Sunny day for an apple festival
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Pere Marquette Lodge held their annual Apple Festival on Sunday, Sept. 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The weather was warm and the sky was clear for the event which was well-attended by people from throughout the area.
The event was free to attend and there were dozens of vendors, both inside the lodge and just outside, selling produce, handmade items, baked goods, household decorations, and more. There was also a live band on the Winery Patio and wine tasting in the Mary Michelle Winery.
Additionally, there was an apple pie walk, where, for $1, participants competed for the chance to win a fresh apple pie. There was a pumpkin roll at 2 p.m. where people painted pumpkins and raced them down a hill— the event drew in 78 race participants.
According to event organizers, this year’s was the biggest Apple Festival Pere Marquette has seen.
“Our annual Apple Festival this Sunday is going down in Pere Marquette history,” reads a post from Pere Marquette’s Facebook page. “We had more vendors, guests, and apples than ever before.”
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Vendors crowded into Pere Marquette Lodge during the Apple Festival on Sunday. As you can see, the vendors did not have a slow day.
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What’s an apple festival without apples? Amanda Mertens (right) and Zachary Bryant (left), of St. Louis, Mo., purchase some Calhoun apples from Micah Hamilton during the Pere Marquette Apple Festival last Sunday.
Carissa Sitki/Jersey County Journal
Pere Marquette Lodge held their annual Apple Festival on Sunday, Sept. 18, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The weather was warm and the sky was clear for the event which was well-attended by people from throughout the area.
Carissa Sitki/Jersey County Journal
Sierra, age 5, claims her prize, a fresh apple pie, following her win during the Pere Marquette Apple Festival’s apple pie walk. Arielle Niemeyer (left), marketing director for Pere Marquette, helped coordinate the activity and delivered pies to the winners.
Carissa Sitki/Jersey County Journal
These three are getting their pumpkins painted for the pumpkin roll event during the Pere Marquette Apple Festival on Sunday. They traveled from just up the River Road in Grafton to attend. Pictured from left to right: Jordan, age 10; Josee, age 2; and Karter, age 4.
