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OSWEGO - Oswego, the former home of Chief Musquawbuck of the Pottowatomie Indians, will be the place to be Saturday and Sunday for Oswego Trader Days.
Opening colors by the Leesburg Boy Scouts will kick off the weekend Saturday at 8 a.m. At 10 a.m., the Leesburg Oswego Nursery School children will plant a tree and there will be a skillet throw at 11 a.m. At 11:30 a.m., there will be a tomahawk and knife throw contest.
Lunch will feature barbecued chicken by Mid-Lakes Lions; ice cream, muffins and soft drinks by Kosciusko County Historical Society; corn dogs and fried potatoes by the Boy Scouts; pancakes and sausage, ham and bean soup, sausage sandwiches, frankfurters and ice tea by Copper Lantern Inn; pickles on a stick, popcorn and lemonade by 4-H Rabbit Club; and pork rinds by the Pierceton Lions.
At 12:30 p.m. there will be a pie-eating contest.
Stick around at 1 p.m. for the Black Powder Shoot or Mountain Man.
An old-fashioned wedding will be at 2 p.m. with Rev. Jack Worth and the Tenneys. Those wishing may bring a can of food for the wedding to be donated to local churches.
At 3 p.m., there will be bow and arrow, fire starting and tomahawk contests.
Closing colors with the Leesburg Boy Scouts will be at 5 p.m.
Sunday events kick off at 9 a.m. with opening colors by the Scouts.
Church services will be at 10:30 a.m. by the First and Calvary Baptist churches.
A tomahawk and knife throwing contest will be at 11:30 a.m. with a black powder shoot at 1 p.m.
Another bow and arrow contest will be at 2:30 p.m. with the weekend closing at 3:30 p.m. with the closing colors.
The John Pound Store, the oldest still-standing commercial building in the county, is also in Oswego. The store will be open both days with tea and Indian lore items.
There also will be crafts, contests for all ages, trading post goods and community-wide garage sales.
Admission is $2 for adults, $1 for 12- to 17-year-olds and children under 12 are free. Family rate is $5.
Proceeds go toward Lions and Historical Society projects.
