11/15/15 Henderson Hosts Heritage Syrup Festival by Sarah Miller
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Dayton Bartley of Nacogdoches, 11, eats ice cream and carries a ribbon cane at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Clint "Little Bear" Kerr of Longview performs a fancy dance as part of Tejas Lodge Order of the Arrow at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Cain Temple, 4, of Henderson and Cloy Atkinson, 7, of Henderson, dance with members of Tejas Lodge Order of the Arrow at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Sons of Confederate Veterans members Charles Plumley, Robert Dismukes, and Mark Bassett give a rifle demonstration at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jared Hill of Longview, part of Tejas Lodge Order of the Arrow, left, plays a Native American style drum with Tristian Claiborne, 10, of Tyler, center, and Marshall Hogue, 4, of Gladewater, at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Dianne Tisby of Shreveport, Louisiana and her daughter Nuria Tisby, 7, watch Donna Knight spin wool at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Bob Minton and David Powell make brooms at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Sara Hart, 6, of Longview watches her brother Noah Hart, 12, taste syrup from ribbon cane at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Jewel McCullough, 8, of Jacksonville chews on a piece of ribbon cane at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Gary McDonald and Brenda Hanel scim water off of ribbon cane syrup cooking at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Dale Stinson works a blacksmithing demonstration at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Visitors watch a mule power a machine at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Bryan Yeates of Colmesneil takes a photo of his wife Katie Yeates and their sons J.R. Years, 5, Sam Yeates, 7, and Hank Yeates, 7, at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Gary McDonald scims water off of ribbon cane syrup cooking at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
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Clint "Little Bear" Kerr of Longview performs a fancy dance as part of Tejas Lodge Order of the Arrow at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Hayden Skeeters, 3, of Bullard plays on a tractor at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Cousins Brysen Mitchum, 8, of Henderson and Read Mitchum, 16, of Bridgeport, sit on their grandfather's antique tractor at the annual Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday Nov. 14, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. The celebrates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup and features a syrup making demonstration utilizing the Depot Museum’s antique mule powered equipment. The festival also features basket weaving, blacksmithing, folk singers, vendors and square dancing. (Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)