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29-764: Brighton, Ontario 's Applefest, founded in 1975, is held annually on the last full weekend in September. Events include BBQ's and breakfasts, entertainment, children's activities, dances, a street fair, car show, arts and crafts, and a parade. The Bayfield Apple Festival, established in 1962 & held in early October, was listed among "Top Ten Autumn Festivals in North America" by the Society of American Travel Writers in 2006. The 2021 festival (not held in 2020) will mark its 59th year, and in 2009 it attracted over 50,000 people. The city of Bayfield, Wisconsin , located on

58-564: A 5K race, a car show, and more than 300 craft and vendor booths. Washington State Apple Blossom Festival attracts over 100,000 people a year in Wenatchee the self-proclaimed "Apple Capital of the World." It is the oldest major festival in the state of Washington. The Festival was born in 1919, Music including folk, gospel, blues, country, rock, bluegrass and more as well as displays from local, regional and national artists begins daily during

87-1068: A concurrency with SR 28 . The concurrency heads east crossing the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks, before SR 19 turns back north. The road heads north leaving Tipton, passing through farmland with a few houses. SR 19 heads north until it meets US 35 and SR 22 , east of Kokomo . The concurrency heads east passing through Greentown and an intersection with SR 213 . The concurrency ends when SR 19 turns north onto SR 13 and US 35/SR 22 keep heading east. SR 13 and SR 19 head north passing through farmland, with some houses. The concurrency end at an intersection with SR 18 , when SR 13 heads east concurrent with SR 18 and SR 19 heads west concurrent with SR 18. The concurrency with SR 18 passes through Converse , before SR 19 turns north and SR 18 still heading west. The highway heads towards Peru , passing through rural farmland. The highway enters Peru from

116-584: A pancake feed, and a fun run, as well as many types of entertainment in the outdoor amphitheater. Admission is free. The Hilton Apple Fest, located in Hilton, New York is also held in October each year and attracts approximately 70,000 visitors. The festival donates $ 5,000 per year on average to groups such as Ambulance Corps, local libraries, village parks, the Food Shelf, Camp Good Days and Special Times ,

145-849: A parade with a military flyover, a corn hole tournament, a record 7-foot-long pie, "Wings and Wheels" at Nappanee Municipal Airport, and more. They usually close the rides and attractions at 9pm on Thursday, 10pm on Friday and Saturday, and 5pm on Sunday, to make time for clean-up. Other Applefests include the Tenbury Wells Applefest, held each year in October in Tenbury Wells in England , as well as others held in Clarksville, Missouri , Northborough, Massachusetts , Owensboro, Kentucky , Ellendale, North Dakota , and Ithaca, New York . Brighton, Ontario Brighton

174-474: A simple harvest celebration, and is now produced by the Warwick Valley Chamber of Commerce. Festival proceeds benefit these and other local non-profit organizations. The Woodbine Applefest is always held each year on the last Saturday in September from 9-16:00. The 32nd Anniversary Applefest will return after a one-year hiatus in 2021. The event usually includes many vendor booths, a car show,

203-541: A small part of the Northwest portion of downtown. Located along West Lincoln Street, there is an entertainment tent with performances from bands, comedians, etc, as well as concessions and shops. Along South Main Street, there are rides and attractions from North Atlantic Midway Entertainment . Also, under the pavilion on West Market Street ( US-6 ), there are various activities like shops or a stage. Other activities include

232-661: Is a route on the Indiana State Highway System that runs between Noblesville and Elkhart in the US state of Indiana . The 143 miles (230.14 km) of Indiana SR 19 serve as a minor highway. One segment of the highway is listed on the National Highway System . Various sections are urban four-lane highway and rural two-lane highway. The highway passes through farmland, residential and commercial properties. The northernmost community along

261-603: Is a town in Northumberland County , Ontario , Canada, approximately 150 kilometres (93 mi) east of Toronto and 100 km (62 mi) west of Kingston . It is traversed by both Highway 401 and the former Highway 2 . The west end of the Murray Canal that leads east to the Bay of Quinte is at the east end of the town. Brighton later developed into primarily an agricultural community, specializing in

