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Photos: Collegedale Apple Festival

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Visitors look over booths. — Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Visitors look over booths. Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Visitors look over booths.

By Photogprahy by Matt Hamilton February 1, 2021 1 min read

Celebrating everything apple, families gathered at Collegedale Commons to peruse craft vendors and sample the naturally sweet treats provided by Mercier Orchards from Blue Ridge, Georgia.

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Collegedale Apple Festival

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Jo Sheets serves cooked apples atop a funnel cake.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Jo Sheets of Chattanooga serves up cooked apples on a funnel cake on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. The Collegedale Apple Festival featured a petting zoo, inflatables, food vendors and many craft booths.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Jo Sheets of Chattanooga cooks apples and funnel cakes on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. The Collegedale Apple Festival featured a petting zoo, inflatables, food vendors and many craft booths.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Joe Stimac of Cleveland, Tenn., holds one of his handmade signs at his booth.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Christy Tankersley, Steve Graham and Barry Simpson perform with "Bluegrass Express" at the festival.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Donna and Seneca Barnett of Whitwell, Tenn., at their booth.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Donna Barnett of Whitwell, Tenn. hangs up a wreath at her booth on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. The Collegedale Apple Festival featured a petting zoo, inflatables, food vendors and many craft booths.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Becky Mounce bags apples.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Lewis and Danielle Gagnon

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Pat Summers holding Hazel Gilreath, Tammy Pavlo, and Dawson, Olivia and Tori Gilreath

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Jeff Nease, Mayah Chan, Percy Gann, Melani Chan and Carol Gann

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Colin England, 9, of Rossville, Ga., lines up a shot at an archery booth.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Will Council helps Mya Cornett, 8, of Red Bank, line up her shot at an archery booth during the Apple Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. The Collegedale Apple Festival featured a petting zoo, inflatables, food vendors and many craft booths.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Brynna Sullivan, 5, of Trenton, Ga., and "Bambi," dressed as a unicorn. The event included a petting zoo.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Brynna Sullivan, 5, of Trenton, Ga., has her picture taken with Bambi, dressed as a unicorn, at the Little Country Farm and Petting Zoo of Cleveland, Tenn. booth on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. The Collegedale Apple Festival featured a petting zoo, inflatables, food vendors and many craft booths.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Sherry Stimac of Cleveland, Tenn., offers free samples of her breads.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Steve Graham sings and performs with "Bluegrass Express" on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. The Collegedale Apple Festival featured a petting zoo, inflatables, food vendors and many craft booths.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Visitors shop during the Apple Festival on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020. The Collegedale Apple Festival featured a petting zoo, inflatables, food vendors and many craft booths.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Visitors look over booths.