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Newfound Fair – Saturday, June 28, 2008,
10-4 pm. Audubon at Ash Cottage, North
Shore Road, Hebron
Co-sponsors: Bristol Rotary, Bristol Lyons Club, Camp
Wicosuta
Sponsors: Newfound
Lake Region
Association, Tapply
Thompson Community
Center, Slim Baker Foundation, NH Audubon.
Fun! Food! Hands-On Demonstrations! Music!
Live Animals!
Music
The Uncle Steve Band opened the day with their New Orleans style blues. Later, the favorite Baker Valley Band will close the
day.
Food
Yum, yum. Bristol Lyons Club was cooking hamburgers and
fries, The Inn on Newfound offered chili and hot dogs, the Hebron Fire
Department barbequed chicken, the Hebron Village
store made Dexter’s famous pulled pork, the Hebron Area Woman’s Group brought desserts, and The Mill had their homemade ice cream and fudge.
Displayers
Audubon, NH Fish and Game, Circle Program, Squam Lake
Science Center, West Shore Marine boat and Lake Hosts, Northeast Organic
Farmer’s Association, Master Gardeners, Judith Rice (alternatives to invasive
perennials and shrubs), Pew Environmental Group (climate change), Appalachian
Mountain Club, NH Department of Environmental Services, UNH, NH Lakes
Association, Plymouth Area Renewable Energy Collaborative, Society for the
Protection of NH Forests, Newfound Lake Region Association, Newfound Trackers,
Historic Societies, Trout Unlimited, Newfound B & B’s, D'Acres, and more!
Demonstrations
Tributary Water Quality Monitoring in the Cockermouth River,
fly-tying, enviroscape (erosion) demonstrations, and more!
Animals
Live fish
Llamas, sheep, angora bunnies – the Fiber Farmers!
Horse and wagon tours to the Cockermouth River
Local Artisans and
Crafters
Activities galore!
There was something for everyone! Face Painting, scavenger
hunts, Interactive education - “Talking Tree Tour” “Un-Nature Tours”,
Micro-Hike, Map and Compass game, Kids games and crafts, mural painting with
Karen Bush, fish-print T-shirts, and a Forest Society hike to Spectacle Pond. |