CRANE POINT FALL FESTIVAL RINGS IN THE SEASON

a woman holding a small child in her arms
Brenda Spencer and her granddaughter Amalia Smith celebrate the season.

A week’s delay due to Hurricane Ian couldn’t put a damper on Crane Point Museum and Nature Center’s Fall Harvest Festival. Now a staple of the beginning of the season in Marathon, the annual event brought out dozens of attendees and volunteers for hay rides, apple cider, food and drink, and a bevy of children’s games. 

“We are so happy and honored here at Crane Point with another successful community event,” said Crane Point CEO Charlotte Quinn. “It was a great turnout and loads of fun. Thank you Marathon, our volunteers and staff whose hard work went into putting on such an event.”

Crane Point extends a special thanks to event sponsors US1 Radio, Bongos Botanical Beer Garden, Arlington Electric, Keys All Area Roofing, the Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, The Lagoon on Grassy Key, Keys Contracting Services, Photo Design by Natalie and the Weekly Newspapers.

Photos by Alex Rickert

Alex Rickert
Alex Rickert made the perfectly natural career progression from dolphin trainer to newspaper editor in 2021 after freelancing for Keys Weekly while working full time at Dolphin Research Center. A resident of Marathon since 2015, he fell in love with the Florida Keys community by helping multiple organizations and friends rebuild in the wake of Hurricane Irma. An avid runner, actor, and spearfisherman, he spends as much of his time outside of work on or under the sea having civil disagreements with sharks.

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