Applefest 2022
Nora Gurnee, 14 months, who came to Applefest with her mother, Rachel Gurnee, and grandmother, Cindi Gurnee, takes in the scene during Max Schang and Charlie Barath's musical performance in Bandstand Park on Friday. Other musical acts on Friday included HOLeY Jeans, the Franklin High School Madrigals, Joe Liotta and Friends, and The Route 8 Band.
Grace Gryskewicz, 2, goes "Whoa!" while pointing at a giant bubble from a bubble wand while her sister, Gabby Gryskewicz, 3, watches in delight. Wielding the bubble wand, of which he had several for sale, was John Colwell, who was there with his eight-year-old son, Damian. "I've been doing this since I was 13," John Colwell said.
William the billy goat, seen at his Applefest station in the front yard of the Wilson, Thompson & Cisek law offices on Elk Street on Saturday, drew many people who knew of his legendary escapade through the Franklin area last fall.
- By Leigh-Anne Williams
Mike Perczel, of Linesville, right talks with Jim Hoover, of Franklin, about his 1954 MG TF parked in the middle of Liberty Street during Applefest’s annual car show on Sunday. According to Perczel, British carmaker MG manufactured its TF model from 1953 to 1955.
People make their way up and down Liberty Street during Applefest’s car show on Sunday. There were between 400 and 500 classic vehicles on hand along Liberty Street, between 13th and 11th streets, and also parked on 12th and South Park streets.
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Rocky Grove High School juniors (from left) Sofia Fike, Brionna Jones and Emily Rice help hang up some scarves in Brenda Krieger’s Applefest booth at Fountain Park on Thursday.
William the billy goat will be at Applefest on Saturday and Sunday in an effort to help bring in donations of essential items for the victims of Hurricane Ian in Florida.
- Contributed photo
Baskets of apples for sale line 12th Street in Franklin as part of the Applefest farmers market on Friday.
Crowds of people stream along the sidewalks of Fountain Park amid the fall colors at about noon on Friday, after the rain ended.
Nora Gurnee, 14 months, who came to Applefest with her mother, Rachel Gurnee, and grandmother, Cindi Gurnee, takes in the scene during Max Schang and Charlie Barath's musical performance in Bandstand Park on Friday. Other musical acts on Friday included HOLeY Jeans, the Franklin High School Madrigals, Joe Liotta and Friends, and The Route 8 Band.
Sporting rain ponchos and jackets to fend off the precipitation, Nancy Lindsey (left) and Pat Dolecki, both of Franklin, also sport cheerful faces despite the weather as they stand by the Cathy’s Clay, Pet Shop & Emporium booth.
Applefest patrons take shelter in Iron Furnace Coffee during a rain shower Friday morning.
Cousins Eve Swatek, 5, and Alice Eakin, 7, sport matching star headbands from one of the Applefest booths while Alice bites into an apple. The girls, who are both from Venango County, came with Eve’s mother, Rebecca Swatek.
St. Patrick Church volunteer Jamie Glatt serves sausage to Rich Fiore of Pittsburgh at the Applefest apple pancake breakfast in the old St. Patrick School gymnasium on Friday. “We come up here every year,” Fiore said.
Grace Gryskewicz, 2, goes "Whoa!" while pointing at a giant bubble from a bubble wand while her sister, Gabby Gryskewicz, 3, watches in delight. Wielding the bubble wand, of which he had several for sale, was John Colwell, who was there with his eight-year-old son, Damian. "I've been doing this since I was 13," John Colwell said.
William the billy goat, seen at his Applefest station in the front yard of the Wilson, Thompson & Cisek law offices on Elk Street on Saturday, drew many people who knew of his legendary escapade through the Franklin area last fall.
- By Leigh-Anne Williams
The Franklin Area High School marching band performs on Liberty Street during Applefest on Saturday.
- By Leigh-Anne Williams
Ariana Griffin and Corabel Shiley, both of Oil City, finish the Applefest Race for Any Pace 5k on Saturday.
- By Madolyn Williams
Children approach the finish line on Liberty Street during the Applefest Race for Any Pace 5k on Saturday as the crowd watches.
- By Leigh-Anne Williams
Quinlyn Karns and Makenna Reavis perform a dance duet on Liberty Street during Applefest on Saturday. They are on the competition team at Fusion Dance Center in Franklin.
- By Leigh-Anne Williams
Fifteen-year-old entrepreneur Reece Sari, 15, has his woodwork creations on display at Applefest on Saturday. Sari started his woodwork business, Reece’s Wooden Pieces, two years ago.
- By Leigh-Anne Williams
People eating breakfast, along with shoppers and vendors fill Liberty Street’s sidewalks during Applefest on Saturday morning.
- By Leigh-Anne Williams
Applefest Race for Any Pace 5k first-place finisher Caleb Prettyman crosses the finish line at 16:36 on Saturday.
- By Madolyn Williams
Traffic police had their work cut out for them over the weekend as people and vehicles made their way into downtown Franklin.
- By Leigh-Anne Williams
The Brandon Rae Band (BRB) was one of the bands performing at Bandstand Park during Applefest on Saturday.
- By Leigh-Anne Williams
Mike Perczel, of Linesville, right talks with Jim Hoover, of Franklin, about his 1954 MG TF parked in the middle of Liberty Street during Applefest’s annual car show on Sunday. According to Perczel, British carmaker MG manufactured its TF model from 1953 to 1955.
Dave Elam, of Emlenton, checks out a 1936 Chevrolet on Liberty Street during Applefest’s car show on Sunday. Elam was impressed by the car’s “really clean” appearance; “like it’s not really been driven.”
People stop to look at a 1977 Chevrolet Z28 Camaro parked in the middle of Liberty Street during Applefest’s car show on Sunday.
People make their way up and down Liberty Street during Applefest’s car show on Sunday. There were between 400 and 500 classic vehicles on hand along Liberty Street, between 13th and 11th streets, and also parked on 12th and South Park streets.
Van Claypoole, of Butler, stands next to his 1969 Dodge Superbee, 426 hemi, stock 425 horsepower muscle car at Applefest’s car show on Sunday. Claypoole, who has owned the car for six years, completely restored it himself.
- By Melanie Krneta
Franklin resident Robert P. Blauser’s 2012 Dodge Superbee is parked on Liberty Street during Applefest’s car show on Sunday. Blauser says the car has 525 horsepower, 45 of which he added to the 392 hemi.
- By Melanie Krneta
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