Bedford County (Part 2 of 2): Fall Foliage Festival

So, after Toby and I toured the county looking at historic covered bridges, we went to the town of Bedford's Fall Foliage Festival. They had over 400 artists and craftsman, at least 25 different food vendors (crab cake sandwiches, gyros, funnel cakes, and homemade lemonade just to name a few), and live entertainment. It was huge and thousands of people came from all over the northeast to be a part of it.

We parked at Old Bedford Village and took a shuttle

bus to where the festival was being held downtown.

Old Bedford Village is a collection of historic homes,

shops, craftsmen and re-enactors designed to be

from the French & Indian War and Civil War eras.

On the courthouse steps, young women from

the community were being named to see who

would be Miss Fall Foliage Festival (much

like a high school's homecoming court).

Historical sign in front of the courthouse

with a description of the county's history.

Just one of the many food vendors

Greek food vendor's wonderful food items

for making gyros and Greek salads.

Toby eating Twinkies that are battered

and deep fried like funnel cakes.

People kayaking on the Juniata River

A man making kettle corn

There were horse rides for children at Fort

Bedford (located along the Juniata River).

A quartet that walked around singing country music.

Live entertainment on the square at the gazebo.

These guys were the Four Townsmen and they

performed classic rock n' roll songs.

A little girl dancing to the music.

Everywhere you looked, you could see beautiful

architectural features in Bedford's downtown buildings.