Kings Landing welcomes bountiful fall harvest
Published Monday October 13th, 2008
Hundreds of people celebrated Thanksgiving in a more traditional setting this year.
Kings Landing Historical Settlement, in all of its autumn splendor, was a beehive of activity over the weekend as it opened its doors to the public for its annual Thanksgiving festival.
Mouth-watering turkey dinner was served by candlelight in the Kings Head Inn, children played in the fallen leaves and interacted with friendly barnyard animals, while wannabe musketeers took aim at paper turkeys.
Darrell Butler, manager of heritage resources at Kings Landing, said the Thanksgiving festival is a tradition that families and staff look forward to every year.
"We've been doing this for probably close to 30 years now, and essentially we're celebrating the fall harvest and thanking the Lord for providing for people," he said.
"It's just a wonderful event and a great time for everyone to come out and enjoy the fall colours and the wonderful autumn weather."
Butler said Kings Landing offers up a full plate of activities guaranteed to capture visitors' imaginations.
"People are coming in and taking part in the apple games for kids, the black powder turkey shoot, apple cider making displays, a country auction, and we had the horse power and drag saw display going today. There's so much going on.
"This is a time for people to come out and just see the harvest, see the crops, see the pumpkins in the wagons and most importantly, see where their food comes from."
The fall colours and nostalgic smells of food being cooked over a wood stove seemed to bring out the Thanksgiving spirit in many visitors.
And most people were thankful for one thing above all else.
"I'm just thankful for my family," said Philip Weir of Turtle Creek. "As long as we're together this weekend, that's all that matters."
"This is our special day today, just the four of us here today," said Rob Saunders of Fredericton.
"We're thankful for our family, our children, our grandchildren and the fact that we're being treated to such a beautiful day today."
The Thanksgiving festival runs through today, which is also the final day for visitors to enjoy Kings Landing before it closes for the winter.
For more information call 506-363-4999.
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