WILTON – The Wilton Blueberry Festival was a great success this year, reports Shannon Smith, festival chairwoman. Next year’s event will be held Aug. 7 and 8 with a theme of Wilton is a great place to “Live-Work-Play.”
Parade winners are announced as follows:
Prettiest: first, Rocky Hill Landscaping; second, Franklin County Agriculture Society; third, 1956 Ford truck.
Commercial: Shelly Hometown Market; Where to Heck R-We Campground; Comfort Inn.
Americanism: Franco-American War Veterans; Greater Purpose; First Apolistic Church.
Most original: Franklin County Animal Shelter; Dutch Treat; Class of 1958.
Blueberry theme: York Family ATVs; Blueberry Mountain Bible Camp; 1940 Ford coupe.
Antique cars: 1943 M-T Hillbillies; 1931 M-A (Taylor); 1949 fire truck.
Firefighters and EMS theme: Bangor Savings; Farmington Emblem Club 460; Western Mountain Christian Academy.
Antique tractors: best single, Maine Antique Tractor Club; best group, RS Osgood & Sons.
Best color guard: Farmington American Legion; Maine EMS Color Guard.
Best youth group: Mt. Blue Recreation Cheerleaders; Decal Gymnastics.
Best walking group: Healthy Community Coalition; Pack 517.
Wheels division (bikes and four-wheelers): four-wheeler dad and son; Smith-Paris Family.
Blueberry bake-off
Adults, chili, Best of Show, Adam LePage; presentation, Adam LePage; originality, Mathew LePage; blueberry, dessert, KatieHallman; other, Mary Wells; best of show, Mary Wells.
Youth, blueberry: Lindsey Smith, Emma Haywood, Levi Smith.
Baby crawl
Age 1 to 12 months: first, Ruce Adams, Farmington; second, Brody Tracy, Portland; third, Emilli Welch, Jay.
Young walker, under 12 months: first, Aiden Carpenter, Farmington; second, Zachary Tucker, Wilton; 13 to 24 months: first, Keegan Heath, Lewiston; second, Jayin St. Louis, Jay; third, Ada Lake, Farmington.
Boat parade
Blueberry Man Group, Fonseco Group; fire truck, Collins Family; Wilson Lake Fire Department, Groder Family; Red-White-Blue, Simoneau.
Blueberry basket raffle, Bob Degone; painting, Martha Griswold.
Doll/bike parade
Doll: first, Jenna Pond; bike, first, Mathew Drumm; second, Benjamin Drum; third, Kate Pond.
All others: first, Skyler Ames, Willow Ames, Kimberly Webster; second, Evan and Andrea Jones; third, Jesse Vining.
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