Johnny Appleseed Festival celebrates 50th year

Along the banks of the St. Joseph River, canvas tents and wooden booths sprout up every September, transforming the landscape into a bustling frontier village.

This has defined Fort Wayne’s beloved Johnny Appleseed Festival for half a century.

This living echo of the past began in the 1970s as a simple apple-themed event. Its purpose is to honor John Chapman, aka the legendary Johnny Appleseed, whose final resting place is rumored to lie right here in Fort Wayne…

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