Aroostook Republican photo/Debra Walsh
At 90 years old, Gerard Belanger of Caribou probably is the oldest craftsman at the craft show on July 19 during the annual parade at the Fort Fairfield Potato Blossom Festival. Belanger makes the miniature barrels topped with potatoes as well as other industry-related novelties for sales at various shows around the county.
Potato Blossom parade draws hundreds of lookers
Aroostook Republican photos/Debra Walsh
Kate Scheidler of the Scottish pipe band from Perth-Andover, New Brusnwick displayed showmanship as she marches in the annual Fort Fairfield Potato Blossom Festival Parade on July 19.
Little Miss Caswell Olivia Ellis waves to the crowd during the annual Maine Potato Blossom Festival in Fort Fairfield on July 19.
Brothers Caleb, left and Austin Findlen, New Sweden, were selling books on local history at the blockhouse on Main Street.
Aroostook County’s Young Marines recreate Iwo Jima from World War II on its entry in the annual parade of the Potato Blossom Festival.
