In 1885, Reverend John Scamahorn and 104 settlers from Indiana set up camp at the Lone Willow. Later that year, the town moved a mile west to accommodate the railroad.Just about a hundred years later, community members came together to organize a festival that would celebrate our region by bringing high quality artists to perform on multiple stages with dozens of high-end crafters and artisans in booths all around the city park. In a contest to name the festival, the organizers chose “Willow Tree Festival.”