Cane Hill Harvest Festival

Pioneers set the standards for those who come after.  Northwest Arkansas was settled by men and women of character, courage and vision.  They were home-seekers and were well pleased with the new country.  The soil was rich, the springs fine, there was good timber for house building and sandstone for many uses, and wild fruit and nuts abounded.  The Cherokees were near neighbors and were friendly.  There was very little friction between the outgoing and the incoming peoples.  These self-reliant pioneers knew how to do so many things.  They dressed the logs, cut the fine sandstone and  built their own homes.  They made clothing and blankets as well as house linens from cotton and flax that they grew.  Home-raised meats were cured and they worked to provide their children every opportunity for advancement.