Get a glimpse at pioneer life at farming, historical craft days event

Get a glimpse at pioneer life at farming, historical craft days event

October 2021

Get a glimpse at pioneer life at farming, historical craft days event

Various farm animals will help attendees take a peek at pioneer life on the farm at the 24th annual Mid-Missouri Horse, Mule and Ox Farming and Historical Craft Days.

The event, scheduled for Oct. 2 and 3 in Gerald, offers a wide array of family-friendly activities and the opportunity to make furry new friends. Activities and demonstrations throughout both days will include sorghum pressing, molasses cooking, corn grinding, spinning, soapmaking, blacksmithing, basket making, and dry stone masonry.

In addition, Walter Schlemper, mule man, author and woodcarver, will be on hand for a meet and greet; the Missouri Prairie Foundation will have native plants on display; Terry Lipel will be performing live bluegrass and gospel music; and, of course, there will be plenty of mules, horses, and oxen on the grounds.

Admission to the event is $6 for those ages 6 and older; children 5 and younger get in for free.

For more information, call 573-764-2629 or e-mail tenacity2fidnet.com.

A man demonstrates how to plow a field at the 20th annual Mid-Missouri Horse, Mule and Ox Farming and Historical Craft Days. This year’s event is set for Oct. 2 and 3 in Gerald, MO.
(Image courtesy of txwaywardwind.blogspot.com.)

Trailside Center to mark Santa Fe Trail’sanniversary with festival

Trailside Center to mark Santa Fe Trail’s
anniversary with festival

September 2021

Trailside Center to mark Santa Fe Trail’s
anniversary with festival

The Trailside Center will be one of several organizations celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail this year.

The center will host a festival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 18. The event will include guest speakers, live music, and items related to the trail’s history on display.

The Trailside Center, located at Trailside Center at 99th and Holmes Road in Kansas City, sits adjacent to one of the original trails heading west. The center, a non-profit organization, provides educational resources for trail and Civil War afficionados.

For more information, contact the Trailside Center 816-942-3581 or e-mail margarethughes527@yahoo.com.

Kansas City’s Trailside Center hosts many speakers and events each year related to the Santa Fe Trail and the Civil War. The center will host a festival celebrating the trail’s 200th anniversary this September. (photo courtesy of kcparks.org)

Heritage Festival will transport attendees to traditions of the past

Heritage Festival will transport attendees to traditions of the past

September 2021

Heritage Festival will transport attendees to
traditions of the past

Attendees will convene in historic Nifong Park to watch traditional tradesmen selling their wares and engaging in “lost arts.” Cowboys with their chuck wagons will demonstrate their cooking skills, but even if that doesn’t put a rumble in your tummy, food vendors will be on site. Browse more than 70 vendors of homemade crafts, take a tour of the Boone County Cultural and Historical Center, and listen to live music representing a number of genres, including Celtic, Blues, Cajun, Folk and Western.

For more information, call 573-874-6341.