290-610: Is held on the first Sunday of October in the streets and parks of the village of Warwick, located in the Hudson Valley of New York. It attracts over 30,000 people each year, usually coming from points south, Northern New Jersey and the New York City area. In the past Applefest was voted by readers of the Times Herald-Record newspaper as the top "Family Event", and was named one of the top ten festivals in

319-470: Is included in the National Highway System (NHS), this is the segment that is concurrent with U.S. Route 35 and SR 22. The NHS is a network of highways that are identified as being most important for the economy, mobility and defense of the nation. The highway is maintained by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) like all other state roads in the state. The department tracks

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348-558: Is noted for bird-watching and other nature-oriented activities. Memory Junction Railway Museum , located in a former Grand Trunk station, has a collection of rail equipment and memorabilia. Besides the town proper of Brighton, the municipality of Brighton comprises a number of villages and hamlets, including the following communities such as Carman, Codrington , Hilton , Spring Valley, Smithfield (partially); Butler Creek , Cankerville , Cedar Creek , Gosport , Orland , Presqui'le Point , Wade Corners . The village of Brighton

377-412: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Brighton had a population of 12,108 living in 5,014 of its 5,392 total private dwellings, a change of 2.2% from its 2016 population of 11,844 . With a land area of 223.24 km (86.19 sq mi), it had a population density of 54.2/km (140.5/sq mi) in 2021. Indiana State Road 19 State Road 19 ( SR 19 )

406-574: The "Top 100 Events in North American" by the American Bus Association. The festival features over 250 craft vendors displaying their handmade jewelry, stained glass, pottery, woodcarvings and more; dozens of food vendors offering traditional American favorites and more exotic ethnic cuisine; fifty local non-profit exhibitors; free music & entertainment; Farmers' Market, and a children's activities. Applefest began in 1989 as

435-537: The Historical Society, Braddock Bay Raptor Research, and other community center projects. Applefest is also a yearly three-day festival held in Franklin, Pennsylvania that starts the first Friday of October that attracts over 300,000 people. The three-day event is the largest crafts festival in western Pennsylvania. The festival includes an apple pancake breakfast, apple-pie-baking and -eating contests,

464-632: The Indiana Toll Road, Interstate 80 (I–80)/ I–90 . North of the toll road the roadway narrows to a two-lane highway with a center turn lane and passes through residential properties. The route leaves Elkhart and passes by the Simonton Lake. The highway narrows to a two-lane highway and passes through farmland. SR 19 ends at the Michigan state line and continues into Michigan as Old  M–205 . Only one segment of State Road 19

493-470: The banks of the White River as a two-lane highway. The route leaves the bank of the river heading north and passes through farmland with some houses. The road enters Cicero and passes through residential and commercial properties. The highway heads north towards Tipton , passing through farmland. The route enters Tipton from the south and passes through residential properties. In Tipton the road begins

522-445: The farming of apples and production of new apple types. However, in recent years, many of the original orchards in the area have been partially removed, to make way for the steadily growing population, and more profitable agricultural produce, such as wheat, corn and soybeans. In late September, Brighton is host to Applefest , its largest yearly festival. The Municipality of Brighton (formed on January 1, 2001, through an amalgamation of

551-405: The festival at 10 am. The La Crescent Apple Festival is a four-day festival celebrated the third weekend of September. The Apple Festival was founded in September 1949 with the purpose of promoting La Crescent and its apple industry. The first Apple Festival was a huge success, drawing a crowd of nearly 20,000 people, and the festival has grown in size and quality every year. All profits made from

580-492: The festivals are given back to the community for various projects. The Nappanee Apple Festival in Nappanee, Indiana , begins on the 3rd weekend (including Thursday) of September of each year, continuing through the rest of the weekend, with preparations and road closures beginning Wednesday or Thursday. It is held on South Main Street ( IN-19 ), West Lincoln Street, and sometimes a small portion of East Lincoln Street, as well as

