The annual Apple N' Pork Festival is the year's biggest event in Clinton, but what makes it so popular, and why is it important to the community?

Joey Long, Director of the DeWitt County Museum and C.H. Moore Homestead explains the festival is important to the homestead because it serves as a fundraiser for the upkeep and restoration of the grounds. 

Over time, the Apple N' Pork Festival became so popular, that the museum association began inviting local nonprofits to come and sell food to raise money for their programs. 

Apple N' Pork attendees also have the opportunity to experience the inside of the homestead on a tour. Although these tours are offered all the time, the volume of people at the homestead for this big weekend grows the awareness of the historical property tenfold. 

All of these aspects of the Apple N' Pork Festival speak to how important it is to the community. In Joey Long's words, it brings unification to the community, and it does this by spreading the town's history while simultaneously raising money that supports Clinton's non-profits.