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page 78 Monday, August 27, 2012
2012 Art and Balloon Festival
1800s Craft Fair returns to Postville Park
Sunday, in spite of threats of rain entering the area, folks turned out at the Postville
Courthouse to experience a sample of life in the 1800s.
In the days of and prior to the life of Abraham Lincoln, settlers in the Midwest had no modern
conveniences. They learned to make what they needed for survival and comfort.
Several craftsmen were on hand at the historic site Sunday to demonstrate how some of those
essential items were made.
Pictures by Nila Smith