Mountain Craft Days
Mountain Craft Days is the Somerset Historical Center’s major educational event, held annually on the first weekend after Labor Day. This three-day outdoor festival features 125 crafts persons, artisans, and entertainers interpreting the rural folkways of western Pennsylvania. The event draws over 13,000 visitors to the site each September, from all across the northeast and around the world.
In 2021, Mountain Craft Days is scheduled for September 10-12. It runs from 10:00am to 5:00pm each day. Check out the link below for more information.
If you are a skilled artisan interested in sharing your art with others at this event, please contact us: (814) 445-6077.
Vendors at Mountain Craft Days
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Hand woven clothing, accessories, and baby wraps by Barbara Campbell. Email: handweaver44@gmail.com
2020 MCD Vendor List
| First Name | Last Name | Craft Category | Craft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward | Appleby | Metalworking | Blacksmithing |
| Brett | Bentley | Woodworking | Hickory Furniture |
| Sharon | Boyer | Natural Crafts | Corn Husk Dolls |
| Gene and Anna Mae | Boyer | Foodways | Sauerkraut |
| Matthew and Mark | Bumbarger | Foodways | Apple Cider |
| Kurt and Bryan | Burket | Gunsmithing | Rifle Building |
| Barbara | Campbell | Fiber | Knitting, woolen goods |
| Marcia | Chalkwater | Fiber | Crochet goods |
| Chords of Praise | Music | Dulcimer Music | |
| Roberta | Cordek | Fiber | 18th and 19th C. Clothing |
| Jim | Cordek | Woodworking | Boxes, small chests |
| Tom | Crytzer | Music | Acoustic music from 1600 |
| Elisa | Dasher | Earthenware | Pottery |
| John | Daugherty | Soap | Natural products |
| Kathy | Donnelly | Nature Crafts | Watercolor painting |
| Laryssa Duncan | and Margaret Foreback | Printing | Bookbinding |
| Phil | Dzurinda | Native American | Primitive skills |
| Janet | Earnhardt | Paper | Silhouettes and Scherenschnitte |
| James | Everett | Gunsmithing | 18th C.rifles |
| Greg | Faiers | Music | Dead Irish Blues |
| Sam and Bob | Fike | Woodworking | Band and Shaker boxes |
| Five Rivers | Bobbin Lacemakers | Fiber | Bobbin lace |
| Friends That | Count | Fiber | Counted cross stitch |
| Karl | Glessner | Woodworking | Treadle lathe |
| Carolyn | Groves | Fiber | Tatting, knitting, crochet |
| Cathy | Guss | Artwork | Scrimshaw, silver jewelry |
| Harland and Nancy | Hanson | Foodways | Kettle popcorn |
| Deborah | Hart | Fiber | Rug hooking |
| Jeffrey | Heilman | Broomcraft | Broom making |
| High Strung | The Smiths | Music | Gaelic Music show |
| William | Hill Jr. | Basketmaking | White oak splint baskets |
| Rich | Hoffman | Woodworking | Coopering |
| George | Hoffman | Exhibits | PA Long rifles |
| Edward | Hritz | Music | Bagpiper |
| Johnson | Family | Natural crafts | Herbs for Healthful Living |
| Ann | Jones | Fiber | Weaving |
| John and Carol | Kara | Woodworking | Velocepede |
| Anna | Kinsinger | Foodways | Beehive bake oven |
| Herman | Kinsinger | Woodworking | Hickory furniture |
| Jake | Kristofel | Woodworking | Treenware |
| Landis | Family | Stone | Stone cutting |
| LHOAF | Foodways | Dried foods | |
| HGSSC | Terry Werner | Nature Crafts | Lime kiln, burning |
| Lisa Dawn | Lohr | Artwork | Tole and decorative painting |
| Russell | Love | Exhibits | PA Railroad history |
| Bill and Judy | Mackenroth | Fiber | Angora wool dying and spinning |
| Tom | Marguccio | Woodworking | Bobbin maker |
| Deborah | Martin | Fiber | Rag dolls |
| Taylor | Martin | Entertainment | 18th C. Magician |
| Susan | Matson | Fiber | Basketmaking |
| Rachel | Miller | Fiber | Chair caning |
| Sara | Miller | Leatherworking | Leather goods and soap |
| Stephen | Miller | Gunsmithing | Muzzle loaders |
| Jennifer | Mudery | Artwork | Pysanky Eggs |
| Travis | Mudery | Nature Crafts | Fly tying |
| Randy | Myers | Earthenware | Redware / Stoneware pottery |
| Birgitta | Nostring | Fiber | Rag weaving, wool felting |
| Alan | Pettit and Co. | Exhibits | Civil War history |
| Roy and Sharon | Phillips | Metalwork | Tinsmithing |
| Anthony | Pinardi | Artwork | Charcoal portraits |
| William | Rearick | Music | Square dancing |
| Mike | Ridilla | Leatherwork | Fur trapping and lore |
| Laurel | Rimel | Leatherwork | Leather goods |
| Sam | Rizzetta | Music | Hammered Dulcimer music |
| Sage | Herbalists | Natural Crafts | Herbs |
| Tim | Sanner | Hornsmith | Powder horns |
| Lisa | Schwartz | Artwork | Cast and enamel jewelry |
| William | Smith | Exhibits | Ratcatcher |
| Dianna | Smith | Fiber | Crochet |
| Somerset County | Carver's Club | Woodworking | Woodcarving |
| Gary and Jan | Burkett | Fiber | Flax Scutching |
| Somerset County | Maple Producers | Food | Maple products |
| Somerset County | Dairy Promotion | Food | Milkshakes, ice cream |
| Somerset County | Welfare League | Food | Apple dumplings |
| HGSSC | Food | Pot pie | |
| Jordan | Spiegel | Woodworking | Timber framing |
| St. Peter;s | Quilters Group | Fiber | Quilting |
| Mathew | Stein | Woodworking | Furniture |
| Wendy and Jill | Stemple | Fiber | Log house quilting |
| Stoystown | Lions Club | Food | Chicken Bar-B-Q |
| Bill | Stumpf | Entertainment | Storyteller |
| Terry | Taillion | Exhibits | Land Surveying |
| Shirley | Tataleba | Artwork | Watercolors |
| Darlene | Terlizzi | Fiber | Wool felting |
| James | Tomasek | Baskets | Basket making |
| Barbara | Trent | Natural Crafts | Hard shell gourds |
| Jake | Ulery | Fiber | Cordage |
| M. Keith | Wable | Foodways | Maple products |
| Hazel | Ware | Foodways | Applebutter and bread |
| Bryant White | and Pamela Patrick | Artwork | Historic paintings |
| Barb | Will | Foodways | Herbs and teas |
| Fred | Will | Woodworking | Barn stars and coopering |
| HGSSC | Junior Historians | Foodways | Butter, coffee, baking |
| Steve | Zimmerman | Woodworking | Country furniture |
| Dave and Donamae | Zwick | Woodworking | Log Hewing, 18th C. cabin |
| Laurel Trinity | Lutheran Church | Food | Kettle cooked soup |
| Grace United | Methodist Church | Food | Kielbasa, kraut, haluski |
| HGSSC | LHOAF | Food | Fried mush, corn on the cob |
