Some years ago we had a gentleman that walked the Grabill Fair parade, and also walked downtown portraying the legendary Johnny Appleseed. He looked more like Johnny Appleseed, then Johnny himself, except for his overalls sticking out underneath his gunny sack. (Toga.) I ran across a picture of him recently and memories flooded back of…
A legend, an oddball, a real man. He was dressed in a gunney sack, (toga,) a cooking pot on his head, and very little else. No shoes, no coat. The bottom of his feet were as thick as shoe leather. He looked odd to those who saw him, and he was unique. He was a…
Mrs. Tammy Nouza’s and Mrs. Jessica Jacob’s first grade classrooms at Grover Hill Elementary celebrated Johnny Appleseed with a variety of apple related centers. Parent volunteers helped with apple food tasting, Johnny Appleseed craft, math, science, and story centers. Students learned about the life of Johnny Appleseed and the life cycle of an apple throughout…
Johnny Appleseed Festival & Christmas Light Drive Thru at Auglaize Village Auglaize Village is set to host this year’s Johnny Appleseed Festival on October 3-4, 2015. Come out and enjoy a weekend of apple butter, sorghum molasses, cider press and tasting, broom shop, basket weaver, the general store, caramel corn, ice cream parlor, flea market…
