For one week, the public had the chance to step back in time and see what was offered inside the friendly confines of Roan Mountain State Park.

Weekend warriors from the region made their way up the mountain Saturday to participate in the Autumn Harvest Festival, sponsored by the state park, at Miller Farmstead.

Throughout the morning hours, attendees were able to browse through the property and purchase homemade crafts and other items from vendors.

Taking a step back in time, different volunteers held demonstrations to showcase the history of the property and different types of old-time music.

Recently going through renovations, the Miller Farmstead gives the public a chance to look back how Appalachian settlers made due during the early 1900s. The Miller house was built in 1908 and now preserved as a “reminder of the way folks used to live in this mountains,” according to park staff. The farmstead was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.

Different items are location on the property, including a barn, corn crib, hog pen, root cellar, smoke house, chicken house, spring house and an outhouse.

While staying preserved by the park and state, different musicians, storytellers and demonstrators use the facility to showcase “traditional” lifestyles from the summer months into October.

Park staff added the event provided to be a overwhelming success. Action at the farmstead doesn’t stop in October. Every November, the house receives a holiday-based makeover, getting decked out in Christmas flair for the annual Old Time Yule in December.

Opening up in the summer, the property is open to the public during the weekends in October from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

While excitement approaches for the annual fall festival, park officials indicated visitors will see a few changes for the upcoming Halloween in the Campground event set for Saturday, Oct. 28.

Scheduled to take place between 6 to 9 p.m., park staff announced there will be a $5 parking charge per vehicle and that attendees should expect parking to be similar to the Rhododendron Festival. Carpooling to the event is encouraged to assist with parking and help with traffic in and out of the event.

“We at Roan Mountain State Park are dedicated to providing safe and quality park events to the public. We must account for the overall safety of everyone in attendance. The Halloween in the Campground event was created in 2007, which has grown exponentially each year thereafter. Our number one priority for this event is the safety for all our visitors,” park staff said in a statement released by the Roan Mountain State Park Facebook account.

Along with sweet treats for the little goblins and ghouls, hotdogs will be provided to the first 1,000 attendees and hayrides will be provided through the park’s “haunted forest.”

For more information on upcoming events, call (423) 772-0190.