Joe Tyszko, of New Lenox, swings his daughter, Abbey, 4, while dancing at Homer Harvest Fest Sunday at Trantina Farm. | Brian Stanley~Sun-Times Media
Harvest Fest Committee Member Chanelle Sanderson (standing) dressed as a gunslinger while encouraging raffle donations to fund the restoration of the farmhouse. | Brian Stanley~Sun-Times Media
Eddie "Little Bear" Emerson portays a mountain man of the early 19th century while showing historic rifles to visitors at Homer Harvest Days Sunday. | Brian Stanley~Sun-Times Media
Jenna Miller (left) and Gene Hartman sing as June Carter and Johnny Cash Sunday at Homer Harvest Days at the Trantina Farm. The two front the tribute group "Junes Got the Cash." | Brian Stanley~Sun-Times Media
HOMER TOWNSHIP — Despite a separation of centuries, both the pioneers of the 1650s and country music stars of the 1960s seemed to fit in at Homer Harvest Days on Sunday. The annual event at the Trantina Farm is designed to showcase rural traditions with …