Lake Oconee News
Friday, November 10,2017
51
m
L -—I
— ,>i
-saaJ
%
•11
The annual tractor parade begins.
The Meadowcrest Quilters craft a quilt during the festival.
Story and Photos by Leila Scoggins
leila@lakeoconeenews.us
The town of Bostwick celebrated its rich agricultural
history last weekend at the annual Cotton Gin Festival.
Visitors from near and far flocked to the town on Nov. 4 for
the daylong event. Each year, the town’s cotton gin opens
to tourists, giving them a front row seat to how cotton goes
from the field into bails.
Beyond exploringthegin,festivalgoers weaved their way
through arts and craft vendors situated in a pecan grove.
The annual antique tractor parade was led by the 2017
Bostwick Cotton Gin Festival Cotton King Earl Nunn and
followed by numerous tractors, vehicles and civic groups.
The festival had something for people of every age
providing kids with bounce houses and games, as well as
musical performances and a wide variety of fare at vari
ous food trucks and vendors. For the second year, cotton
enthusiasts were able to pick cotton from a field right in
town and take photographs with the crop. Proceeds from
the event wentto keepingup the historic Susie Agnes Hotel
and other needed city improvements.
SEE MORE PHOTOS » PAGE B3
Hand-painted signs welcome guests to the annual
Bostwick Cotton Gin Festival.
Lake Oconee Eye Care
V/^/0k) < Z^ > O01~P-O2S
WETREATYOU LIKE FAMILY
706-453-4535
t www. LakeOconeeEyeCare.com
Located inside the entrance to Harbor Club
Did you know if you experience
itchy, burning, or watery
eyes, your eye exam can be
filed under your medical
insurance?
Make your Annual Eye Exam as
routine as your annual physical or
dental visit. You only have two eyes
and Preventative Care can make
all the difference. A
