A calm fall breeze, mix of sunshine and the mercury near 60--a great mix for the 37th Harvest Days celebration at Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village on Saturday (10/26/2013). 

Everything from a car show (above photo), to music, craft items (below photo), lots of food and more for the day of family fun at this full-size village from the 1800s that is just a few blocks from the Murfreesboro square. 

For those who have never visited the attraction, Cannonsburgh was the first name for Murfreesboro. But politics was around, even 201 years ago--and the named was changed to Murfreesboro to honor Colonel Hardee Murfree instead of Governon Newton Cannon.

(above photo) This is the full view of the gravel square at Cannonsburgh Pioneer Village.This was the brainchild of the late Murfreesboro Mayor Hollis Westbrooks. Tennessee's bi-centennial was in 1976, and each community was encouraged to develop a project. This was Murfreesboro's winning entry.  (photo below) This is inside the Westbrooks General Store. All of the structures were brought to this site from other places in Rutherford County. 

Although the village is open to self-guided tours throughout the year, many of the buildings are closed to walk-ins after Harvest Days (today). The facility is operated by the Murfreesboro Parks and Recreations Department. 

The Stones River Blacksmith Club meets regularly at Cannonsburgh. Not only do they teach the trade to others, but they also do demonstrations like this one at Harvest Days (above photo).

The day of free advenutres at Cannonsburgh included an area where the Sons of Confederate Veterans had a camp (above photo), along with an area to become a member. 

Year around one of the big draws at Cannonsburgh is the old country church (above photo). It is the site of many of this city's weddings. It was a big draw on Harvest Days. 

June LaGreen's (above photo) interpretation of the works of Harriet Tubman are always popular. She was an abolitionist and Union Spy during the Civil War. Tubman got slaves to "safe houses" that were then known as "the underground railroad".  Another attraction was the spinning of wool threads (below), hand-made broom making and more. 

Harvest Days was a huge success. A special thank you to everyone who helped make this event possible, as well as to the thousands who visited Cannonsburgh on this beautiful fall day (10/26/2013).