Historic Washington, KY
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In 1775 at 17, Simon heard about Kain-tuck-ee canelands 6
to 15 feet high. In 1784 he built his station, the first defense against
Indians in northern Kentucky. The great frontiersman settled Washington
and Maysville, saved Daniel Boone's life during a Shawnee attach and
protected the settlers over 200 years ago.
Simon missed his niche in the Kentucky history books,
probably due to the political power of his friend, Daniel Boone whose
friend, Filson wrote about him. But it was Simon Kenton who opened up the
dark and bloody ground, clipping off Shawnees with his long rifle as they
tried to cross the Ohio River into their favorite hunting ground. He
opened up the wilderness for hundreds of pioneers who settled in Kentucky
between 1785 and 1800. |
33rd Annual Simon Kenton Festival
September 19 & 20, 2009
For information on 2009 Festival contact Suzie Pratt
E-mail: suziepratt@maysvilleky.net
Phone 606-564-9419 Extension 308
Come enjoy the 1700s village of Washington, Kentucky, during our 33rd annual Simon Kenton
Festival. Listen to Dulcimers and eat authentic
period foods. Festivities begin on
Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and on Sunday at 10:30 a.m. The festival will
kick off with the Welcome Ceremony and Flag Raising at Paxton House, followed by
the Simon Kenton Kin Executive Board meeting in the Old Church Museum with
the public welcome to attend. The Kenton Kin gather from several states
each year for their family reunion. Shops usually open at
10:00 a.m. during festivals.
New this year are the Vendor Contest such as the Best Hamburger, Best Drink,
Best Overall Food, Best Craft, etc. Always popular is the Pet Contest at
3:30 on Saturday. Be sure to
enter your pet. Also new will be Wagon Rides pulled by oxen in
addition to the Carriage Rides.
During the weekend experience first person presentations when
Mel Hankla, will portray the festival's namesake, Simon Kenton, on both Saturday
and Sunday. Daniel Boone will be portrayed by Mark Sage at 1:00 p.m.
Saturday in the Old Church Museum. Other presenters include: John Tierney's "Grandma Kept a Buckeye in Her
Purse" and hear stories he shares from the frontier days. Principal Chief Gary Hunt will speak
about the Piqua Shawnee Indians both Saturday and Sunday. On Sunday
Mark Sage will tell about Christianity on the Frontier at 12:45 in the Old
Church Museum.
Entertainment includes Jennifer Rose Escabar both days, Pioneer
Demonstrations, "Royal Blue" bluegrass band from 5:15 -6:00 Saturday
and again from 4:15 until 5:15 on Sunday closing out the weekend
activities. Be a guest at the 10:30 Sunday morning service at the New
Beginnings Church on Main Street. The service will be held on the lawn
weather permitting or inside the 1870 Gothic Revival church in case of
rain. Their "Praise & Worship Team" will provide music on
the church lawn
at 1:00 p.m.
And with all the activity taking place on the streets of Old
Washington, one cannot forget the shops, the many museums and other features of the
village. Visit Washington's antique and specialty shops, many of which
are in historic buildings. Among the shops you will find antiques,
furniture, estate jewelry, Antique Lustres, period cut glass, other glassware, Hadley and Bybee pottery. There are
a lamp shop,
brass shop and picture framing shops as well as juried crafters working on site many days in
their shop. The Marshall Keys Tavern will be serving and street vendors
will offer a variety of foods to satisfy everyone. Visitors can sit on one of the
hay bales around the village and drink in the ambience of Washington. Make
this a family event your children will remember to their grandchildren.
Washington which was settled by Simon Kenton in 1786 and still has many of
the original log cabins that were here in 1790 when Washington was the second
largest town in Kentucky, second only to Lexington, is nestled, 4 miles south of the banks of the Ohio
River and Maysville, 50 miles northeast of Lexington, KY, 50 miles west of
Portsmouth, Ohio, and 51 miles east of Cincinnati, Oh, (take the Wilder Exit #77
off I-275 onto Route #9 - also known as the AA Highway), then turn right at the
light by Wendy's onto US 68, turn left at second light up into Old Washington.
Washington is 1 mile south of the AA Highway on US 68. Plan a weekend in
Washington, (now part of Maysville). You will be welcomed! Visit our
website: www.washingtonky.com -
Go to the Map link, there you can put in your address on Mapquest and print
driving directions.
One may reach Washington by crossing over the Simon Kenton Bridge into Kentucky
from Aberdeen, Ohio, or the new Harsha bridge just outside Aberdeen coming from
Ripley, or travel US 68, now known as the Simon Kenton Highway from Lexington to
Washington.
