Lisbon resident and sixth-generation Mainer Dale Morgan won the annual Moxie Festival theme contest that drew contestants from Virginia and Pennsylvania. Morgan had her first Moxie in Lisbon. Lisbon High School Senior Claudia Lemieux received $100 and the first 2014 Moxie Festival t-shirt with her winning Moxie Festival logo.
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Moxie Festival weekend events
Don’t miss these great Moxie Festival weekend events: Friday, July 11 Moxie Recipe Contest: Moxie lovers from near and far make food taste better by adding Moxie soda to the mix. The categories are Appetizers, Salads, Dressings, Sauces; Main Dishes, Meat Dishes, Casseroles; and Desserts, Pies, Pastries. Recipe judging will begin promptly at 5 p.m. […]
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Free petting zoo for Moxie Day, July 12
Free petting zoo for Moxie Day, July 12 The Moxie Day pony rides will return on Saturday, July 12, along with $5 pony rides at the MTM Center, 18 School Street. Jessica Millson photos
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Moxie Festival history in brief
According to Lisbon Public Safety Officials, an estimated 50,000 people attend the three-day Moxie Festival which will take place July 11-13, 2014. The town of Lisbon has approximately 9,300 residents. Since 1982, The Moxie Festival http://moxiefestival.com/ in Lisbon, Maine has been held on the second weekend in July. The Festival now includes a 4-day Carnival, […]
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Parade participants
The Moxie Day parade which attracts over 100 units including miniature ponies, Kora units, Moxie floats, historic Moxie vehicles, and dancers, begins at Capital Avenue, travel down Rt. 196 and up Main Street before concluding at the MTM Center on School Street. The famous L.L. Bootmobile will make its first appearance at the 2014 Moxie […]
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Got Moxie? This town does.
Why Moxie? Why Lisbon Falls? And why Japan? The sweet oddities behind a town that fell for a ‘distinctively different’ drink. When it comes to Moxie and Lisbon, I thought I had it figured out. I’m a native of the town, have served on several Moxie Festival committees and have written two books about the […]
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Eats: Moxify the menu!
Award-winning Moxie recipes range from spicy chicken wings to creme brulee. “Peppy, cheery and determined. It’s all the goodness in life.” Those are the words that Julie-Ann Baumer, coordinator of the Moxie Festival’s Recipe Contest, comes up with when she thinks about Moxie. Baumer left New Hampshire just a couple years ago to settle down […]
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Sue Conroy, key player in Moxie Festival, dies
LISBON — When you start talking to folks about Susan Conroy, a few themes begin to emerge: She was a people person. She worked tirelessly and she never wanted to claim credit for her achievements. You might even say Susan Conroy had moxie. A key figure behind the annual Moxie Festival, Conroy died unexpectedly Wednesday […]
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Moxie Parade registration deadline is June 30
LISBON — Don’t miss the June 30 deadline to register at no cost to participate in the Moxie Festival parade on Saturday, July 12, beginning at 10 a.m. Registration is free; sign up today at www.MoxieFestival.com. Entries will be judged on creativity, originality and how well they reflect the theme, “It’s Always Moxie Season in […]
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Lisbon shows its Moxie with new banners
LISBON — Drivers are seeing Lisbon’s Moxie with new town banners proclaiming “Lisbon Home of the Moxie Festival” which have replaced some of the “Welcome to Lisbon” banners. These 12 new banners are a joint effort of the Moxie Festival Committee and Positive Change Lisbon. “These two awesome civic-minded organizations are putting Lisbon on the […]