86th MSFF kicks off downtown
By Brad Johnson, The Inter-Mountain
ELKINS — The 86th Mountain State Forest Festival officially kicked off Saturday morning with an Open Ceremony at the Jennings Randolph Federal Center.
Peggy Phillips, the Director General of the 2024 MSFF, welcomed the large crowd to the ceremony, and then handed out plaques to all this year’s MSFF assistant directors and the Queen’s Department.
The flags were raised during the ceremony by this year’s MSFF Royal Scouts, Mackenzie Grace Swiger, Anna Noel Talbott, Izak Ray Elmore and Janson Howard Hardy.
The West Virginia Highlanders of Davis & Elkins College performed during the ceremony, marching into the Federal Center plaza while playing.
Elkins Mayor Jerry Marco also addressed the crowd, predicting it would be a great Festival week.
Feature image cutline: The West Virginia Highlanders of Davis & Elkins College perform during the MSFF Opening Ceremony at the Jennings Randolph Federal Center in Elkins Saturday. Inter-Mountain photos by Brad Johnson.
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