Batesville Fall Festival Wrapup

By
Michelle Wetherbee
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The weather was perfect, the leaves in color, the air redolent with the aroma of apples frying. The year’s Batesville Fall Festival, “surpassed our expectations” according to Robin Workman of Memory Lane, one of the organizers of the event. Held in historic Batesville, the festival raises funds to help local organizations that work with spay and neuter programs or to sponsor adoption programs and transport of Habersham’s furry population. This year, locals and tourists converged on 197 to listen to music, enjoy visiting with each other, sample tasty treats and shop the varied arts and crafts vendors.

Bob and Diane Lampley, Clarkesville, take the used bottles from local wineries' tasting rooms and repurposes them into environmentally friendly candles.
Bob and Diane Lampley, Clarkesville, take the used bottles from local wineries’ tasting rooms and repurposes them into environmentally friendly candles.

 

Mike Payne, Batesville, pauses from his mandolin concert to explain his instrument's heritage and the Scotch- Irish immigrants in Habersham.
Mike Payne, Batesville, pauses from his mandolin concert to explain his instrument’s heritage and the Scotch- Irish immigrants in Habersham.

 

Tom Jones, Habersham, has been coming to the festival for 10 years. All of his apples are local and go hand in hand with his peanuts and other treats.
Tom Jones, Habersham, has been coming to the festival for 10 years. All of his apples are local and go hand in hand with his peanuts and other treats.

 

Bobbie Breazeale, Humane Society, shows Shirley Grant of Batesville, the Wheel of prizes.
Bobbie Breazeale, Humane Society, shows Shirley Grant of Batesville, the Wheel of prizes.
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