fun activities such as ferry rides on the Ohio River, amusement rides, pageants, car shows, musical performances, cheerleading competitions, the famed grape stomps, and both Beer and Wine Gardens. Many people also set up booths for shopping. On Saturday night, most gather on the docks and close to the river to watch a fireworks show. People from all over the Indiana/Kentucky/Ohio tristate come to enjoy the festive celebration. This festival was first celebrated in the 1970s and soon became the most adored tradition of the locals. Origin Since 1797, approximately every 22 years, la Fête des Vignerons (The Winegrowers' Festival) is celebrated in the Swiss city of Vevey. Points of interest "Life on the Ohio" River History Museum reflects Vevay's and Switzerland County's heritage on the Ohio River. Open year-round (excluding major holidays) Sunday - Saturday from 10 - 5. Switzerland County Historical Museum is located in an old Presbyterian church, built in 1860. Open year-round (excluding major holidays) Saturday - Sunday from 10 - 5. The first Switzerland County Courthouse was built in 1822 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was replaced by the one that stands today in 1865, built by contractor John Haley. The Benjamin Franklin Schenck Mansion is a 35-room mansion, built in 1874 by Benjamin Franklin Schenck The U.P. Schenck House was built in 1846 for Ulysses P. Schenck, a Swiss riverboat captain who owned a fleet of flat bottom river boats. The Armstrong Tavern is a two-story log house built in 1816 by Thomas Armstrong. The Hoosier Theatre was built in 1837 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Notable people Lydia Moss Bradley, philanthropist and founder of Bradley University Ebenezer Dumont, Civil War general and U.S. Congressman Julia Louisa Dumont (1794-1857), educator and writer Edward Eggleston, Methodist minister and author George Cary Eggleston, author, editor, Civil War Historian, and brother to Edward Eggleston. Bertha Fry, supercentenarian, born in Vevay in 1893, died in 2007 at age 113 years, 11 months, 13 days (third oldest living person at the time of death) Ken Maynard, actor and stuntman Kermit Maynard, actor and stuntman, played for Indiana University Football 1920s, Ken Maynard's younger brother. Will Henry Stevens, artist E. S. L. Thompson (1848-1944), writer Kat Von D, tattoo artist In popular culture The 1975 TV Movie A Girl Named Sooner was set in and filmed in and around