It was busy and fun, one of the few festivals that did not cancel after Hurricane Helene: the Brooks County Skillet Festival in Quitman, Georgia, on Okapilco Creek, which runs into the Withlacoochee River.

WWALS Booth at Brooks County Skillet Festival 2024-10-19 Praying Mantis. Stop the Mine (Okefenokee).

Featuring Gretchen’s Praying Mantis.

Thanks to Michael Bachrach and Gee Edwards for helping.

Honorable Mention to Cindy Vedas for attempting to get there.

Special Award to Elleanor Williams for being the new poster child for Stop the Mine too close to the Okefenokee Swamp.
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