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September 6, 2012

Honoring old times

Wolfpen Woods Pioneer Village event this weekend

CANNONSBURG — Wolfpen Woods Pioneer Village gives visitors a chance to experience the late 1700s.

The event, set for Saturday and Sunday, will include restored log buildings and historical re-enactors, all reflecting  life during the time of the frontier. Native American re-enactors will be in their encampment portraying their way of life and their interaction with pioneers.

Activities include a walk along a historic trail with characters such as Hokoesqua, principal chief of the Shawnee tribe; Henry and James Skaggs, James Fraley and Mathias Harmon, Daniel Boone and Mrs. William Robert Leslie.

Most buildings in the villSage will be accessible to visitors and the outdoor bake oven, where fresh bread will be available for sampling, will be operating.

Vendors will be on site and Wolfpen Woods Store will sell souvenirs, bottled water and soft drinks.

Wolfpen Woods Pioneer Village’s 12th annual Indian Summer will be Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 per person.  Restoration of log structures, which were saved from demolition, is ongoing. To assist in the process, call Roland or Margaret Burns at (606) 928-6975 or visit wolfpenwoods.com.

To get to Wolfpen Woods Pioneer Village: At the Interstate 64 Cannonsburg exit¸turn south onto Ky.180 toward Flying J. Pass Flying J on the left and go straight through the traffic light over the hill to Ky. 3 South. Continue on Ky. 3 about nine miles to Ky. 773 (Bolts Fork). Turn right and go almost a mile and turn onto Wolfpen Woods (gravel driveway.)

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