The 19th Annual Strawberry Festival & Parade in Lincolnville Center is coming up fast, so we hope you will mark your calendars for July 6, the Saturday of Independence Day weekend. Here is a quick look at what we are putting together: Doors to the Community Building open at 9 a.m. The parade begins 10 a.m. at Drake Corner and proceeds north along Main Street. A children’s unit of decorated bikes, trikes, wagons and strollers—all kids welcome!—joins it from a staging area at the site of the new library, across from the Lincolnville Boat Club. All then proceed to the Community Building and the United Christian Church, sponsor of the community celebration. Think strawberry shortcake on homemade biscuits, topped with whipped cream if you like; fresh pie from our local bakers; hot dogs, and popcorn. Visualize tables of home baked goodies, relishes and jellies to take home. Be saving your “egg money” to purchase select white elephants (attic treasures), crafts, and artwork too. And then there’s the family fun. Children’s activities include summer crafts and face painting indoors and active games on the lawn. Kyle Edgerly, often referred to locally as “the balloon guy”, and his wonderful creations will be twisting 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. All children’s activities are free, but we welcome donations. There will be music in the air too. The Lincolnville Band will play in concert, and Rosey Gerry and friends will add their music to the festivities too. Additionally, our church building will house displays illustrating the history of our church and will be open for guided tours. It was built 1820-1821, just as Maine was becoming a state, and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The festival wraps up at 1 p.m.
Posted on: Fri, 05 Jul 2013 22:55:34 +0000
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