CULTURE - by Chad Wilkins.   Shawnee’s Historic District, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 is a dramatic backdrop for this 1958 Cadillac.

RECREATION – by Joy Alcalde.  This photo captures the autumn leaves during the Historical Society of Perry County’s hike to the Glenford Indian Fort last October.

Cultural:

1^st Place – Chad Wilkins

2^nd Place – Cindy Baker

3^rd Place ­– Catherine Wright

4^th Place – Chad Wilkins

Hon. Mention – Chad Wilkins

Historical:

1^st Place –  Chad Wilkins

2^nd Place –  Chad Wilkins

3^rd Place ­–  Michelle Robinson

4^th Place – Debbie Burkhart

Hon. Mention –  Joy Alcalde

Recreational:

1^st Place –  Joy Alcalde

2^nd Place –  Molly McGrath

3^rd Place ­– Catherine Wright

4^th Place – Molly McGrath

Hon. Mention – Joy Alcalde

Natural:

1^st Place –  Debbie Burkhart

2^nd Place –  Joy Alcalde

3^rd Place ­– Debbie Burkhart

4^th Place – Tiffany Harris

Hon. Mention – Catherine Wright

Youth Category:

1^st Place – Zoey Stenson

2^nd Place – Dylan Fain

NATURE – Debbie Burkhart.  You can almost feel the cold and nature’s power in this striking Perry County winter landscape.

HISTORY – Chad Wilkins.  A poignant inscription, God was pleased to…free me from my…graces Revolutionary War Veteran Sayre’s gravestone in Hopewell Twp.

Youth competition winner, Zoey Stinson.  This photography enthusiast is an 11 year old student at St. Rose School  She entered this dramatic black & white picture of a large tombstone and ancient tree in the New Lexington cemetery, both reaching toward the skies.

There were over 40 entries in this year’s Perry County photo contest and the works were displayed in the Somerset Courthouse.  The Perry County Art Walk was well attended and provided a great venue for the county’s photographers to share their art.