Today was Forest Festival Day and we all had to work. It was a day of high expectations, but fairly low results.
In previous years there have been as many as 4,000 people in attendance. Last year there were 1,700. This year, because of the gas shortage and the poor economy, we would be fortunate to have 1,000 (estimates among the staff were running between 600 and 1,000).
Lois and I were in the Cafe from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Then we were free for the rest of the day. All volunteers worked today and half had the morning and the other half had the afternoon shift.
The first thing we did was have cheeseburger-lunch outside, freshly cooked on this beautiful autumn day. The photo shows this food station was popular with long lines the whole time we were there.
The music program featured “The Hogtown Squealers” and the eclectic bluegrass of the “Quarter House.” We missed that because we were working. What you see in the photo is “The Dowden Sisters Band” with a bass, guitar, mandolin and banjo. The sound was good but we don’t know where the sisters are.
The third photo is where the biggest crowd gathered to watch traditional woodsmen skills competition between four colleges -- Montgomery Community College, Penn State Mont Alto, North Carolina State and Haywood Commmunity College, who hosted the event. Male and female competitors climbed poles, threw axes at a target, and cut logs.
In previous years there have been as many as 4,000 people in attendance. Last year there were 1,700. This year, because of the gas shortage and the poor economy, we would be fortunate to have 1,000 (estimates among the staff were running between 600 and 1,000).
Lois and I were in the Cafe from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Then we were free for the rest of the day. All volunteers worked today and half had the morning and the other half had the afternoon shift.
The first thing we did was have cheeseburger-lunch outside, freshly cooked on this beautiful autumn day. The photo shows this food station was popular with long lines the whole time we were there.
The music program featured “The Hogtown Squealers” and the eclectic bluegrass of the “Quarter House.” We missed that because we were working. What you see in the photo is “The Dowden Sisters Band” with a bass, guitar, mandolin and banjo. The sound was good but we don’t know where the sisters are.
The third photo is where the biggest crowd gathered to watch traditional woodsmen skills competition between four colleges -- Montgomery Community College, Penn State Mont Alto, North Carolina State and Haywood Commmunity College, who hosted the event. Male and female competitors climbed poles, threw axes at a target, and cut logs.
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Some bright spots: !,066 actually attended. Gate receipts were over $4,000. Gift shop receipts were above average at $777. Positive feedback came from lots of folks attending.
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