Grafton Apple Festival 2013

[Kat Kanning]

Sunday 9/29/13


We were thinking....since that Johnson guy volunteered to lead the parade...how about a movable contraptions competition?  It could be anything from kids on bikes to special contraptions that people build.  We could have prizes and stuff for different categories.  We were thinking in could go on the rail trail, or we could get permission to shut down main st. or some such thing.  What say you?  I think Johnson would have to do the baton twirling.

[MaineShark]

My vote would be for the rail trail.  Have to contact the owners, but something on a private road would be cooler than something on a State-run road.

[Kat Kanning]

That would be my preference too.

[Russell Kanning]

Just trowing out ideas for fun :-)

[Free libertarian]

Start saving those containers!  Only a couple months 'till the Apple Festival! 

[Russell Kanning]

what do the graftonians think of a pedal race with prizes?

[jerry]

what do the graftonians think of a pedal race with prizes?

Only if it's not a marathon.  Some of us are old and feeble.

[Tom Sawyer]

what do the graftonians think of a pedal race with prizes?

Only if it's not a marathon.  Some of us are old and feeble.

Different categories... coolest ride, youngest/oldest participant etc.

[Russell Kanning]

what do the graftonians think of a pedal race with prizes?

Only if it's not a marathon.  Some of us are old and feeble.

I was thinking around the town green so everyone could watch from the church.
And/or from the rec field down the rail trail to the church.
And/or down the road away from the church and down by the river. It is nice and flat there. Or back from the beach around the back to the green. :-)

[Russell Kanning]

what do the graftonians think of a pedal race with prizes?

Only if it's not a marathon.  Some of us are old and feeble.

Different categories... coolest ride, youngest/oldest participant etc.

yea
I was thinking we could start the prize packages by putting in a little cash for each prize and maybe we could buy pies off Becky to add. :-)

[Becky Thatcher]

mmmmmm.....pie!    I've been making rhubarb and raspberry pie lately.  And lots of rhubarb tea.

[Russell Kanning]

Mmmmmmm
So hot here rhubarb would just turn into pie

[Russell Kanning]

So what day is this happening again?
I need to make plans to attend and advertise.
What do you guys think of the bike ride idea?

[jerry]

So what day is this happening again?
I need to make plans to attend and advertise.
What do you guys think of the bike ride idea?

The Applefest occurs on the last Sunday in September

My bike is all tuned up and ready to go.

[John]

After all the back-and-forth about which was better, we settled on - always - the last Sunday in September.
This way folks can always know, from year to year, when it will happen.

And if ever there is weather so extremely bad that we have to postpone, we'd still have the equally-as-good-Sunday left for the "rain date."