The Johnsonville Heritage Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, May 17-18, 2013, at Venters Landing which was formerly known as Witherspoon’s Ferry. This is the location where General Francis Marion received his commission.
Among the activities planned for the weekend are the following:
Friday evening:
- The Island Country Band from Charleston
- Free Supper
Saturday:
- Militia Soldiers
- Candle and Soap Making
- Canoe, Kayak, and Pontoon Boat Rides
- Helicopter Rides
- Karaoke
- BBQ Cookoff
- Local Artist Warren Stone – guest appearance
- Dedication of the General Francis Marion Statue
For a more complete schedule of events click here.
About Janice Green
Janice D. Green didn't start life in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina; but moving from Nashville TN to Pageland in 1970 and fresh out of college, she still had some growing up time left to do. She moved again several times, always in the Pee Dee. Eventually she settled in Cheraw for twenty years, then moved to her present home in Hemingway where she has been for the last eighteen years. Janice says, "The Pee Dee has been good to me. I hope to find ways to encourage the people of the Pee Dee to preserve their rich heritage, and I offer this blog as one way to do so." Mrs. Green is the author and publisher of two children's Bible storybooks. Learn more about them at... http://honeycombadventures.com
