Crisfield Fall Festival shows community pride

CRISFIELD, Md. – The leaves were falling, and the Crisfield Library was calling on locals, to see what more Crisfield has to offer.

“I think that there’s a stigma that Crisfield doesn’t have anything, but that’s very false. We do numerous events, such as the Fall Festival, to get the community out,” said Crisfield library services manager, Caprice Harris.

Somerset is the poorest county in all of Maryland. Harris said bringing free events, like the fall fest, to Crisfield, helps put the city on the map, to show the rest of the state that despite the economic hardships the county faces, Crisfield is more than just the crab capital.

“It might make people think that we don’t have anything going on here, or that the city or town is sort of dying, but that’s very false,” Harris said. “It’s very important to showcase and have big events like this to let people know that we’re not in dead and we’re still alive.”

One of those businesses is Davy’s TherAppy Farm, Inc., and executive director, Nora Hoffman, said bringing her animals to these events helps drive business, and her furry friends are waiting to service customers.

“It’s important for us to let the world know that we exist,” Hoffman said. “We have goats, pigs, horses and bovine that people can come and spend time with at our farm. The animals are the therapists.”

Event organizer, Jaime Bradshaw, wants everyone to know that her community will continue to showcase its excellence.

“Even though the community is small, we’re just as talented and I think it’s important for our community to know that,” Bradshaw said. “I’m just hoping that everybody who’s here can appreciate that as well.”