Taking a step back in time and learning about the past can come in many forms.
Reading a book or magazine article about the past certainly can be informative and insightful. Checking out a video or television show about the past is another way to experience living history. However, seeing the way the pioneers accomplished daily tasks first hand through an in-person demonstration may be the most direct way to discover the ways of the past.
Saturday, Oct. 7, was an opportunity to learn about the past as well as celebrate a good time in the present moment at the annual Saxon Lutheran Memorial Fall Festival.
More than 20 different demonstrations were available, from an apple cider press and apple butter cooking to chicken butchering and whittling and woodwordking.
Jessica Jessup of Old Appleton attended this year’s event with her family, including three children.
“I like the authenticity of it all,” she said. “I like how everything is still here.”
She was finishing up taking a photo of two of her children in a after they completed buggy ride.
As for a food that caught her attention, one rose to the top.
“The doughnuts are a go-to,” she said. “They are a must.”
The highlights for the kids included the houses as well as the horses.
“We’ll definitely come back next year,” Jessup said.