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About the Festival
The
Princess Cornblossom Native Heritage Festival will be in its first
year in 2008. The festival is being held to honor and celebrate
the culture, history and heritage of the native peoples of this
region, and to attract visitors to our region to learn more about
this area and all it offers.
The
festival will offer two days of events with Friday October 24th
being a kid's day as we invite regional schools to bring groups to
experience the demonstrations and displays. Friday evening events
are currently being planned to include the presentation of a play
based on one interpretation of the legend of Princess Cornblossom
and native storytelling and history programs.
Saturday
October 25th will be a general admission day at the camp with
dance, drum and other native demonstrations, displays, vendors and
music.
Camping(both
RV and primitive) will be available at the Sandhill
Camp, and
a number of area lodging
opportunities
exist.
We
will soon be soliciting and accepting applications for vendors for
this event including native crafts, food, demonstrators and
exhibits, as well as drummers, dancers and others. Check back soon
for information or e-mail
us.
Who
was Princess Cornblossom? Did she even exist?
These
questions are not easy to answer. There are several different
versions of the story behind the legend of Cornblossom, ranging
from those who say she never existed, to those who say she was the
daughter of the Great War Chief Doublehead who was fatally wounded
in a massacre of women and children in 1810 at Yahoo Falls. The
McCreary County Tourist Commission, primary sponsor of the
Princess Cornblossom Native Heritage Festival, does not take a
position in the debate over the truth in this legend. Instead, we
focus on the interest generated by the story and welcome all
varying stories.
There
is a state historical marker recognizing the burial site of
Princess Cornblossom, located near the Orie S Ware Masonic Lodge
on KY Highway 1651 in Stearns, KY. The exact burial site, if one
exists, is still debated by many.
Vendors/Demonstrators...E-mail
us to
receive the complete 2008 festival vendor packet. |
