News Release - Yankee Peddler Festival

Yankee Peddler Festival Association
August 2015
News Release
The Yankee Peddler Festival:
Preserving the Past for a Better Present
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If you are looking for a place where
you can discover and celebrate all the
good that we, as humans, can do and be,
then join the over two million intrepid
souls who have visited the Yankee Peddler Festival for past 42 years. Yankee
Peddler is a delightful world in which
people really do smile at one another,
share a quiet stroll through lovely wooded
glens, and make and tailor lovely art and
crafts to fit your needs and specifications.
It is a world that gives you a chance to
rejuvenate your spirit and give hope to
your soul — an antidote to many of the
negative moments of life that one can
encounter in our modern world.
For four decades, the Yankee Peddler
Festival has invited visitors to immerse
themselves in America’s early Republican
past, a time when the pace of life was
much slower and relaxed, a time when
people lived and worked for the purpose
of sharing with one another, a time when
everyone made their own household
objects rather than buying them off a shelf
in a big box store filled to the gills with
goods made by robotic arms in a far-off
factory. For three weekends every year,
the Yankee Peddlers come to Clays’ Park
Resort in Canal Fulton, Ohio, to re-create
this unique period of history.
There are over 250 consummate artists and crafters from all over the United
State and even Europe who set up rustic
shops in which they make their wares
and share their special knowledge with
visitors. Cooks roast, fry, and bake
foods over open fires and blend refreshing drinks from scratch to provide a
wholesome taste treat that is thankfully
very distinct from the bland, plasticized
flavoring of microwave food. Performances all-day by bands, soloists, magicians, and puppeteers can be discovered
around every bend of the trails through
the 75 acres of Festival grounds. The
militia, mountain men, and wagon train
are on hand to share their knowledge of
living off the bountiful land.
The Yankee Peddler Today Festival, now in its 12th year, runs alongside
the original Yankee Peddler. Yankee
Peddler Today builds upon the past to
bring the public a lovely, inspirational
world of contemporary art and crafting,
entertainment, and outdoor foods. Visitors who have not been to the Yankee
Peddler Festival for several years will
discover a whole new side of human
creativity and inspiration built upon the
foundation of excellence of the original
Yankee Peddler. The Today artists and
crafters create a present-day full of the
same qualities found in our wholesome
Republican past.
Last year, Festival promoters intro-
duced the first Children’s Weekend, two days with a special emphasis on activities
for the youth who will become not only the artists and crafters of the future, but
also the consumers of the future. The first Children’s Weekend was such a success
that it will be back bigger and better than ever on the weekend of September 19-20.
Not only can children meet with a militiaman and a mountain man, hold and learn
about butterflies in the gazebo, and learn how to paint and weave, among the many
activities. But they can also partake of Jim Volkert’s Children’s Theatre production
of “The Princess Who Couldn’t Laugh,” puppets and marionettes, a nifty magician
who asks children to help with her act, and lots of musical entertainment.
You needn’t buy a thing at Yankee Peddler, although it is hard to resist the
lovely crafts and the great food. You can just take in all the entertainment and
demonstrations on the grounds. But whether you do purchase something or not,
when you leave the world of the Yankee Peddlers to go home, you will also take
with you all that is good about people! And that is worth much more than the
price of admission!
The Yankee Peddler Festival and the Yankee Peddler Today Festival will
take place on the weekends of September 12-13, 19-20, & 26-27, at Clays’ Park
Resort in Canal Fulton, Ohio. Gates will open rain or shine from 10:30 am to 6:00
pm. Admission at the gate is $10 for adults, $9 for seniors, and $3 for children
(6-11). There are no hidden admission or convenience fees, and parking is always
free. Discounted tickets are available online on the Festival website, www.yankeepeddlerfestival.com. More information is also available at the same site or at
800-535-5634.
Editors: Please note that
we can provide names of crafters from your area and jpegs
of scenes from both Festivals
electronically. Please contact
Frank Cajka at ypfestivals@
gmail.com.
Media Contact
Frank Cajka
Yankee Peddler
Festival Association
PO Box 113226
Pittsburgh PA 15241
Phone 800 / 535-5634
[email protected]
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