Apple Butter Day

The lamest excuse for forced «community spirit» as the city has now passed an ordnance not permitting the locals to have yard sales during this event.
The reality is, people look forward to spending out money with not only the vendors at the event, but the local «hucksters» around the area… Hence instead of being able to truly shop, now you’re forced to purchase from one spot instead of literally the whole village. LAME!!!
I hope the council member who thought of this brilliant idea is forced to eat a rabid sack of congealed monkey vomit, because this is the poorest excuse for destroying the community festival, as I know of at least 100 other normal attendees who would come to the village to spend money and time… Now look forward to going elsewhere (probably the 300+ flea markets in the surrounding counties) and not spending money in groveport, ever again… Sad actually.

A little Groveport history: Back in the day, Groveport was 2 settlements — Wert’s Grove and Rarey’s Port. Wert’s Grove was settled primarily as an orchard and the streets on this side of the village reflect that (Cherry, Oak, Walnut, Grove, etc.) Although there isn’t an Apple Street, the residents of Groveport decided Apple Butter Day was a good way to remember the town’s start and bring together the community.
Volunteers start weeks before the festival making apple butter from scratch using manual methods (i.e. a copper kettle over a fire and a wooden stirrer on a long pole). Most of this is canned for people to buy at the festival (or at the Heritage Center throughout the year), but some is saved to be reheated the day of the festival and sold with thick pieces of homemade bread for $ 2 a slice. If nothing else, I have to get a slice of this bread!
In the meantime, there is entertainment (animals and pony rides for the kids, live music, apple butter making demos, etc.), food (churches and youth groups make better than your average fair food and fudge, lots of fudge), and vendors (get your Christmas shopping done early!).
I think that this event is getting better as it goes on. This last one was packed with people and there was enough going on to keep us down there for several hours!