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2013 Covered Bridge Festival in Mansfield

Mansfield Village Celebrates The
Covered Bridge Festival

October 11-20, 2013
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.

 

2013 MANSFIELD VILLAGE FESTIVAL DATES

—2013—

April 27 — 28, 2013

MANSFIELD VILLAGE
MUSHROOM FESTIVAL & CAR SHOW

• Mushroom Hunt
• Mushroom Auction
• Biggest Mushroom Contest 
• Car Show (Sunday)
• Shopping/Vendors
• Festival Food

Get The 2013 Covered Bridge Calendar!

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.

Yet what was built with an ordinary purpose has become for many a source of extraordinary beauty; a muse for lovers, artists and writers; a focal point for wedding planners; and a curiosity for engineers and tourists.

Unfortunately they are also fragile, often falling prey to vandalism and arson.

Parke County's thirty-one remaining treasures give good reason for calling us the Capital of Covered Bridge Country, with the oldest dating back to 1856 and the newest to 2006.

  

This beautiful, full-sized calendar showcases a different Parke County Covered Bridge each month. The calendar includes dates for the 2013 Parke County Festivals and Special Events.

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2012-2013 Parke County Guide™ Magazine

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Parke County's Covered Bridges (VIDEO)

The "Covered Bridge Capital of the World" is Parke County, Indiana. There are 30 historic covered bridges in the county, which are on the National Register of Historic Places. Every October, there is a festival celebrating the covered bridges of Parke County, starting on the second weekend of the month. Autumn is an especially beautiful time to visit the Midwestern countryside. Fall colors decorate the trees and the weather is mild. The Parke County Covered Bridge Festival is regarded as one of the "Top Fall Festivals in North America" by the Society of American Travel Writers.

2013 MANSFIELD VILLAGE FESTIVAL DATES

—2013—

April 27 — 28, 2013

MANSFIELD VILLAGE
MUSHROOM FESTIVAL & CAR SHOW

• Mushroom Hunt
• Mushroom Auction
• Biggest Mushroom Contest 
• Car Show (Sunday)
• Shopping/Vendors
• Festival Food