7th Annual

Discovery Festival

        A Celebration of Abraham Lincoln
 
June 2 - 4, 2006 Renfro Valley, Kentucky
 
Hear Ye, Hear Ye
Let it be known that the Mt. Vernon-Rockcastle County Tourist Commission and the
  BitterSweet Cabin Village will be hosting the seventh annual Discovery Festival.
All yea good countrymen and women assemble together to embark on an adventure to
 experience the journey of your ancestors, which carved forth the life of future generations. 
 
Saturday  10:00 am - 7:00 pm    
Free Admission
All times and events are subject to change

                                                                                      

     In celebration of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial
                        we are honored to present
                  Kentucky Chautauqua Performer
                            Jim Sayre
                                   Main performance 2:30 pm
                Funded in part by the Kentucky Humanities Council, Inc. and
                                     the Honorable Order of  Kentucky Colonels

 

Working Artisans in the BitterSweet Cabin Village Courtyard
       
bulletBlacksmith
bulletQuilting
bulletBroom Making
bulletChair Weaving
bulletSoap Making
bulletTatting
bulletLeather Working
bulletBasket Making
bulletLive Horseshoeing
bulletStore Merchant
bulletWood Working
bulletPioneer Woman
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Gift Shop of Handmade Crafts

 
Quilt Show from 11:00am to 7:00pm
Featuring

 
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Sit and Sew Demonstrations
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Viewer's Choice Award
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Civil War period quilts and fabrics

 
Living History Encampments
bulletCivil War Encampments
bulletCannon Firing

Special Events

Clogging Gentlemen's Duel Ethan Eversole
Chance to Dance   Mountain Music

 

    
Located off I-75 at Exit 62 at the Renfro Valley Entertainment Center
For more information contact:
Mt. Vernon-Rockcastle County Tourist Commission
PO Box 1467
Mt. Vernon, KY  40456
800-252-6685  or   606-256-9814

Day of Festival:  606-256-0715 

tourism@snapp.net