Despite the heat and the major storm from the previous day, festival goers were lined up for rides, food, the beer tent and the vendors. Despite the heat and the major storm from the previous day, festival goers were lined up for rides, food, the beer tent and the vendors. Katie McGuire-Blaise and Kim Verbeek took a quick break from the heat with some of the volunteers. What could have marked an early end to one of Essex County’s signature summer celebrations instead became a

Canada dropped a 3-0 decision to Morocco with about 30 people watching it outdoors under tents in front of River Bookshop and Evelyn’s Candy House.

Tyler Gignac was the big winner at the AMA Sportsmen’s Association annual walleye tournament The AMA Sportsmen Association’s annual walleye tournament has concluded for another year and organizers report a strong turnout and some big fish. The wrap-up party for the tournament was last Sunday afternoon with the AMA Sportsmen Association packed with anglers and their families for the annual event. Ken Tytgat and Pat Pettypiece shared the duties of being the chair for both the w