Frontier Festival to showcase 1840s lifestyle
Men re-enact what life was like in the 1800s.
A band performs on the porch of the log cabin found at the park.
The Frontier Festival this weekend is taking people back to their roots.
The 33rd annual Frontier Festival is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday at Mason-Dixon Park on the Pennsylvania side of the state line and will show people what it was like to live in this area before 1840.
“The festival is to preserve our heritage,” said Connie Ammons, a festival volunteer from Core, W.Va. “We want to show things from the old times and preserve the past.”
Many events are planned during the festival, which will start at 10 a.m. and continue until 5 p.m. both days.
During the festival, there will be an antique engine display that will also include a couple of antique cars. A tractor and car parade will be part of the festivities.
ABC Humane Animal Removal of Morgantown, W.Va., will have a trapping display, which will show how trapping has changed over the years. Performers and vendors, including Laurel Mountain Basketry of Bruceton Mills, W.Va., will also be included in the festival.
“She makes baskets and some of them will have antlers on them and things like that,” Ammons said.
There will also be fur skins and antiques for sale during both days of the festival.
Performers will be playing live music throughout the festival.
Ammons said that one event she is especially looking forward to is a Delaware Indian who will be showing primitive skills like fire starting and pottery to people.
“It’s a good family event that will take you back to the past,” Ammons said.
All veterans will receive a free Mason-Dixon hot dog that is topped with chili, coleslaw, sauerkraut and onions to thank them for their service. Other food is also available.
Admission and parking for the festival are free, and a golf cart shuttle will be provided from the parking lot.
For more information about the festival, call 304-879-5500 or email keeperoftheland@aol.com.