If you need directions you may call 606-759-7423
and we will guide you here.
SIMON KENTON HARVEST FESTIVAL – 33rd Annual Event
2009 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Most Shops open around 10:00 a.m.
Saturday
– September 19
Location:
9:30
Welcome Ceremony with Flag
Raising
Paxton House
10:00 Kenton Kin
Executive
Board Meeting - Public Welcome
Old Church Museum
10:30
Wagon pulled by oxen and Carriage Rides Start
1:00- 11:45 Jennifer Rose
Escabar
Stage
12:00-12:45 "Royal Blue" Bluegrass
Band
Stage
1:00-1:30 Morehead Mountain Strings Dulcimer
Club
Stage
1:00-2:00 Mark Sage " Daniel
Boone"
Old Church Museum
1:30-2:30 "Mountain Mist (Dulcimers)
1:45-2:15 Jennifer Rose
Escabar
Stage
2:00-3:00 Gary Hunt "Principal Chief Shawnee
Tribe"
Old Church Museum
3:00 -3:30 Jon Stealey "Camera
Obscure"
Stage
3:30-4:00 Morehead Mountain Strings Dulcimer
Club
Stage
3:30-4:30 Mel Hankla " Simon
Kenton" Old Church Museum
3:30
Pet Contest - (back lawn
of)
Harriett Beecher Stowe Museum
4:15-5:00 Grandma
Kept a Buckeye in her Purse - John
Tierney Stage
5:15-6:00 "Royal Blue" Bluegrass Band Stage
All day Both days:
Have conversations with Simon Kenton,
Daniel Boone & Te Principal Chief of the Piqua Tribe, Bluegrass music-Folk
& Dulcimer music- Vendor demonstrations from bygone days - pioneer games for
children - Town Crier - Contests, Crafters- Face painting Children's Games.
All museums will be open to the public - Food for every taste bud and much
more
All Children can sign up to win a free
bike - 1 boys & 1 girls bike to be given away.
Sunday
– September 20
Location:
Most Shops open 10:00 a.m.
10:30
Outdoor Church
Service
New Beginnings Church Lawn
12:15-12::45 Jennifer Rose Escabar
Stage
12:45-1:15 Christianity on the Frontier - Mark
Sage
Old Church Museum
1:00
"Praise & Worship
Team"
New Beginnings Church Lawn
1:30
Oxen pulled Wagon and Carriage Rides Start
1:30-2:00 Jennifer Rose
Escabar
Stage
2:15-3:15 Principal
Chief - Gary Hunt of the Piqua Sept. of the Shawnee
Indians Old Church Museum
3:15-4:15 Simon
Kenton portrayed by Mel Hankla
Old Church Museum
3:15-4:15 "Mountain Mist" (Dulcimers)
4:15-5:15 "Royal Blue" Bluegrass
Band
Stage
Vendors plus shops on both sides of street - 86 to date and more
coming.
Anyone can participate - Contact : Suzie 606-564-9419 Ext, 308 to bring
your wares.
Antiques, Dulcimer Maker, Long Rifles & Hunting Pouches, Powder Horns, Broom
Making & Apple Pressing,
Musical Items, Antique Cameras, Wooden Furniture, Photography, Canes &
Baskets, Lavender, Pottery, Wood Crafts,
Handmade Soaps, Wooden Rocking Horses, Dolls, Basket Making, Quilting, All forms
of Art Work, Jewelry, Bags,
Barn Quilt Jewelry - Furniture - Quilts - Hair Bows, Longaberger Baskets, Handmade crafts of all
types
- Farmers market - Plus many more
....
