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Country Fall Festival returns to Farm Museum

Staff Report

Mason County Extra Edition

POINT PLEASANT — The annual Country Fall Festival returned to the West Virginia State Farm Museum this past Saturday and Sunday, celebrating everything from apple butter making, to an antique engine show, to the art of quilt making.

In addition, the fall festival offered both a sawmill and blacksmith demonstration, a tractor pull, apple cider making and a church service on Sunday. The Country Kitchen and Store were also opened throughout the weekend.

Mason County Extra Edition has teamed up with longtime, community photographer Ed Lowe to bring our readers photos from the festival. We thank Ed for sharing his photos with us to pass along to our readers.

Next up for the farm museum will be its Bluegrass Festival, Oct. 20-21, followed by an antique tractor pull on Nov. 4, and the annual Christmas Light Show, Dec. 7-22.

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A group of four people stand around a large kettle over an open fire, stirring apple butter.
The Country Fall Festival included apple butter and apple cider making. (Photo by Ed Lowe for Mason County Extra Edition)
A blacksmith stands with an instrument to mold hot metal in a blacksmith shop. Hot coals are in the background.
The Country Fall Festival included a demonstration in the Blacksmith shop. (Photo by Ed Lowe for Mason County Extra Edition)
A man works in a sawmill with a sleeping dog on the wooden floor of the shop.
A demonstration in the sawmill greeted visitors (both two-legged, and four-legged) to the Country Fall Festival. (Photo by Ed Lowe for Mason County Extra Edition.)
Two women sit at a registration table for a quilt show. A child asks one of the women a question.
The annual Harvest of Quilts Show hosted by the Mason County CEOS Clubs, returned to showcase the work of some of the area’s best quilters. (Photo by Ed Lowe for Mason County Extra Edition)
A large multi-color quilt is displayed.
An entry into the Harvest of Quilts Show at the Country Fall Festival. (Photo by Ed Lowe for Mason County Extra Edition)
Three John Deere tractors sit side by side.
Pictured are John Deere Tractors at the Country Fall Festival which hosted a tractor pull. (Photo by Ed Lowe for Mason County Extra Edition)
The Country Fall Festival offered something for everyone over the weekend. (Photo by Ed Lowe for Mason County Extra Edition)
A large quilt made of colorful circles.
An entry into the Harvest of Quilts Show at the Country Fall Festival. (Photo by Ed Lowe for Mason County Extra Edition)
A small antique engine sits on display.
The antique engine show returned at the Country Fall Festival. (Photo by Ed Lowe for Mason County Extra Edition)
Individual quilt squares are displayed on a large canvas.
Individual quilt squares displayed at the Harvest of Quilts Show. (Photo by Ed Lowe for Mason County Extra Edition)
People observe the entries into the antique engine show.
Onlookers take in the antique engine show at the Country Fall Festival. (Photo by Ed Lowe for Mason County Extra Edition)

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