MANSFIELD VILLAGE - PARKE COUNTY - The Land of Covered Bridges

Mansfield Mushroom Festival & Car Show

Ready
     Set
        Hunt!

April 26-27, 2008

There's fun for everyone in the family at the Mansfield Village Annual Mushroom Festival the weekend of April 26th and 27th!

Come early and register for organized mushroom hunts and buy or sell mushrooms at the auction.  Win a cash prize for the largest mushroom each day, regardless of where it was found.  Visitors who join in the mushroom hunt can take home, not only a delicious meal, but also a hand carved mushroom walking stick for those who find the largest and most mushrooms.

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MANSFIELD VILLAGE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

Complete Festival Schedule 2008 — 2009

Click on each festival name for details!

Mansfield Village Maple Syrup Festivities
FEB 23 — 24 & MAR 1 — 2 (2008)
FEB 28 — Mar 1 & MAR 7 — 8 (2009)

Mansfield Village Mushroom Festival & Car Show
APR 26 — 27 (2008)
APR 25 — 26 (2009)

Mansfield Village Bluegrass Festival
JUN 6 — 8 (2008)
JUN 5 — 7 (2009)

Mansfield Village Woodworkers & Whittlers Festival
JUL 5 — 6 (2008)
JUL 11 — 12 (2009)

Mansfield Village Watermelon Festival
AUG 9 — 10 (2008)
AUG 8 — 9 (2009)

Mansfield Village Cornbread Festival
& Outdoor Sportsman Show
SEP 6 — 7 (2008)
SEP 5 — 6 (2009)

Mansfield Village Covered Bridge Festival
OCT 10 — 19 (2008)
OCT 9 — 18 (2009)

Mansfield Village Old Fashioned Christmas
NOV 28 — 30 & DEC 5 — 7 (2008)
NOV 27 — 29 & DEC 4 — 6 (2009)

Our ONLINE STORE is NOW AVAILABLE!

FOX'S OVERLOOK at MANSFIELD VILLAGE ONLINE STORE is NOW AVAILABLE!

Welcome to FOX'S OVERLOOK at MANSFIELD VILLAGE. We invite you to browse through our online store and shop with confidence. Create an account with us if you like, or shop as a guest. Either way, your shopping cart will be active until you leave the store.

Happy Holidays,

Pat & Terry McCarter

We now accept orders using MASTERCARD and VISA Credit Cards!

Save 10-Percent on online orders placed until May 2008.  To receive your savings at checkout, enter the following coupon code in the payment screen prompt: MV0108 

To enter the store, Click HERE!

Fox's Overlook at Mansfield Christmas Specials:

Parke County Covered Bridge Calendar 2008

PARKE COUNTY'S COVERED BRIDGES
Beauty Built To Last...For GENERATIONS

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Chances are, not may folks stopped in the middle of a covered bridge to comment on its beauty or ingenious construction 100 years ago. They simply used it to cross a body of water.

WELCOME TO MANSFIELD VILLAGE

The welcome mat is always out  in the historic village of Mansfield located in the southern part of Parke County, Indiana. Visitors can stop in at the Mansfield Village Welcome Center during all Mansfield festivals plus weekends from May through September.

Post Cards with scenes of Parke County

Get an assortment of Parke County Postcards in this package of 30 cards.  Most of these cards feature covered bridge scenes from Parke County Indiana.

While supplies last!

 
Click HERE to purchase online

View Sample Cards Below...

Click on any card below for a FULL SIZE view
                                 Photos © 1990-2007 Pat McCarter

Covered Bridge Festival - Your Comments?

If you attended this year's Parke County Covered Bridge Festival, please take a moment to provide your comments.  What did you like most at the 2007 Festival?  What would you like to see at future Covered Bridge Festivals?

Share your anonymous public comment. Click HERE

Photos from the 2007 Covered Bridge Festival. Click HERE

PHOTOS of 2007 Covered Bridge Festival

    

Photos from the

2007 Covered Bridge

Festival. Click HERE

Mansfield Memories Cookbook ($14.00)

Mansfield Recipes & Memories

A Treasury of Recipes and Mansfield history from Ernestine Harmless, Lundsford Family and Friends

176 Pages and 244 Recipes.

Order Online!

