Chehaw park’s Natural Resources Manager Ben Kirkland explains the art of making a fire at Chehaw’s Frontier Festival this weekend. The festival started Friday morning and will run until Sunday afternoon. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
Despite cloudy skies dozens of patrons enjoyed a glimpse into life in the past at the annual Chehaw Frontier Festival.
Bea the Knife is a popular Chehaw Frontier Fest vendor that has come to the festival for more than a decade. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Chehaw’s Ben Kirkland explains the process of making a bow out of wood from native, Albany area trees. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Ben Kirkland makes a fire using the “bow” technique. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)A camper at Chehaw’s Frontier Festival this weekend explains the process of making a hunting bow to guests at the festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)A camper at this weekend’s Frontier Festival at Chehaw park throws another log on the fire. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)A group of campers at Chehaw’s Frontier Festival finish cooking a later breakfast Saturday. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Shaun Edwards cleans his muzzle-loader rifle at Chehaw’s Frontier Festival this weekend. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Paul Haber, a blacksmith from North Carolina, heats up a piece of steel on his portable forge at the Chehaw Frontier Festival this weekend. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Nick Carter proudly displays the fire he created Saturday at the Chehaw park Frontier Festival using the “flint and steel” method. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Jimmy, left, and Dale, right, Carter say coming to camp at Chehaw’s Frontier Festival is the highlight of the year for them. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Chehaw’s Ben Kirkland gets a fire started for crowds at Chehaw’s Frontier Festival Saturday morning. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Tristan Lariviere of the Lower Muscogee Creek Tribe, bangs out a rhythm on his drum Saturday morning at the Chehaw Frontier Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Blacksmith Paul Haber shapes a piece of metal on his anvil at the Chehaw Frontier Festival this weekend. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Chehaw Director of Community Engagement Morgan Burnette enjoys a warm fire at the park’s Frontier Festival running this weekend. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Terry Poll, left, and Jeremy Bryant, right, chew the fat while sitting by the fire at Chehaw’s Frontier Festival this weekend. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Blacksmith Paul Haber, from North Carolina, heats up the fire on his portable forge during his weekend stay at Chehaw Park for the annual Frontier Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Veronica Wiese weaves a basket at Chehaw’s Frontier Festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Chehaw park’s Frontier Festival is in full swing this weekend. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Visitors to this weekend’s Frontier Festival check out some of the vendor goods for sale on the park grounds during the festival. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)Tammy carries buckets of water to her family’s campsite during the Frontier Festival this weekend at Chehaw. (Staff Photo: Brad McEwen)
