Take a Step Back in Time in Arlington
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Take a Step Back in Time in Arlington

The music of the Andrew Acosta Band floats down the driveway of Gulf Branch Nature Center welcoming visitors to the Fall Heritage Festival.

The music of the Andrew Acosta Band floats down the driveway of Gulf Branch Nature Center welcoming visitors to the Fall Heritage Festival. Photo by Shirley Ruhe.

By Shirley Ruhe

Thursday, October 25, 2018

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Photo by Shirley Ruhe

Five-year-old Nico Nabors takes his turn at churning butter from soured cream as Danny Becknell instructs him to move the plunger up and down. The instructions indicate “from half an hour to forever.” The Fall Heritage Festival at Gulf Branch Nature Center was held Saturday, Oct. 20.

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Photo by Shirley Ruhe

Ella McCarty dips her quill pen in an inkwell and thinks about what to write at the Fall Heritage Festival on Saturday, Oct. 20.

Want to churn some butter from cream, press some cider from Virginia apples, scratch your name with a quill pen, or tap your feet to the tunes of a country band? The Fall Heritage Festival at Gulf Branch Nature Center offered an opportunity on Saturday, Oct. 20 to appreciate Virginia’s past with a taste of what used to be.