Windsor Harvest Picnic Begins Next Week
Annual community tradition starts Thursday
•August 5, 2015•
by Nick Fiala
Reporting in Windsor
Central Illinois is a land of rich history and deep traditions. One such tradition is taking place in the town of Windsor next weekend. Virtually every year since 1896, the town has held an annual Harvest Picnic on its park grounds with music, entertainment, and plenty of good food for the large crowds regularly in attendance. This year it will begin at 4 p.m. Thursday, August 13 and run through 9 p.m. Saturday.
Of course, keeping a 119 year-old tradition going strong is no small feat. And few know this better than Betsy Stilabower, the treasurer of the Harvest Picnic Committee.
“[Originally] It was only held one day, the last Thursday in August,” said Stilabower. “People would come to town and pack a picnic lunch, and they’d have band concerts and visit. It was a time to get together before harvest or after harvest.”