Parkers Crossroads Possum Club Festival

Pony and mule pulls, vendors, fruit and vegetable stands, and two kettles of stew greeted visitors to the 29th Annual Possum Club Festival at Parkers Crossroads
Photo By: W. Clay Crook / The Lexington Progress

A strip of dun colored earth ran between an announcement area and several rows of bleachers.  The ground was churned in places, broken by two parallel lines made by a weighted sled.  Two harnessed ponies reared and tossed their heads as their lines were connected to the front of the sled, more than ready to make their pull.  As the signal sounded, they…

For the complete story, see the October 25th edition of The Lexington Progress.

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