old buildings were intriguing, with the clothes, furniture & war memorabilia displayed, sometimes each room focused on a different time period. The stairs in the houses were incredibly high & steep, I regretted touring the second floor each time. My favorite building was a small cabin that I could see myself living in with the addition of electricity & indoor plumbing. It didn't have stairs either. There was an old-fashioned general store that still retained it's Depression era flavor. Attached to it was a huge room with farming utensils, blacksmith supplies & an old fire engine.

          

     There were dozens of dogs, sno-cones and foliage that was just starting to change. It was a great way to spend a beautiful autumn afternoon.

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