Strawberry Festival
June 13, 2010
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM
FREE Admission! ~ FREE Parking!
Fun for the Whole Family
Things To See and Do:
- Picnic Lunch for the Family
- Strawberry Desserts
- Antique Car Show
- Old Fashioned Hymn Sing accompanied by Pump Organ
- Roaming Woman’s Quartet
- Tours of the Church and Cemetery
- And So Much More ...
The youngest visitor (above left) in 2009 was 7 weeks old and the oldest (center/at right) was 99 years young.
Behind the Scenes
Saturday, June 13
Members of the Society start churning hundreds of gallons of homemade ice cream in four different flavors. A dozen men and women sit at a table hulling and cutting mountains of locally grown strawberries for the various strawberry desserts. Other volunteers set up tents, grills, tables and chairs and prepare the church for Sunday’s festivities.
Sunday Early AM
The grounds of the beautiful and historic Warrior Run Church become a hive of activity as the grills are started, tables covered and all the details finalized. Customers arrive with their families and set up lawn chairs, intending to spend the day under the ancient trees. The freshly washed and waxed antique cars start to arrive and line up at the end of the lot.
A Little History
In 1980, local residents started the Strawberry Festival event to support historical research and preservation of this area’s Revolutionary War Era culture. The event was a success from the start, because of their dedication to quality food and entertainment. The money raised became the foundation for the restoration of the Hower-Slote House and the award winning Heritage Days Festival, held each year in October.
Some folks travel great distances for the Strawberry Festival. Some are descendants of the early settlers who carved out homesteads in this valley in the late 1700’s, and this is a homecoming for them. Others have lived in this area for only a few generations, but feel the tug of nostalgia for this quiet place where people have gathered for nearly 200 years.