Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Here & There Column 8-18-09

On September 20 you will be able to see live eagles and raptors and talk with Bill Streeter of the Delaware Valley Raptors located in Milford, Pa. You will be greatly entertained with their Demonstration of Live Birds of Prey at 1 p.m.


Harvest Festivals Start August 30

One of the greatest additions to fun in the early Fall months here in Sullivan County are the Harvest Festivals at Bethel Woods.
It's difficult at times to believe that his year marks the eleventh anniversary of the Harvest Festival, an annual event celebrating the bounty, talent, and beauty of Sullivan County and surrounding areas. Over the years, the festival has grown from a small farmer's market with a handful of vendors and a few guest musicians, to a full festival featuring close to 100 vendors each week as part of the farmer's market, craft village and festival food areas. The Festival also presents artist demos, corn & hay mazes, pony rides, art and education programs, a Woodstock and รข€˜60s themed table auction, "gathering of the scarecrows" and more.
A sense of community is reflected throughout the Harvest Festival. The corn and hay mazes are operated by volunteer organizations that are able to benefit from this fund raising opportunity.
The Festival occurs every Sunday 11am - 4pm, August 30 through Columbus Day weekend, rain or shine.
Admission is FREE and Parking is $2.00 per car. A $2.00 per car parking fee has been implemented to help offset costs to operate the Festival, and permits Bethel Woods to continue to present this important community event quality event.
The events scheduled this year include August 30 The Harvest Wine Festival, September 6 Alpaca Festival, September 13 Taste of Sullivan Bicentennial Event, September 20 Earth Day in Autumn, September 27 Mountain Music Festival, October 4 Chili Day in October and October 11 Rustic Home Craft Festival.
We congratulate the organizers of the Bethel Woods Harvest Festivals for bringing back Bill Streeter of the Delaware Valley Raptor Center located in Milford, Pa. Bill will once again display some of the birds of pray, including an eagle, owl, hawk and possibly a falcon during a 1 p.m. demonstration on September 20. We urge everyone to pencil in this event on their calendar and learn how this organization is so dedicated to the rehabilitation and conservation of birds of pray where they provide humane professional care for orphaned, ill and injured raptors so they can ultimately be returned to the wild. This public information demonstration is well worth your time.
Additional information on the festivals can be obtained at http://www.bethelwoodscenter.org/
Get out and enjoy all of these special Sullivan County fall events.......winter is not far behind.

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