Strawberry Festival

by Middletown Springs on June 3, 2014

Local crafts will highlight Strawberry Festival

Local artists, craftsmakers and musicians will join  Historical Society volunteers to present the 39th Annual Strawberry Festival.

Strawberry lovers are invited on Sunday, June 15 from 2 to 4 pm to the Historical Society.  The festival features delicious strawberry shortcake made with fresh local strawberries, homemade biscuits, vanilla ice cream and whipped cream, along with iced tea, lemonade or coffee.

Artist Peter Huntoon will give a watercolor painting demonstration. Nick Seidner of Rising Meadow Pottery will be hand-throwing flower pots. Deb Squires will display her whimsical garden art and Soulange Martineau will show photo note cards.  The Mahar Family will be selling 2014 maple syrup and other maple treats.

Kids’ activities led by Rosemary Moser will include the raffle of a doll created by Dietra Davis.

Paul Morgan’s band of local acoustic musicians will enliven  the afternoon.

The Historical Society Museum will be open all afternoon, as well as on Sunday afternoons through October. Admission is free.

On view in the Museum is  a series of exhibits, created by Jon Mathewson for Vermont History Expo, focusing on Middletown from 1784 through the 1950s,  as well as exhibits on the Montvert Hotel and Mineral Springs.

For more information, contact Pat Hemenway at 235-2421 or David Wright at 235-2376.

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