UPTON — Aug. 21 will be a big day for this tiny town of about 64 full-time residents.

It’s the celebration of the 150th year since Letter B Plantation became the town of Upton on Feb. 9, 1860.

“We want people to come and see the town and help celebrate,” said Laurie Brown, one of the major organizers of the sesquicentennial.

Kicking off the day will be a parade lining up at the intersection of Route 26 and East B Hill Road. The theme is Life in Upton 150 Years ago.

The newly formed Upton Historical Society will have a car in the parade as well as a display in the former schoolhouse on Mill Hill off Route 26. The Angevine brothers, Avery and Ernest, will lead off the parade. They are the oldest people in town born in Upton, Brown said.

Also at the former schoolhouse, which closed in the late 1950s, will be bingo from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., music by Phil Kane from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., and a performance by humorist and storyteller John McDonald at 3 p.m.

At the Ladies Aid Association building, a continental breakfast will be served from 7- 9 a.m., and entries for the pie baking, photography and floral arrangement contests will be accepted from 8:30 to 9 a.m. A spaghetti supper will be served from 4:30 to 6 p.m.

Hot dogs, hamburgers, chicken, and other foods will be served outside on Mill Hill from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 19th century games for children and adults will be held throughout the day. Also on Mill Hill, there will be a craft sale, bake sale and other activities.

Horseshoe tournaments and a skillet throwing contest take place on Barnes Road from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

Open house events at the library, Upton House, and the Rector’s home, which is the oldest homestead in Upton, will be conducted from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., and a quilt display, spinning demonstration, and music take place at the church. A weaving demonstration will be presented throughout the day at the Ladies Aid building.

The celebration will wind down with a square dance from 6 to 8 p.m. and a street dance from 8 pm. to midnight in the street in front of the former school. If rain, the dances will be held inside the former school.

Brown said the town provided $2,000 toward the sesquicentennial celebration. Another $2,000 or so was raised by the Ladies Aid Association through bake sales and breakfasts each Sunday during the winter.

Anyone may enter the parade, floral, photo and pie baking contests, or set up a table for crafts or other items.

For more information, Brown may be reached at 533-2111 or Carol Norman, 533-2028.

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