Marlinton Road Kill Festival September 27th!

The end of September is here already and that means it's time for the infamous Marlinton Road Kill Festival. Every year on a Saturday at the end of September the town of Marlinton closes down main street and in addition to hosting an annual harvest festival the town also hosts it's famous Road Kill Festival. I've got to tell you that the first time we heard about this festival we weren't really sure we were hearing things correctly - the details sounded too crazy to be true. The Road Kill Festival is actually a cooking contest where contestants enter recipies cooked with meats that would commonly be found as roadkill. There've been all kinds of creative entries such as "The Buck Stopped Here Pepper Steak" and "Turtle A1-A Road Soup". For a few hours during the day you can actually walk around and sample the Road Kill fare. My husband loves this festival and samples everything - I'm not as bold. I actually found a video on the internet that captures highlights from one festival a few years ago - check it out here:

http://www.lonelyplanet.tv/Clip.aspx?key=8704109A22D9FE25

This year's festival will be held on September 27th and is sure to be a hit!