Sat, 07/13/2019 - 02:58 pm

Chris Wolf

Bagpipes and bicycles led the parade that started at Drakes corner to the Community Center. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Mary Bok, Judy Cookson, June Haining, and Lee Cronin man the shortcake and pie table. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Susan Geggy, Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Roberta Heald. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Pat Shannon from Lincolnville said the shortcake was excellent. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Jane Heald from Ft. Wayne, Indiana and her father Bert Heald of Lincolnville. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Alexandra Doan and India Backiel with Annie Sue from Moose Ridge Farm. Annie Sue is 13 and comes every year to the Strawberry Festival to the delight of all. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Justin Hills holding Emeline with Dave, Maren, and Izzy Kinney. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Penny and Charlie Crockett (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Hannah Burke, Chelsea, Jane and Bailey Young (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Diane O'Brien and Don French show that face painting is not just for kids. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Rosey Gerry and his band along with the Lincolnville Band provided music throughout the day. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Allen Thomas of Lincolnville is 86 years old and a resident of Lincolnville. He said he has not been in all 26 parades, but most of them. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

It wouldn’t be a Strawberry Festival without getting a picture of Anna Sideris eating a hot dog. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Bob Heald hard at work grilling hot dogs and making onions for topping. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

(Photo by Chris Wolf)

Bagpipes and bicycles led the parade that started at Drakes corner to the Community Center. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Mary Bok, Judy Cookson, June Haining, and Lee Cronin man the shortcake and pie table. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Susan Geggy, Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Roberta Heald. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Pat Shannon from Lincolnville said the shortcake was excellent. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Jane Heald from Ft. Wayne, Indiana and her father Bert Heald of Lincolnville. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Alexandra Doan and India Backiel with Annie Sue from Moose Ridge Farm. Annie Sue is 13 and comes every year to the Strawberry Festival to the delight of all. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Justin Hills holding Emeline with Dave, Maren, and Izzy Kinney. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Penny and Charlie Crockett (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Hannah Burke, Chelsea, Jane and Bailey Young (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Diane O'Brien and Don French show that face painting is not just for kids. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Rosey Gerry and his band along with the Lincolnville Band provided music throughout the day. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Allen Thomas of Lincolnville is 86 years old and a resident of Lincolnville. He said he has not been in all 26 parades, but most of them. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

It wouldn’t be a Strawberry Festival without getting a picture of Anna Sideris eating a hot dog. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

Bob Heald hard at work grilling hot dogs and making onions for topping. (Photo by Chris Wolf)

(Photo by Chris Wolf)

LINCOLNVILLE — ILincolnville’s 26th annual Strawberry Festival and parade took place Saturday, July 13, and was one sure way to get the whole town to turn out.

Following the parade, revelers gathered at the Lincolnville Community Building and the United Christian Church (UCC) at 18 Searsmont Road, Rt. 173, in Lincolnville Center. Outside was hot dogs, face painting, flag making, bubbles, and music. Inside the Community building, it was nonstop strawberry pie and shortcake with a puppet show inside the UCC.

Roberta Heald headed up the festival and said she expected a busy day.

“It is a very nice day, after a rainy day of setup,” she said. “There are already a lot of people here and it's not even 9:30. The parade will get here in an hour and then it will be really, really busy. And if you’re someone who didn’t get to come out today, we are sorry we didn’t get to see you.”

Susan Feggy came from Ohio to visit family and friends and found herself at the festival and feeling nostalgic. She said it reminded her of parades from when she was a little girl.

“I was a girl, ten years old in Mt. Healthy, Ohio,” she said. “I was watching a parade so similar to this and was so excited as a ten-year-old to collect the candy. I live in Cincinnati now and back in Cincinnati now it’s a sauna. I love it here. I love the enthusiasm, I love old cars, I love the community spirit. Everybody came out. There was no pushing, no shoving, no bad comments, this is what I remember as a kid, a kinder, gentler time.

Enjoy the photo gallery. It was a great time for all, young and old at Lincolnville Center.