After a hot, dry summer here in Springfield, we have welcomed the cooler, fall-like weather with open arms. As a fun way to celebrate the coming autumn season, Greg and I went to the Fall Festival at historic Clayville on Saturday. Clayville is a little settlement about 8 miles west of Springfield that was settled back in the 1820s. The centerpiece of the little village is the Broadwell Inn, this beautiful building that is supposedly the oldest brick structure in Sangamon County.
Even though the leaves haven't changed colors yet, it still felt very fall-ish around the village with the corn stalks and pumpkins around. These are some old cabins from the area that were moved to the site. The festival was a lot of fun and included Civil War re-enactors, craftsmen, black powder demonstrations, and other period-style crafts.
We had a great time welcoming fall!
One of our favorite things to see was the bee display. Even the bees around here love Lincoln! We were so impressed by the Lincoln honeycomb that we bought some honey from these people. It was a beautiful day and a fun event to attend!
After a hot, dry summer here in Springfield, we have welcomed the cooler, fall-like weather with open arms. As a fun way to celebrate the coming autumn season, Greg and I went to the Fall Festival at historic Clayville on Saturday. Clayville is a little settlement about 8 miles west of Springfield that was settled back in the 1820s. The centerpiece of the little village is the Broadwell Inn, this beautiful building that is supposedly the oldest brick structure in Sangamon County.
Even though the leaves haven't changed colors yet, it still felt very fall-ish around the village with the corn stalks and pumpkins around. These are some old cabins from the area that were moved to the site. The festival was a lot of fun and included Civil War re-enactors, craftsmen, black powder demonstrations, and other period-style crafts.
We had a great time welcoming fall!
One of our favorite things to see was the bee display. Even the bees around here love Lincoln! We were so impressed by the Lincoln honeycomb that we bought some honey from these people. It was a beautiful day and a fun event to attend!
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Cool Lincoln honeycomb!
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