{"id":112,"date":"2025-10-05T17:46:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T21:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/?p=112"},"modified":"2026-04-10T08:15:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T12:15:36","slug":"maize-and-snitz-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Maize and Snitz Fest"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On October 4, 2025, Mennonite Life hosted their annual Maize and Snitz Fest at the 1719 House in Willow Street, PA. At the Maize &amp; Snitz Fest, artisans showcased traditional crafts originating from Europe and the Indigenous Peoples of the Eastern Woodlands. These crafts\u2014including apple butter making, blacksmithing, beadwork, and music\u2014have shaped Lancaster County\u2019s history and now tell its story. Here are some images from that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n#foogallery-gallery-114.fg-justified .fg-item { margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 2px; }\n#foogallery-gallery-114.fg-justified .fg-image { height: 200px; }<\/style>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"foogallery foogallery-container foogallery-justified foogallery-lightbox-foogallery fg-justified fg-ready fg-light fg-shadow-outline fg-loading-default fg-loaded-fade-in fg-caption-always fg-hover-fade fg-hover-zoom2\" id=\"foogallery-gallery-114\" data-foogallery=\"{&quot;item&quot;:{&quot;showCaptionTitle&quot;:true,&quot;showCaptionDescription&quot;:false},&quot;lazy&quot;:true,&quot;paging&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;dots&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:20,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;scrollToTop&quot;:false,&quot;output&quot;:&quot;&quot;},&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;rowHeight&quot;:200,&quot;maxRowHeight&quot;:300,&quot;margins&quot;:2,&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;,&quot;lastRow&quot;:&quot;smart&quot;}}\" data-foogallery-lightbox=\"{&quot;thumbs&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;thumbsCaptions&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsBestFit&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsSmall&quot;:false,&quot;thumbsCaptionsAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;info&quot;:&quot;bottom&quot;,&quot;infoVisible&quot;:true,&quot;infoOverlay&quot;:true,&quot;infoAlign&quot;:&quot;default&quot;,&quot;transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;hoverButtons&quot;:false,&quot;fitMedia&quot;:false,&quot;noScrollbars&quot;:true,&quot;preserveButtonSpace&quot;:true,&quot;buttons&quot;:{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:true,&quot;info&quot;:true,&quot;thumbs&quot;:false},&quot;video&quot;:{&quot;autoPlay&quot;:true}}\" style=\"--fg-title-line-clamp: 1; --fg-description-line-clamp: 2;\" >\n\t<div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6279.jpg\" data-caption-desc=\"Women demonstrate colonial baking techniques.\" data-caption-title=\"Baking Demonstration\" data-attachment-id=\"115\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"300\" width=\"449\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/cache\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6279\/3442668570.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22449%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20449%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Baking Demonstration<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6280.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"1719 Herr House\" data-attachment-id=\"116\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"People visiting the 1719 Herr House.\" height=\"300\" width=\"449\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/cache\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6280\/650675064.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22449%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20449%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">1719 Herr House<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6303.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Apple Butter\" data-attachment-id=\"121\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A cauldron of snitz being made into apple butter.\" height=\"300\" width=\"449\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/cache\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6303\/4218388975.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22449%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20449%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Apple Butter<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6286.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Long House\" data-attachment-id=\"117\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"This is the interior of the Native American longhouse.\" height=\"300\" width=\"449\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/cache\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6286\/1332942408.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22449%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20449%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Long House<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6291.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Long House\" data-attachment-id=\"118\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A view of the sleeping bunks in the longhouse.\" height=\"300\" width=\"449\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/cache\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6291\/3589482218.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22449%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20449%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Long House<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6294.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Barry Lee\" data-attachment-id=\"119\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Barry Lee of the Munsee Turtle Clan performs some native music.\" height=\"300\" width=\"200\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/cache\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6294\/851948601.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22200%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20200%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Barry Lee<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fg-item fg-type-image fg-idle\"><figure class=\"fg-item-inner\"><a href=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6301.jpg\" data-caption-title=\"Blacksmith\" data-attachment-id=\"120\" data-type=\"image\" class=\"fg-thumb\"><span class=\"fg-image-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"A blacksmith forms some iron work.\" height=\"300\" width=\"449\" class=\"skip-lazy fg-image\" data-src-fg=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/cache\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6301\/379460133.jpg\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20width%3D%22449%22%20height%3D%22300%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20449%20300%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" loading=\"eager\"><\/span><span class=\"fg-image-overlay\"><\/span><\/a><figcaption class=\"fg-caption\"><div class=\"fg-caption-inner\"><div class=\"fg-caption-title\">Blacksmith<\/div><\/div><\/figcaption><\/figure><div class=\"fg-loader\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>For more from Mennonite Life see their website at <a href=\"https:\/\/mennonitelife.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/mennonitelife.