      

Get your copy at Greencastle Offset Printing & Graphics, 20 South Jackson Street, Greencastle, IN 46135

$14.00 (plus shipping)
   

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Preview this cookbook by clicking HERE

Covered Bridge Festival in Mansfield

Mansfield Village Celebrates The
Covered Bridge Festival

October 10-19, 2008
8 am - 6 pm Daily

The Mansfield Village celebration of the Covered Bridge Festival is unlike nowhere else in the county. As hundreds of thousands of visitors gather in October every year in Parke County, Indiana, the Mansfield Covered Bridge stands out as one of the most visited. Built in 1867, this bridge is 247 feet long and was built by J. J. Daniels to cross Big Raccoon Creek. It is an icon that continues to remind us of a simpler time.

Covered Bridge Festival

October 12-21, 2007 • 8 am - 6 pm

247 feet long:The Mansfield covered bridge was built by J.J.Daniels in 1867 to cross Big Raccoon Creek.

Covered Bridges Connect us to Our Past

     Everyone can agree that the big fall event in this area - and to many around the world - is the Mansfield Village Covered Bridge Festival.

      For 10 days, beginning the second Friday in October, this historic Indiana county is host to more than 2 million visitors who tour covered bridges, shop 'til they drop and dine on festival food.

Covered Bridge Calendar ($10.00)

PARKE COUNTY'S COVERED BRIDGES
Beauty Built To Last...For GENERATIONS

Click here to Order Online!

Chances are, not may folks stopped in the middle of a covered bridge to comment on its beauty or ingenious construction 100 years ago. They simply used it to cross a body of water.

The History of Mansfield Village ($6.00)

Thousands of visitors to Parke County's Covered Bridge Festival veer off of the planned tour route to see the old grist mill on the banks of Big Raccoon Creek in Mansfield. Preview this book by clicking HERE

$6.00 (plus shipping)

You can read all of this and a lot more in "Mansfield: It's More Than a Mill" available at Greencastle Offset Printing, Fox's Overlook in Mansfield, and online through the Parke County Guide STORE. 24 Pages plus cover.  Cover features color photos.  It'll be the best $6.00 you've ever spent! (plus Shipping)

Click here to Order Online!

Preview this book by clicking HERE

PARKE COUNTY GUIDE Magazine ($6.00)

Two Issues for $6.00 Click here to Order Online!

Order the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 Issues sent via mail.
Mail Order Instructions: Click on Order Form (below). New window will open. Right-click image and select "Print Picture."

Chainsaw Artist Returns to Mansfield

Chainsaw Artist Wendy Rhodes Returns To Mansfield

Daughter, Wendy Rhodes and her father, Mike, have toured the Midwest over the past several years demonstrating Wendy's delicate chainsaw artistry.

Previous customers love the work and will reognize the pieces. All work contains the fine detail and features that bring a realistic touch to every one of Wendy's pieces.

Welcome to Mansfield Village

The welcome mat is always out  in the historic village of Mansfield located in the southern part of Parke County, Indiana. Visitors can stop in at the Mansfield Village Welcome Center during all Mansfield festivals plus weekends from May through September. The MVWC houses a variety of products and serves as a hub for the area visitor’s information.

Fox's Overlook - A Treat For the Senses

Fox's Overlook is home to a variety of treasures; gifts & collectibles, home- cooked meals, and sweet fudge straight from the kitchen in Mansfield Village.

Enter and be greeted by a store full of antiques, collectibles, crafts, and unique teas on the lower level.  Also on this level is limited seating where you can enjoy homemade chicken & noodles, bar-b-que, and other daily specials. Enjoy a home-cooked meal while you take in the many treasures in the surrounding shoppe.  Before you leave, delight yourself with a mile-high bowl of the best strawberry shortcake in Parke County.

Discover Mansfield Village in Parke County

Bus Tours Always Welcome ●  Catering Available

The breathtaking view of the historic Mansfield Roller Mill, waterfall and covered bridge is enough to make the trip worthwhile.

The Mansfield Roller Mill is a state historic site still in operation and has been grinding with water power since the 1820?s.

Come tour our village and browse through Mansfield?s unique shops during our monthly festivals & special events. You will find crafts, local art, antiques, collectibles and food.

Mansfield Area MAP

Click on MAP to open a larger view.

Mansfield is located in Parke County, Indiana, 6 miles South of U.S. 36, just off the east side of S.R. 59 or 12 miles north of U.S. 40.

FESTIVAL DIRECTORY 2007-2008 (FREE)

Official Parke County
2007-2008
FESTIVAL DIRECTORY

Published Annually
for the
Covered Bridge Festival

Look for your copy at this year's Parke County Covered Bridge Festival (free).

View the Festival Directory stories online. Click HERE

Fox's Overlook Online STORE is Here!

