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Chicken Inferno

Every year a gathering of city slickers and Potter County expatriates takes place in a secluded hilltop location in Northern Pennsylvania for a long weekend of fun and revelry that has come to be known as the Chicken Inferno. Over the course of a long weekend in this idyllic setting, beer and food are consumed; horseshoes are tossed; old friendships are renewed; new friendships are created; and, the pièce de résistance, a giant wooden chicken is constructed and burned (burning picture stolen from Mike).

The beast awaits its fate.

This year's chicken was the largest and most well-constructed chicken to-date. If the rain that had persistently fallen throughout the weekend had become the deluge that many were fearing, we could have used the chicken as an ark. Instead, the rain cleared up just in time for a triumphant climax to the weekend.

The current (but soon-to-be defunct) website of the chicken documents the Inferno in more detail. A new website will be announced soon. For now, check out Mike's great post about the chicken and other Potter County birds.