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‘Doc’ Wiedman earns 2021 Arrowhead Award

Larry “Doc” Wiedman (middle) received the 2021 Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival Arrowhead Award on Saturday, Sept. 25, during the festival. Pioneer Festival Co-Chairman Jennifer Scalf (left) and Lori Satchwill presented the award.
Photo by Emily Wyatt

The Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival made its return in 2021 on Saturday, Sept. 25, and Sunday, Sept. 26, offering participants food, entertainment, shopping and activities for all ages during the two days.

There are many people involved with the festival to make it run smoothly, but Pioneer Festival Co-Chairman Jennifer Scalf says that they give the Arrowhead Award every year to an individual, group or organization that “goes above and beyond to make our festival a success.”

Historical Society will come to 2021 FOTW Pioneer Festival

The Huntington County Historical Society will be at the 2021 Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival.

Volunteers will staff the Historical Society space at Hier’s Park on both Saturday, Sept. 25, and Sunday, Sept. 26, during regular festival hours. It will be situated amid other historical exhibits in Heritage Hall.

In addition to a historical display, the society will offer books and other souvenirs for sale and there will be an opportunity for festivalgoers to complete forms for Historical Society membership.

Pioneer Festival is coming up

The Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival will return to Huntington this month for its 45th year, filling the Huntington County Fairgrounds and adjacent Hier’s Park with the sights, sounds and smells of a bygone era.

The festival is set for Saturday, Sept. 25, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, Sept. 26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Costumed re-enactors demonstrate the everyday skills of the era while the 1st U.S. Light Artillery 1812 engages in military drills and riders on horseback exhibit their sharpshooting skills.

Pioneer Festival returning

The Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival will return to Huntington this fall, after cancelling in 2020 for the first time since the festival’s inception in 1976.

This year’s celebration will be held Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 25 and 26, at the Huntington County Fairgrounds and the adjacent Hier’s Park. Hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday. An old-time worship service will be offered on Sunday at 9 a.m. Admission is charged.

The festival will abide by any Health Department restrictions in effect at the time of the event.

Pioneer Festival Committee cancels event for 2020

The Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival Committee has announced the cancellation of this year’s festival.

Festival Co-Chair Lori Satchwill said issues involving budgeting and vendors, combined with problems arising from the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be too much to hold the festival, which had been set for Sept. 26 and 27, and would have been the 45th year for the event.

Fire!


Photo by Scott Trauner.

A trio of soldiers from the encampment at the 44th annual Forks of the Wabash Pionner Festival fires their muskets at a target on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Watching the blacksmith work


Photo by Scott Trauner.

Vanessa Koughn (back left) and Dave Koughn, both of Huntington, watch as Aaron Dutt (front), of Uniondale, tends to his blacksmithing duties at the Pioneer Village on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the 44th annual Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival at the Huntington County Fairgrounds.

Pioneer merry-go-round


Photo by Scott Trauner.

Several youth enjoy a ride on the pioneer merry-go-round sponsored by Boy Scout Troop 637 on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the 44th annual Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival  at the Huntington County 4-H Fairgrounds.

Got it!


Photo by Scott Trauner.

Rick Deckena, of North Manchester, moves on to the next target after shooting a balloon during a demonstration by the Indiana Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association on Saturday, Sept. 27, at the 44th annual Forks of the Wabash Pioneer Festival.