Your NEW Parke County Guide Website!

Fox's Overlook Online Store, Now Available!

We've been busy this week building our new website to give our online visitors an easy way to see the stories in our printed publications, the Parke County Guide and the Festival Directory.
This website also contains a robust calendar of annual events in Mansfield and Parke County.

For advertising rates and to be considered as an advertiser on this website, call us at 765-653-4026 or contact us by email.

Now we have added an online store for those interested in ordering our publications & products, including calendars, cookbooks and postcards. Keep checking back with us as we add more items for sale! -- Check here for a list of items available now (MasterCard/Visa).

As a visitor to this website, you can also Add Your Comment to any of the stories.  Look for "Post a comment" at the end of each full story on the "Continue reading" pages.  We would like to hear what you have to say!  Click HERE

Old Fashioned Christmas in Mansfield

November 28-30, 2008  ●  December 5-7, 2008
Fri: 5 pm - 9 pm ● Sat: 10 am - 9 pm ● Sun: 10 am - 4 pm
Skip the mall, shop at a holiday festival ● Two weekends of Christmas celebration

     Christmas time is a special time of year, with celebrations on every corner. During this magical season, you'll find all sorts of gift-giving ideas that you won't find anywhere else, from homemade goodies to handcrafted items.

October 2007 Festivals & Events

OCTOBER 2007

13 - 20  Parke Players (Rockville)

6 - 7  Beat The Festival Crowd Days (Bridgeton Mill)

12 - 21  Parke County Covered Bridge Festival ® (Countywide)
    

13  Homecoming (Mecca)

15  1812 Overture Concert (Rockville) Billie Creek Village

26- 28  Halloween Camping Weekend (Raccoon State Rec. Area)

27 - 28  Halloween Fright Nights (Rockville) Billie Creek Village

27  Halloween & Costume Party (Marshall) Turkey Run Inn

Welcome to Northern Parke County

We invite you to come experience Northern Parke County where you can walk wooded wonderlands of virgin forests, marvel over magnificent sandstone ravines, descend canyons of untouched geological formations and experience a piece of Indiana that time has carefully molded and that has been left virtually untouched by the modern world.

Northwestern Parke County Bridges

Bowsher Bridge
Cox Ford Bridge
Jackson Bridge
Marshall Bridge
Melcher Bridge
Mill Creek Bridge
Rush Creek Bridge
West Union Bridge
Wilkens Bridge

View Bridges Click HERE

Northeastern Parke County Bridges

Portland Mills/Dooley Station Bridge
Narrows Bridge

    

    

View Bridges Click HERE

The Cabins At Hobson Farms

The property named The Cabins at Hobson Farms has been in the Hobson Family continuously for 60+ years. It was originally purchased by our Grandfather Ervin Hobson in 1917.

Montezuma - The Western Gateway to Parke County

First Friday
• 6 PM-Talent Show Registration- At the firehouse
• 7 PM-Talent Show-Cash Prizes, $5.00 Entry Fee
• Tractor Show Registration Begins
• Canal Tours All Day
• Hog Roast and Bean Dinner

Wilkins Mill Guesthouse

This has been an exciting year at the Wilkins Mill Guesthouse. In April local artists from the Parke County Art Association once again came to Artist’s Day at Wilkins Mill. The artists spent a great day painting and enjoyed a luncheon served by guesthouse owner Jean Turnmire. An oil painting by Susie Teschmacher won the top prize in the juried art show of works submitted from the Artist’s Day at Wilkins Mill. Susie’s painting now hangs in the Guesthouse.

Sugar Valley: Canoes and More!

(Story and Photos by Steven Tyler)

There is a moment during every camping trip when you realize your feet are too sore to hike another trail, the air mattress in your tent is nothing like your bed at home and while hot dogs are delicious for one camp meal, they become quite boring for the third and fourth.

Welcome to Central Parke County

Ready for a leisurely getaway? We invite you to come and spend some time in Central Parke County.

Central Parke County Bridges

Beeson Bridge
Billie Creek Bridge
Catlin Bridge
Leatherwood Station Bridge
Mecca Bridge
Phillips Bridge
Sim Smith Bridge
State Sanitorium Bridge

View Bridges Click HERE

2007 Featured Artist: Bill Bolz

The featured artist for this years selected work is Covered Bridge Art Gallery member Bill Bolz.  The subject for the painting is the Big Rocky Fork Covered Bridge.

Hobson's Farm: Creating Family Fall Traditions

Hobson’s Farm is celebrating its fourth year creating family fall traditions!