Algonquin Mill Fall Festival returns Oct. 10–12 for 54th year

The 54th annual Algonquin Mill Fall Festival will kick off Friday, Oct. 10, and run through Sunday, Oct. 12. 

Located on state Route 332, approximately five miles south of Carrollton, the three-day event, sponsored by the Carroll County Historical Society, is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It features a pioneer village setting, antique attractions, musical entertainment, old-fashioned food, including a daily breakfast with serving starting at 7:30 a.m., and quality crafters and demonstrations. 

The pioneer village setting includes log cabins, an antique print shop, a one-room schoolhouse, a steam-driven flouring mill, sawmill and shingle mill, NYC Railroad station, HO model layout, log stagecoach inn and a well-stocked bookstore. 

Antique attractions feature tools, steam engines, machinery, power shows and tractors, Carroll County artifacts and genealogical information, spinning, weaving and other fiber arts, horse-drawn wagon rides, an antique car cruise-in Saturday and Sunday, and an art and photo show in the barn. 

Musical entertainment 

Friday – School groups 

9:30 a.m. Malvern High School band, barnyard 

10 a.m. Harrison Central High School Select Choir, stage 

10:30 a.m. Carrollton High School band, barnyard 

10:30 a.m. United Local High School Show Choir, stage 

11 a.m. Harrison Central High School marching band, barnyard 

11 a.m. Malvern Show Choir, stage 

11:30 a.m. Conotton Valley High School band, barnyard 

Entertainers 

12 p.m. Oak Street String Band 

1 p.m. Summit Up Cloggers 

2 p.m. High Country Bluegrass Band 

Saturday 

11 a.m. John Dendak – solo/guitar 

12 p.m. Wildlife Cloggers and Dance Explosion Cloggers 

1 p.m. Thom Ebersole – solo/accordion 

2 p.m. Cedar Valley Cloggers 

3 p.m. Rock, Salt and Nails (bluegrass) 

Sunday 

11 a.m. True North & Friends – Christian band 

12 p.m. Bayard Square Dancers 

1 p.m. Gary Parker II – solo/guitar 

2 p.m. New Towne Cloggers 

Children’s activity area 

Featuring farm animals, face painting and a petting zoo, along with miniature train rides Saturday and Sunday.