Alton, Mo. – The 36th Annual Ozark “Black Gold” Walnut Festival took place on Saturday, October 2, 2021, in Alton, Missouri. The AltonMo.com team went around and asked people some questions. The three questions asked was as follows: 1. How many Walnut Festivals in Alton have you been to? 2. How long are you planning on staying at the Walnut Festival? and 3. Can you tell any of the enumerated rights listed in the Bill of Rights? The AltonMo.com team also gave out goodie bags after interviewing a person.
First Question
For the first question, how many Walnut Festivals have you been to, the majority of the people questioned said they have been to the Walnut Festival four or more times.
- 4 or more times: 22 people
- First time: 5 people
- 1-3 times: 2 people
Stay The Day
When the AltonMo.com team asked people how long they were going to stay at the festival, most of them said the entire day or one to three hours.
- All day: 17 people
- 1-3 hours: 10 people
- Did not know: 1 person
List Your Rights
On an entirely different note, the last question asked was can you list any of the rights in the Bill of Rights. There is a variety of freedoms and rights people could choose. The most known one was the right to bear arms.
- Did not know: 20 people
- Right to bear arms: 6 people
- Free speech: 5 people
- Free press: 2 people
- Freedom of religion: 1 person
Giving Out Bags
After the AltonMo.com team interviewed a person(s), they gave out an AltonMo.com goodie bag with an AltonMo.com pen and postcard. The interviewees were told to write their grandma’s about the Walnut Festival!
