CORY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – As car after car drove into Cory over the weekend, Shane Wiram had one word to describe the experience.
“Overwhelming,” he says. “In the town of Cory we are probably only half of 150 people, and I would probably venture to say yesterday that we have four or five thousand people running in the town, and the town is just not enough big logistically to handle that, but we did our best. could.”
The weekend ended up being a success for the town, which hosted thousands of guests for the 53rd annual Cory Apple Festival.
Wiram said the event has continued to grow over the years.
“We’ve had a lot of corporate sponsors come on board, it’s something new that we haven’t been used to. We have over 130 craft and flea market and boutique vendors all over the grounds,” he said.
Brazil’s Mayor Brian Wyndham has been attending the festival as a vendor for over 10 years. He said what makes the festival so special goes beyond the apples.
“It’s all about going out, obviously a lot of people come to the festival for the food, and there’s fantastic food here at this festival, and a really big flea market,” he said. “You are going to find all kinds of crafts, it’s just a good mix of everything to have a nice day.”
There were still plenty of apples to be seen. A vendor sold apple dumplings, while the “Apple Stand,” a festival staple, sold caramel apples and apple slushies, among other things.
Wiram said proceeds went to benefit the local volunteer fire department. He said the sense of community is the driving force behind the festival.
“We’re really about community pride here, and seeing all the people come together and work frying fish, or picketing, or working with crowd control,” he said. “It’s an honor to live in this community.”
He said the biggest indicator of their success is the turnout which is getting bigger every year.
“The turnout alone tells you you’re doing something right, so the community has something to be proud of with this festival,” Wiram said.
CORY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) – As car after car drove into Cory over the weekend, Shane Wiram had one word to describe the experience.
“Overwhelming,” he says. “In the town of Cory we are probably only half of 150 people, and I would probably venture to say yesterday that we have four or five thousand people running in the town, and the town is just not enough big logistically to handle that, but we did our best. could.”
The weekend ended up being a success for the town, which hosted thousands of guests for the 53rd annual Cory Apple Festival.
Wiram said the event has continued to grow over the years.
“We’ve had a lot of corporate sponsors come on board, it’s something new that we haven’t been used to. We have over 130 craft and flea market and boutique vendors all over the grounds,” he said.
Brazil’s Mayor Brian Wyndham has been attending the festival as a vendor for over 10 years. He said what makes the festival so special goes beyond the apples.
“It’s all about going out, obviously a lot of people come to the festival for the food, and there’s fantastic food here at this festival, and a really big flea market,” he said. “You are going to find all kinds of crafts, it’s just a good mix of everything to have a nice day.”
There were still plenty of apples to be seen. A vendor sold apple dumplings, while the “Apple Stand,” a festival staple, sold caramel apples and apple slushies, among other things.
Wiram said proceeds went to benefit the local volunteer fire department. He said the sense of community is the driving force behind the festival.
“We’re really about community pride here, and seeing all the people come together and work frying fish, or picketing, or working with crowd control,” he said. “It’s an honor to live in this community.”
He said the biggest indicator of their success is the turnout which is getting bigger every year.
“The turnout alone tells you you’re doing something right, so the community has something to be proud of with this festival,” Wiram said.