Hi Fort Wayne friends. As most of my friends probably know, in July, I published a book of my Fort Wayne cartoons on Amazon called "Fort Wayne in a Nutshell". Here's the link Fort Wayne in a Nutshell: A Cartoon Retrospective by Steve Smeltzer if you're interested. Also, I'm posting a sample page from the book that may ring true to attendees of the Johnny Appleseed Festival later this month. P.S. Thanks from the bottom of my heart to those who left really wonderful reviews on the Amazon page!! I'm so lucky to live in such a supportive city.
This is our NEW Johnny Appleseed Festival, Inc. OFFICIAL Facebook page. We lost access to our OLD page back in March due to a hack and have exhausted our resources to recover it. Please spread the word - share this page as fast as possible so we can recover as many of our 17,000+ fans as possible!
This past Monday, 3/20, Jeopardy on CBS mentioned the Johnny Appleseed Festival, however, Jeopardy got the Answer wrong. They're statement was "Pies are in abundance at this Huntertown Indiana Festival that could also be called the John Chapman Festival".
We'll Alex it's Fort Wayne Indiana not Huntertown. The Huntertown address we use is for our PO box, for mailing purposes only. For all of our festival fans, we promise we are still safely located in Fort Wayne and we don't plan to go anywhere anytime Soon.
Alex Trebek, we'll take "The Best 1800 period festival in the United States" for $1,000 please.
Really cool to be mentioned on a national game show!!!
POST COMMENT: We were glad that the contestant still go the answer correct for $800. Whew!
The Johnny Appleseed Festival is this weekend. Don't miss all the goods and the goodies (carmel corn, sarsaparilla, corn on a stick, corn chowder, fresh produce, honey). I can smell it already! Here's one of my favorite memories delivered on the strings of Maynard Wade's music.
The Johnny Appleseed Festival is this weekend. Don't miss all the goods and the goodies (carmel corn, sarsaparilla, corn on a stick, corn chowder, fresh produce, honey). I can smell it already! Here's one of my favorite memories delivered on the strings of Maynard Wade's music.
He rode the Maypole with Coach Sellhorn's wife and daughters!
[ Some Snider Football players were filmed then published November 26, 2017 for the Mo Rocca episode on the CBS This Morning television show. ]
The Best Fall Festival in the Midwest - The Johnny Appleseed Festival! 5 minute video posted Sep 21, 2018 by Manly Moments on YouTube
Every September the Johnny Appleseed Festival marks the unofficial celebration of Autumn in Fort Wayne, IN. It is, debatably, the best Fall festivals in the Midwest as the sites and sounds of the 1800's are relived while celebrating the life of John Chapman. This video will give you a small glimpse of this amazing event.
JOHNNY APPLESEED FESTIVAL with KIDS! 2:51 minute video posted Sep 11, 2022 by VOs Travel with KIDS on YouTube
Where to go and what to do at the Johnny Appleseed Festival in Fort Wayne, Indiana. It’s the best fall festival in the Midwest! A festival dedicated to the life and times of Johnny Appleseed. See what vendors offer, watch Civil War reenactors, find the best food and let your kiddos go wild on games! Music by Soltre - www.soltreband.com Homestead chicken and dumplings, Little John’s Root Beer, antiques, vintage, farmers market, homemade home goods, kids games, live bluegrass music, live marching drum line, Johnny Appleseed grave site, where is Johnny Appleseed buried
Every year, the Johnny Appleseed Festival takes attendees back in time to the 1800s. In this video, WANE 15 rewinds to 1987, the 13th year of the festival!
JOHNNY APPLESEED DAY | Although Fort Wayne's annual Johnny Appleseed Festival has passed, today honors the man behind the celebration. Check out this archive footage of festival goers describing what they know about John Chapman!
[Anyone know who is the guy at the 0:27 mark who says his great-grandfather built the "basic coffin" for Johnny Appleseed?]
