 For
28 years, residents on Ferguson
Road in Junction City have
planted daffodils in long golden rows along the roadside, their numbers increasing with
each passing year.
For almost as many years, the third Sunday in March, visitors from Springfield to Monroe and Harrisburg have celebrated spring by taking the "Daffodil Drive" along the eight-mile stretch and stopping by Long Tom Grange where the members served homemade cinnamon rolls with coffee and punch, decorated the Grange Hall with flowers and hand-made quilts, and raffled off a daffodil quilt. |
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But this year
was different. In a burst of enthusiasm, typical of our community, the Grange members decided to turn the traditional "drive" into a two-day event and expand it to include local painters, potters, and fiber artists - as well as demonstrations and displays of llamas, alpacas, and antique cars. |
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didn't change, though... They still had homemade the rolls and coffee... And the quilt raffle... And, of course, the daffodils! So here are some pictures for you to enjoy of this year's First Annual Daffodil Festival! |
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| After leaving the farmlands, daffodil drive continues into the woods. |
Grange greeter Danuta offers a fine selection of daffodil bouquets |
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| Outside,
a blacksmith gathers a crowd as he demonstrates his skill. |
Inside the Grange Hall there was plenty of coffee and rolls - plus the quilt display. |
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| Outside, "donators" of wool were on display, while inside the Grange Hall, fiber artists showed how to use a spinning wheel to create the finished product. | |||
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Fans of antique cars had plenty to look at. |
Mmmm..fresh buns! |
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| Local artists and craftspeople displayed their crafts both inside and outside the Grange Hall. | If
you wanted anything daffodil on this day, there was only one place to
be: The Junction City Daffodil Festival! |
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