LISBON — A design created by Emma Royle, 26, of Sanbornville, New Hampshire, was chosen as Moxie’s winning logo for their 2018 festival, according to a news release from the Moxie Festival website. Royle’s design includes the Moxie logo, two versions of the iconic “Moxie Boy,” Red Sox slugger Ted Williams, and rarely seen characters […]
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Moxie Festival Committee seeks artwork for 2018 logo
LISBON — Each year Lisbon’s Moxie Festival Committee invites talented individuals to design a logo that captures the excitement, energy and purpose of the festival. The committee is seeking artwork for the 2018 festival consistent with the theme, “Moxie Through the Decades.” The winning logo will be used on the official 2018 Moxie Festival T-shirts […]
Eats — Open: A new 'Frank's,' with its own moxie
Thirty years ago, an errant spark lit up Lisbon’s Worumbo Mill. The sprawling red brick structure and its decorative spires had graced the town’s eastern gateway for over 100 years, greeting visitors and reminding locals of their deep roots along the river and their history of hard work. After the fire, gossip at the “Moxie […]
Mr. Moxie: Frank Anicetti dies
Frank Anicetti chats with Gunnar Benjamin of Danville, New Hampshire, and his mother, Melissa Abruzzi, at Daniel Buck Auctions in Lisbon Falls in 2016. Benjamin’s eighth-grade graduation present from his mother was to spend three days at the Moxie Festival. “He is obsessed with Moxie,” Abruzzi said about her son, who came to the auction […]
Frank Anicetti calls it quits; his Moxie collection goes to auction
LISBON — There will be plenty that looks familiar when the Moxie Festival gets rolling this weekend. The bright orange T-shirts, hats and shoes. The car show. The parade. The mounds of food and the dark, sparkling beverage everywhere you turn. The midsummer tribute to the famed tonic is as popular as ever, but there […]
Lisbon Historical Society Moxie events, upcoming program
LISBON FALLS — The Lisbon Historical Society celebrated Moxie Days with an open house at the Society’s rooms in the MTM Center. The many visitors sampled curator Dot Smith’s Moxie cupcakes with an accompanying jigger of Moxie while touring the museum and materials on display. Of special interest were two recent additions — a vintage […]
Welcome letter from Tracey
WELCOME Moxie enthusiast! On behalf of the Lisbon Town Council, we are delighted to welcome you to the 32nd annual Moxie Festival to celebrate with us “all things Moxie.” We hope you and your family have a wonderful experience at this year’s event. The festival committee has worked hard all year to bring you this […]
Moxie Festival 2014 Schedule of Events
32nd Annual Moxie Festival Schedule of Events July 11-13, 2014 Lisbon, Maine New for 2014: The Moxie Bike Rally and All Maine Double-Header Moxie Vintage Base Ball on Saturday, July 12 and The 4-Day Moxie Festival Carnival begins Thursday, July 10 from 5:30 p.m. until 10 p.m. at Don’s Automotive on Capitol Ave, off Route […]
New events at this year’s Moxie Festival
Carnival, Vintage Base Ball & Bike Rally join the Moxie Festival Three new entertainment venues will join the Moxie Festival this year: a four-day Carnival, a Vintage Baseball triple-header on Saturday evening; and a 30- or 50-mile Bike Rally on Saturday morning. The Kavanaugh Amusement Carnival will open Thursday, July 10, at Don’s Automotive, Capital […]