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What is a sonker? Talk to Cama Merritt, president of the Surry County Historical Society, about this deep-dish fruit pie. She can teach you the recipe and tell you where you can taste test sonkers – at the annual Sonker Festival held at the historic Edwards-Franklin House on the first Saturday of October from 1pm-5pm. This year the event takes place the first Saturday in October 2009.

This is a daylong festival honoring the Appalachian deep-dish pie called the "sonker", with old-time stringband music and dance. The cost is FREE!

The Edwards-Franklin House, 4132 Haystack Rd,, Mount Airy, NC, is 7 miles west of Mount Airy. Take NC 89 west out of Mount Airy. Turn left onto Beulah Rd. about 1 mile after passing under I-77. Drive approximately 1 mile on Beulah Rd. and turn west onto Haystack Rd. Follow Haystack Rd. for about 3 miles. Immediately after you cross a bridge, the Edwards-Franklin House will be on the right.

Cost: Free.

Parking: Free. Accessible for bus tours.

Special Needs Access: Wheelchairs would have to be pushed up a grassy hill.

Signage: At location and in route.

Sponsor: Surry County Historical Society