The festival focuses on quality music and crafts with a family oriented atmosphere. The food, from Barbeque to fried pies is not to be missed and you'll find typical country fare like beans and cornbread too.
The Apple Festival stems from the fact that apples were a staple food for the 252 Homestead families selected to participate in the program in the 1930s. Many of those apple trees still remain on the Homestead farms.
Admission to the Apple Festival is $5.00 and Children 10 and under are free. A visit to the historic Homestead Tower constructed in 1937-38 is included in the admission. The tower originally housed the administrative offices of the Homestead Project along with a water storage tank and at the top of the tower was a lookout with a view of most of the original Homestead farms.
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