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 4, 2025, Mennonite Life hosted their annual Maize and Snitz Fest at the 1719 House in Willow Street, PA. At the Maize &amp; Snitz Fest, artisans showcased traditional [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,12],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-112","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-history","category-lancaster","tag-lancaster-county","post_format-post-format-image"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Maize and Snitz Fest - Donald Kautz Photography<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Maize and Snitz Fest - Donald Kautz Photography\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On October 4, 2025, Mennonite Life hosted their annual Maize and Snitz Fest at the 1719 House in Willow Street, PA. At the Maize &amp; Snitz Fest, artisans showcased traditional [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Donald Kautz Photography\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-05T21:46:18+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-04-10T12:15:36+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6303.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"684\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Donald Kautz\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Donald Kautz\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/maize-and-snitz-fest\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/maize-and-snitz-fest\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Donald Kautz\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/83033bdc02a3171532427f0d0959a158\"},\"headline\":\"Maize and Snitz Fest\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-05T21:46:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-10T12:15:36+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/maize-and-snitz-fest\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":85,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/83033bdc02a3171532427f0d0959a158\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/maize-and-snitz-fest\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/NZ5_6303.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Lancaster County\"],\"articleSection\":[\"History\",\"Lancaster\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/maize-and-snitz-fest\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/maize-and-snitz-fest\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/maize-and-snitz-fest\\\/\",\"name\":\"Maize and Snitz Fest - Donald Kautz Photography\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/maize-and-snitz-fest\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/maize-and-snitz-fest\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/NZ5_6303.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-05T21:46:18+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-04-10T12:15:36+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/maize-and-snitz-fest\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/maize-and-snitz-fest\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/maize-and-snitz-fest\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/NZ5_6303.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/NZ5_6303.jpg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":684,\"caption\":\"A cauldron of snitz being made into apple butter.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/maize-and-snitz-fest\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Maize and Snitz Fest\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/\",\"name\":\"Donald Kautz Photography\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/83033bdc02a3171532427f0d0959a158\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/83033bdc02a3171532427f0d0959a158\",\"name\":\"Donald Kautz\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Logo.png\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Logo.png\",\"width\":960,\"height\":320,\"caption\":\"Donald Kautz\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2025\\\/10\\\/Logo.png\"},\"description\":\"Donald Kautz is a retired software engineer who is now a local historian and amateur photographer. His specialty is water-powered grist mills in Lancaster and York counties of Pennsylvania.\",\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/donaldkautz.com\\\/dlkautzphoto\\\/author\\\/dlkautz55gmail-com\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Maize and Snitz Fest - Donald Kautz Photography","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Maize and Snitz Fest - Donald Kautz Photography","og_description":"On October 4, 2025, Mennonite Life hosted their annual Maize and Snitz Fest at the 1719 House in Willow Street, PA. At the Maize &amp; Snitz Fest, artisans showcased traditional [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/","og_site_name":"Donald Kautz Photography","article_published_time":"2025-10-05T21:46:18+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-04-10T12:15:36+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":684,"url":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6303.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Donald Kautz","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Donald Kautz","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/"},"author":{"name":"Donald Kautz","@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/#\/schema\/person\/83033bdc02a3171532427f0d0959a158"},"headline":"Maize and Snitz Fest","datePublished":"2025-10-05T21:46:18+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-10T12:15:36+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/"},"wordCount":85,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/#\/schema\/person\/83033bdc02a3171532427f0d0959a158"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6303.jpg","keywords":["Lancaster County"],"articleSection":["History","Lancaster"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/","url":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/","name":"Maize and Snitz Fest - Donald Kautz Photography","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6303.jpg","datePublished":"2025-10-05T21:46:18+00:00","dateModified":"2026-04-10T12:15:36+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6303.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/NZ5_6303.jpg","width":1024,"height":684,"caption":"A cauldron of snitz being made into apple butter."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/maize-and-snitz-fest\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Maize and Snitz Fest"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/#website","url":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/","name":"Donald Kautz Photography","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/#\/schema\/person\/83033bdc02a3171532427f0d0959a158"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/#\/schema\/person\/83033bdc02a3171532427f0d0959a158","name":"Donald Kautz","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Logo.png","url":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Logo.png","width":960,"height":320,"caption":"Donald Kautz"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/10\/Logo.png"},"description":"Donald Kautz is a retired software engineer who is now a local historian and amateur photographer. His specialty is water-powered grist mills in Lancaster and York counties of Pennsylvania.","sameAs":["http:\/\/donaldkautz.com"],"url":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/author\/dlkautz55gmail-com\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":395,"href":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/112\/revisions\/395"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=112"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/donaldkautz.com\/dlkautzphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}