Turpentine Festival celebrates Portal history

mmalee Elizabeth Haskins, 1, of Swainsboro hangs tight while dad William learns about distilling turpentine from Doug Chassereau of the Georgia Forestry Commission during the 32nd annual Catface Turpentine Festival in Portal in this October 2013 file photo. The elder Haskins said he learned a lot of things about turpentine he never knew before and remarked about how similar it was to making moonshine. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/file

100513 TURPENTINE FEST 01 — mmalee Elizabeth Haskins, 1, of Swainsboro hangs tight while dad William learns about distilling turpentine from Doug Chassereau of the Georgia Forestry Commission during the 32nd annual Catface Turpentine Festival in Portal in this October 2013 file photo. The elder Haskins said he learned a lot of things about turpentine he never knew before and remarked about how similar it was to making moonshine. - photo by SCOTT BRYANT/file

Live music, plenty of food, crafts and children's rides will bring folks from all over the region to the town of Portal on Saturday, when the community celebrates the 33rd Annual Catface Country Turpentine Festival. The day kicks off with a parade at 10 a.m. through downtown Portal, with longtime residents Jack and Francis Turner as grand marshals. Both are members of the Portal Heritage Society, which hosts the festival, and Francis Turner is group's treasurer.

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