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2009 Bridgeport Fall Festival
Herb Lindberg
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Part 2 of 4
This pictorial story of the event is divided into four pages, simply in the chronological order in which they were taken:
Page 1 Bite the Bullet music group, blacksmith, Halloween cut-out making, paper flower making, yarn spinning, wagon rides, Alkali and friend on violins. Page 2 Greeter station, rifleman and children, pumpkin painting, long rifle demonstration, food tents: hot dogs etc. (this page) Page 3 Music listeners, Bridgeport Bingo, face painting, bean-bag toss, animals of the forest booth, ring toss on pumpkin stems. Page 4 Wagon ride, Mountain Man activities, painted pumpkins, shooting arrows, gold panning, painted faces, viewing corridor in historic barn.
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Volunteer Don Denton greets visitors with information about the park and volunteer activities. |
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A minuteman arrives with his children ... |
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... and heads toward the Visitor Center and Mountain Man encampment. |
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Pumpkin painting near the Visitor Center |
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This girl loves her mustashioed pumpkin, new this year. |
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Hunter in Mountain Man encampment |
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Preparing a charge for his muzzle-loading long rifle |
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Making a cotton wad to fire a blank charge |
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Firing the gun (note hands over ears in background) |
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Bows were added this year to the pistols, rifles and axes on display last year. |
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Visitors chat with a mountain woman |
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Hot dogs, chili, chips, drinks and more -- a popular spot |
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