Put four gallons of cider into a large copper kettle, add cut-up apples to within two inches of the top and then cook. Some 5-1/2 hours later, apple butter will be ready to share.

This was only one of the many demonstrations and exhibits at the annual Lynn-Heidelberg Historical Society Pioneer Day Oct. 6, at Ontelaunee Park.

This year, stirring the apple-cider mixture was made easier when a rocking chair, which matched the motion required for the constant stirring, was used.

In the Zeisloff Log House, the five-plate woodstove kept the parlor "nice and toasty, " according to one visitor.

Coals from the kitchen fireplace were placed in the stove through an opening at the rear of the fireplace.

A dulcimer group, Strings of Stoney Ridge, played in the yard of the log house.

"We play for our own amusement or at churches, including Jerusalem United Church of Christ, Trachsville, and festivals such as this," Janet Laky said. The group, comprised of Bob and Janet Laky, Lorraine Weiss and Carolyn Hill, practice at the Laky home on Fridays.

"[Until] I get tired of sitting," Laky said.

All the members are from the Palmerton-Lehighton area.

At the Colonial toys and games section, children made darts with corncobs and feathers. They could try to throw them through a ring.

There also was corn for the children to shell and beads to string.

A blacksmith was set up to shoe a horse.

Nearby was a sign that provided the following information about horses:

"They are measured in hands and a hand equals four inches. They sleep for about three hours a day and the pupil of their eye is rectangular instead of round."

Nearby was an area where pans of oats held buried treasures to be found. Each treasure hunter received a horseshoe and a lace to thread through nail holes and hang on a wall.

Craftsman Ernest "Ted" Symons was weaving placemats. He and wife, Kathryn, attended the John Campbell Craft School in Brasstown, N.C., in 1987.

They learned weaving within a week. Since then, they have returned to learn weaving on a triangular loom. As far as Symons knows, it is the largest craft school in the country where the students learn by doing.

Sausage stew and homemade bread were available in Fort Everett. The stew was heated in the fireplace. The bread had been brought from the homes of the bakers.

Dave Miller, cooper, talked to school children about making wooden buckets and barrels.

He said the clamp he used is probably like the one used by Christ, who was also a carpenter. Thereafter, the kids called it a Jesus clamp. The clamp is part of a "dog," –a way of holding wood."

There were tractor-drawn hayrides and horse-drawn buggy rides, each giving riders a good view of the festival. Father and son, Dale and Alex Snyder Phillips took turns driving the tractor.

A family drum, Mark One Hawk's, played for the Indian dancing. A family drum can contain both men and women. When the Itchey Dog Drum plays at powwows the women stand behind them and sing.

Becky Snyder Phillips and Susan Kistler displayed a sign reading "A walk in the Park, Ontelaunee Park, just a beautiful spot." They were leading walks through the park.

The Rural Preservation Association sold french fries made from fresh, local potatoes from Forrest "Smokey" Wessner's Flint Hill Farm.

Jan Bogert of Whitehall does his own restoration work, including painting, bodywork, interior and mechanics on his cars.

In addition to his 1953 Henry J, he has a 1933 Willys model 77 sedan. Only 9,033 of them were made. His third car is a 1931 Model A coupe.

It took him three years to complete work on the Henry J, a four-cylinder, which gets 32 miles per gallon of gas. He looked from 1999 until recently to find the tip for the hood ornament. The tip was only made to fit the 1951 to '53 Henry Js.

There were animals, including chickens, a calf from Lynnacres, alpacas from Y-Knot Alpacas, and goats, for all to watch and admire.

Hartman's Butcher Shop offered sausages and one of the craft tables was donating all its profit to church charities. A large Chinese auction was set up near the pavilion.