Food:
Marshall Keys Tavern
The Snack Spot - Hand squeezed lemonade
Gastineau's Goodies - Funnel cakes, Deep fried candy, Spiral Tators and
more
Massey Concessions - Tenderloin, Walking Taco, Chicken Wrap, Deep Fried Twinkies
and more
Days Fun Food - Burgers, Hot dogs, Ice-cream, Shaved Ice, Cotton Candy and
more
Hawaiian Ice South - Shaved Ice, Kettle Corn
A & A Concessions - Fish, Fries, Onion Rings, Ham Sandwiches and more
Bennett's BBQ - Pulled Pork
Washington Methodist Church - Baked Goods
Betty Truesdale - Homemade Ice Cream
More being added
Previous Year's Simon Kenton Festival Press Release
By: Phyllis Helphenstine
Once upon a time there was a great pioneer hero named Simon Kenton who opened
the northern gateway into Kentucky for hundreds of settlers between 1785 and
1800. It is in his honor that the village known as the "Log Cabin Capital
of the Area", Washington, Kentucky, has for the past 31 years has held the "Simon Kenton
Harvest Festival". Kenton
Kin from far and near converge on Old Washington located on US 68, 4 miles south
of Maysville where they meet to exchange genealogy, dozens of Living Historians
set up camps to represent the 18th century for the public,
demonstrate frontier Kentucky life and skills of the pioneers
including tomahawk and knife throwing competitions, blacksmithing, firepit
ironware cooking, candle making, games and much more. There will be a 1786
Muzzleloader Rifle competition featuring the Kentucky Flintlock
Longrifle that won Kentucky. During the weekend will be various reenactments and
frontier street skits. On Saturday see Mel Hankla portray Simon Kenton for the presentation
of a lifetime! The descendents will have an 18th century Frontier Church
Service in the Log Cabin Church on new US 68 10:00 AM on
Sunday morning. Combine these special activities with the hourly entertainment,
festival food, antique and craft shops. In
the atmosphere of the beautiful pioneer village of Historic Washington you are
guaranteed a wonderful time! FREE admission.
One may reach Washington by crossing over the Simon Kenton Bridge into Kentucky
from Aberdeen, Ohio, or the new bridge between Aberdeen and Ripley, or travel US
68, now known as the Simon Kenton Highway from Lexington to Washington.
Quality craft, antique, and food vendors will be set up in Washington.
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This happy couple are previous winners of the Pet
Contest.
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Sunday: Trolley will leave the Log Visitor's Center for the Church Service
at 9:30 for the Frontier Church Service at 10:00. The Historic Washington Shopkeepers Association
sponsors this event, with the support of the, city of Maysville.
The carousel shop, Fiesta ware, jewelry, antique lamp shop, Civil War items, dollhouse shop, framing shops and galleries, pottery: Mary Hadley, Bybee and
custom crocks, Cat’s Meow, graniteware, paper doll books, John Deere & Coca-Cola
collectibles, paperweights, a good selection of antique and craft shops all
flourish in the village – most are open year round. There are several special events
throughout the year with the next being the 40th annual Frontier
Christmas December 1st and 2nd.
Today three of Washington's log cabins house museums: C1787 Mefford's Station,
prior to C1790 Simon Kenton Store Shrine, and the prior to 1790 Log Visitor's
Center (606)-759-7411, where books like "The Frontiersman" and Simon
Kenton Scouts" are sold. Tour guides wearing long dresses, white
aprons and dust caps and men in period costume conduct tours of the nine museums
and throughout the village. The "Log Cabin Learning" tour taking
place in 3 of the original log cabins and depicting a day in the life of a
pioneer child is a very popular school field trip for schools in the tri-state
area. Washington is also included on the "Underground Railroad"
and "Covered Bridge" tours. Other museums on tour are: the
Harriet Beecher Stowe Slavery to Freedom Museum, 1807, Paxton Inn C1800, the
Albert Sidney Johnston Home c1797, the Old Church Museum 1848, and the
Presbyterian Church 1870. Washington's newest museum, The Carriage House,
has a wonderful display of horse-drawn carriages with admission of only $1.00
and everything the owners receive they give to the Alzheimer's Foundation.
Washington which was settled by Simon Kenton in 1786 and still has many of
the original log cabins that were here in 1790 when Washington was the second
largest town in Kentucky, second only to Lexington, is nestled, 4 miles south of the banks of the Ohio
River and Maysville, 50 miles northeast of Lexington, KY, 50 miles west of
Portsmouth, Ohio, and 51 miles east of Cincinnati, Oh, (take the Wilder Exit #77
off I-275 onto Route #9 - also known as the AA Highway), then turn right at the
light by Wendy's onto US 68, turn left at second light up into Old Washington.
Washington is 1 mile south of the AA Highway on US 68. Plan a weekend in
Washington, (now part of Maysville). You will be welcomed!
