The 16th annual Kinzua Heritage Festival kicked off on Friday.

The festival is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.

There are dozens of vendors, demonstrators, and performers at the 4047 Fox Hill Road site for the weekend.

Andrew Van Ord of Russell has been bringing his animals to the festival since the very beginning. It is now a three-generation event for him.

Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry Dennis Murray (left) of Smokin’ Hole Forge of Emlenton and Rudy Troples of Crazy Wolf Forge of Hadley work Friday at their shared forge at Kinzua Heritage Art and Music Festival.

“My dad started it and he handed it off to me,” he said.

His daughter, Lily, wanted to play a role, so he said if she could handle the responsibility of bringing up a cow, she could demonstrate working cattle at the festival.

Lily held up her end of the bargain and was walking Annie, an American milking Devon, around the festival on Friday.

Marguerite Hill of Armenia Mountain Wood and Wool of Troy has been spinning wool at the festival for 14 years.

Psychic medium Lady Dee of Mystyk Travelers has set up at the festival for eight years, offering Tarot readings. “I come all the way from Geneva, Ohio,” he said.

Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry Rudy Troples of Crazy Wolf Forge of Hadley (left) and Dennis Murray of Smokin’ Hole Forge of Emlenton and work Friday at their shared forge at Kinzua Heritage Art and Music Festival.

Dennis Murray of Smokin’ Hole Forge of Emlenton has only missed a few. He’s been to something between 10 and 15. Rudy Troples of Crazy Wolf Forge of Hadley has joined him for six.

There is live music each day starting early in the afternoon and dancing starting around 3 p.m., according to the owner’s son, Nakia Mead. There is a benefit auction at 2 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday.

The Keystone Gunslingers of Jackson Center offer visitors a chance to test their skills. “We’re here to get the public to participate in this sport and hopefully get new members,” No Lead Ed said. The group includes youth, women, and men, and gets together for competitions.

Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry Ethan ‘Eagle Eye’ Schenk of Vermontville, N.Y., practices his quick draw with Buffalo Joe of Keystone Gunslingers of Jackson Center at the Kinzua Heritage Arts and Music Festival.

Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry Marguerite Hille of Armenia Mountain Wood and Wool of Troy spins wool at the Kinzua Heritage Arts and Music Festival.

Times Observer photo by Brian Ferry Lily Van Ord of Russell leads Annie, an American milking Devon, around the Kinzua Heritage Arts and Music Festival.