11/09/13 Henderson Heritage Syrup Festival by Sarah Miller

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photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Jared Hill, 9, of Longview plays in a tree between sessions of performing Native American dances and drumming with the Boy Scouts Cherokee Trace Chapter Tejas Lodge of the Arrow at the Henderson Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday in Henderson, Texas. The festival commemorates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup making with a live demonstration using antique mule powered equipment to produce old fashioned cane syrup. The one day festival features other folk artist demonstrations including soap making, rope making, basket making, blacksmithing, wood carving, quilting, and other old-time survival skills.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Greg Davis of Oklahoma City, Okla., left, helps Dawson Hunt, 12, of Haughton, Louisana, center, make a rope at the Henderson Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday in Henderson, Texas. The festival commemorates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup making with a live demonstration using antique mule powered equipment to produce old fashioned cane syrup. The one day festival features other folk artist demonstrations including soap making, rope making, basket making, blacksmithing, wood carving, quilting, and other old-time survival skills.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Tiffani Watkins of Bar None Cowboy Church in Tatum sings Christian music at the Henderson Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday in Henderson, Texas. The festival commemorates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup making with a live demonstration using antique mule powered equipment to produce old fashioned cane syrup. The one day festival features other folk artist demonstrations including soap making, rope making, basket making, blacksmithing, wood carving, quilting, and other old-time survival skills.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph The Church Hill Bluegrass band performs at the Henderson Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday in Henderson, Texas. The festival commemorates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup making with a live demonstration using antique mule powered equipment to produce old fashioned cane syrup. The one day festival features other folk artist demonstrations including soap making, rope making, basket making, blacksmithing, wood carving, quilting, and other old-time survival skills.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Doug Ford of Arrowhead Farm in Hallsville, left, teaches Tim Russell of Rusk and his brother James Russell of Houston how to plant and care for the ribbon cane stalks they purchased from him at the Henderson Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday in Henderson, Texas. The festival commemorates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup making with a live demonstration using antique mule powered equipment to produce old fashioned cane syrup. The one day festival features other folk artist demonstrations including soap making, rope making, basket making, blacksmithing, wood carving, quilting, and other old-time survival skills.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Mark Wheat of Henderson tends to the cane syrup at the Henderson Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday in Henderson, Texas. The festival commemorates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup making with a live demonstration using antique mule powered equipment to produce old fashioned cane syrup. The one day festival features other folk artist demonstrations including soap making, rope making, basket making, blacksmithing, wood carving, quilting, and other old-time survival skills.

photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph Jacob Dygert, 5, of Henderson organizes ribbon cane stalks to be turned into cane syrup at the Henderson Heritage Syrup Festival Saturday in Henderson, Texas. The festival commemorates the tradition of ribbon cane syrup making with a live demonstration using antique mule powered equipment to produce old fashioned cane syrup. The one day festival features other folk artist demonstrations including soap making, rope making, basket making, blacksmithing, wood carving, quilting, and other old-time survival skills.
photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph

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