SIMON KENTON HARVEST FESTIVAL – 30th Annual Event
2006 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday
– September 16
10:00 Opening
Ceremony – Town Square
Welcome – Mayor David Cartmell &
State Representative Mike Denham
Flag Raising & 21 Gun Salute honoring
MC: Radio Personality James “Doc” Shires
Simon Kenton by Am Vets
Star Spangled Banner – Brenda Manning
11:00
Kenton Kin Meeting – Washington Meeting House
11:00
Gun Powder Creek Band – Ben Pedigo & Family – Bluegrass Music
-Town Square
12:00
Arthur Whitman’s Upfront Band – Vocalist – Brittney Kay
12:30
Frontier Costume Contest – Town Square
1:00
Pet Dog & Cat Contest
1:00-2:00
Mel Hankla portraying Simon Kenton in Meeting House - Public Welcome
1:30
Irish Revue – St. Patrick’s Concert Choir
2:15
Sherri’s Arts & Dance Students – (Great Dance Revue/Many Acts)
2:30 –4:00 1786
Muzzleloader Rifle Competition at Federal Hill
3:00
“Fancy Free Cloggers” – Ages 8 to 80 – and
“Breakup” Cloggers (Just returned from performing at Disney World)
4:00
“KY Express” – Traditional Country
5:00
Indian Skirmish on Old Main Street
Sunday – September 17
9:30-9:45
Trolley Leaves Log Visitor’s Center for Log Church Service
10:00
Frontier Church Service – Log Church on new US 68
12:30
Grace Church Choir – Town Square
1:30
Libby Estill
2:00
“4 Heaven’s Sake” – Lexington
Group in Concert - Featuring Judy Gallenstein
3:00
Stars of Renfro Valley Barn Dance
4:00
Country Tap/Cloggers
Both
Days:
10:00-5:00
Antique, Craft & Specialty Shops in Historic Buildings line Old Main
Street
10:00-5:00 Antique,
Craft & Food Vendors on Street
10:00-5:00 Frontier
Encampment & Demonstrations & Various Frontier Skits & Indian
Skirmishes on street
11:00-5:00 Articles
from Duncan Tavern in Paris for Sale in Paxton Inn
John Parker Tobacco Press – Harriet Beecher Stowe Museum
Guided Tours by Costumed Guides from Log Visitors Center, Video,
Souvenirs & Books
Museums: Simon Kenton Store, Albert
Sidney Johnston & Mefford's Fort Open with Guide inside
For
more information: Mary Jo Chandler 606-724-5700 – E-mail: mjchandler_2000@yahoo.com
The
Historic Washington Shopkeepers Association sponsors this event. The City of
Maysville and the Washington Shopkeepers are not responsible for accidents or
injury.
Simon Kenton Kin
On the third weekend in September from near and far, the Kenton Kin converge on Washington to honor their ancestor, the Frontiersman, Simon Kenton.
The Kenton family meets at 11am on Saturday to exchange genealogy and visit with
family. Along with the Kenton family group, dozens of Living Historians will set
up camps to represent the 18th century for the public. They will demonstrate
frontier Kentucky life and skills of the pioneers including tomahawk and
knife throwing competitions, blacksmithing, firepit ironware cooking, candle
making, games and much more. Articles for sale include colonial clothing,
antler knives and powder horns, children's games, jewelry and rock
candy. There will be a 1790's black powder competition featuring
the Kentucky Flintlock Longrifle that won Kentucky. During the weekend will
be various reenactments and frontier street skits. See Mel Hankla portray Simon
Kenton for the presentation of a lifetime! Our 18th century Log Cabin Church
Service begins at 10 AM on Sunday morning. Combine these special activities with
the hourly entertainment, festival food and colonial tavern, Sunday parade,
antique and craft shops. In the atmosphere of the beautiful pioneer village of
Historic Washington you are guaranteed a wonderful time!
Come join us on September 16th and 17st from 10
a.m. both days at the 30th annual Simon Kenton Frontier
Festival. Free Admission to this Family Friendly Event. Contact
person is Jon Hagee, (pictured on left) at jhagee@mail.com
or
(859) 271-2918.
Web Sites:
Simon Kenton Frontier Festival http://frontierfolk.org/festival.htm
Kenton Kin: http://frontierfolk.org/k-kin.htm
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Simon Kenton Parade in Washington, Kentucky
Simon Kenton Festival Pet
& COSTUME CONTESTS IN WASHINGTON, KY
No Entry Fee. All
Classes.
1st Prize $10, 2nd Prize $5, 3rd Prize Ribbon.
There is a
contest for "The Cutest Cat".
Dogs have more categories with winners
for:
1. Smallest Dog
2. Largest Dog
3. Best Dog Trick
4. Cutest Dog
5. Any Animal in Cutest Costume
6. Exotic Pet (no snakes!)
COSTUME CONTESTS:
1. CHILD UNDER 12 IN FRONTIER COSTUME
2. WOMAN IN FRONTIER COSTUME
3. MAN IN FRONTIER COSTUME
4. COUPLE IN FRONTIER COSTUME
5. INDIAN COSTUME
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