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

A full day of activity occurred starting with the 5K Run, Walk and Wheel and ending with the fireworks

Funds from the July 1 event to benefit the Essex Region Conservation Foundation