Johnny Appleseed Festival revived

By D.A. WILKINSON

VINDICATOR SALEM BUREAU

LISBON — Carla Douglass, executive director of the Lisbon Area Chamber of Commerce, is promoting all things Lisbon.

“What can I tell you about the Johnny Appleseed Festival, other than it will be great?” she said with a laugh.

Lisbon’s celebration of the wandering planter will be held Saturday and next Sunday.

Douglass wants to draw 5,000 or more people to the village during those two days.

That’s a good goal, considering that the festival wasn’t even held in 2003 or 2004.

Douglass is billing this year’s event as the 40th year, despite those missing years, since the festival began 40 years ago.

But she and the chamber have every reason to be upbeat since their efforts to draw people to the city are working.

Since the festival began again, the number of vendors has grown a small number to 39 vendors this year, and crafters have increased from 10 to 32.

The festival will also feature a quilt show run by Carol Rossler, who just won best of show for her quilting at the Canfield Fair.

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