Apple Butter Festival Celebrates 50th Anniversary

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)— The Apple Butter Festival brings nature lovers and apple butter to Mid-Michigan.

The Apple Butter Festival is celebrating its 50th anniversary this weekend.

Rachel Swedburg, Board President, says the event is a pinnacle festival for the Fenner Conservatory and Fenner Nature Center.

She says the star of the show is the apple butter.

“We do the process of stirring the cauldron and actually making the apple butter. Which is a really cool experience,” said Swedburg.

She says the event allows people to learn more about the environment around them, which is all a part of the Fenner Nature Center’s mission.

“Our mission is to connect our community with education and stewardship of the natural environment,” said Swedburg.

The event allows people to listen to live music, taste the savoring flavors of apple cider, and apple butter, and buy from local businesses.

Olivia Lindberg, a nature photographer, who sells her work at the event hopes her photography brings a love of wildlife to the community.

“You hear so many stories about what the animals remind them of. It’s more of a sharing experience than a selling experience,” said Lindberg. “Honestly, it’s a very beautiful thing.”

She says she frequently visits the nature center and loves of the outdoors.

“Nature can be intimidating because you don’t know where to go, and where are all the best spots are and the nature centers pick it all out for you,” said Lindberg. “They put you all on the right trail to look at something beautiful, you know?”

The Apple Butter Festival continues Saturday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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