609-428: The former Town of Brighton and Brighton Township) is home to over 12,108 inhabitants, with a higher than average percentage of those retired. This is common, as the quiet, clean and friendly atmosphere of many smaller towns near Lake Ontario tend to draw the elderly as popular places for retirement living. Presqu'ile Provincial Park , just south of the town centre, is one of Brighton's most popular attractions. The park

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638-642: The highway becomes a four-lane highway with a center turn lane at an intersection with CR 20/Mishawaka Road. The highway passes under the Norfolk Southern Classification yard and has an intersection with Old  US 33 . The road heads north, west of downtown Elkhart, having an intersection with Old  US 20 . The highway has an intersection at Bypass Road, Old  US 112 , before curving due east. The highway turns back north at Cassopolis Street and passes through commercial properties. The road has an interchange with

667-638: The highway crosses the Chicago, Fort Wayne and Eastern Railroad and through a traffic light with US 30 . North of Etna Green the road passes through farmland and makes a few sharp curve, but mostly keeps heading towards the north. The route enters Nappanee and has an intersection at US 6 . The road leaves Nappanee passing through Farmland with some houses. The route becomes a four-lane divided highway at an intersection with Elkhart County Road 26 (CR 26), south of Elkhart. The road enters Elkhart at an interchange with US 20 . North of US 20

696-629: The highway is Simonton Lake at the Michigan state line. SR 19 was first designated as U.S. Route 112 (US 112) in 1926. SR 19 replaced the original SR 21 designation of the highway which dated back to 1926. SR 21 ran from the Marion to Peru. SR 19 was extended over the years south to Noblesville. SR 19 begins at an intersection with SR 32 and SR 38 , in Noblesville. The highway heads north along

725-465: The section of SR 19 concurrent with Cassopolis Street in Elkhart. The route that SR 19 takes today was first signed in 1918 as SR 51 and went from SR 2 in Elkhart to the Michigan state line. This section was renumber in 1926 to U.S. Route 112 . In 1928, SR 19 was first signed from Nappanee to Elkhart and the route from SR 18 to Peru was signed as SR 21. SR 19

754-639: The southeast, having an intersection with SR 124 . The highway passes over the Wabash River and into downtown Peru. While in downtown Peru SR 19 makes a few turns through downtown. The route leaves downtown Peru and has an intersection at US 24 . The road passes through a concurrency with SR 16 and through the town of Akron . In Mentone the highway crosses a set of Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks and through an intersection with SR 25 . The road leaves Mentone and heads towards Nappanee , passing through Etna Green . In Etna Green

783-607: The southwest shore of Lake Superior, serves as the gateway to the Apostle Islands and was named by the Chicago Tribune as the "Best Little Town in the Midwest." Featured are classic apple fest activities such as an apple pie and apple peeling contests, live music, and a carnival. There is also anannual parade, over 150 arts and crafts booths, and Venetian boat parade in the harbor. In Warwick, New York , Applefest

812-630: The traffic volumes along all state highways as a part of its maintenance responsibilities using a metric called average annual daily traffic (AADT). This measurement is a calculation of the traffic level along a segment of roadway for any average day of the year. In 2010, INDOT figured that the lowest traffic levels were 780 vehicles and 170 commercial vehicles used the highway daily between Etna Green and County Road 900 North in Kosciusko County . The peak traffic volumes were 21,860 vehicles and 3,190 commercial vehicles AADT along

841-561: Was incorporated on January 1, 1859. On December 1, 1980, it became a town. The original Simpson house, at 61 Simpson Street, was built in 1850. Part of the current Municipality of Brighton is on a separate artificial island. This is a consequence of the borders chosen when the Township of Brighton was created in 1851, and the excavation of the Murray Canal across the historic Isthmus of Murray. The Murray Canal opened in 1889. In

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