"2009 is the year of the 60th annual Kutztown Folk Festival; the oldest, continuously operating folklife festival in America. This 9 day Festival continues to draw visitors from all over the world, entertaining families while providing insight and understanding of the traditions of the Pennsylvania Dutch and their fascinating way of life."
It was a beautiful sunny day and we had a nice time. We saw all different handmade crafts and got to watch people at work, like blacksmiths and glassblowers and wood carvers. Alexa got to try her hand at basket weaving. There was music and singing; Alexa even got a short guitar lesson. There was lots of food. There were some rides and face painting and a petting zoo and a puppet show and many photo ops for Flat Stanley, who we brought along.
Here are some of the pictures- and incidentally you may notice that in quite a few of them, Stanley only has one eye. Poor Stanley lost one of his googly eyes shortly after we got to the Festival, but don't worry! We fixed him right up after we got home!
sheep shearing:
petting zoo:
replica of lime kiln:
Flying Swings Ride
hammock swings:
glass blowing:
gallows:
Lying on the grass listening to music:
Bees!
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