Where were we...oh, yes, Zoar. Besides the antique show, there were other fun and interesting things to do and see during the Harvest Festival. A lot of activity was centralized around the Schoolhouse pictured above.
The Folk Art Show featured many types of vendors, selling wares such as furniture, braided rugs, jewelry and paintings. One booth was covered entirely with dried flowers.
What's a festival without music? In the Schoolhouse yard, there was a tent were various musicians were scheduled to play. Play that funky music, grandma!
And inside the Zoar United Church of Christ, you could sit in the pews and enjoy organ music.
This is the bakery. Silly me thought that there would be cookies, pies and cakes to be had, so I was in for a shock when we walked into a sparsely decorated room with not a crumb in sight. We learned that you had to reserve in advance freshly baked bread and pretzels, which they made to order in an authentic brick oven. There's always next year!
We also took time to watch the sheepdog herding demonstration, just like in the movie Babe. When the trainer brought out the sheep, I tried to lead the crowd in a "Baa, ram, ewe!" chant, but no one joined in.
Many of the residents got into the spirit of things by donning period dress. Here are some of the Civil War reinactors at the encampment. Zoar also hosts a Civil War event in September.
Next we checked out the tinsmith shop.
The two tinsmiths were very enthusiastic about their craft and insisted that Mark to give it a try. They showed him how to twist ribbons of tin to make the tinsel that decorate the trees during the Christmas festival. We got to keep two of them as souvenirs. I noticed that "Zoar, OH" is embossed in very small print on the end of each strip. How cool is that?
A few more photos can be see on Flickr. Next, we'll wrap up our visit with a walk through the Zoar Gardens and tour some of the other historical buildings.
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