Douglas Township's 225th Anniversary

Kennetcook Anniversary Festival 09 - more photos

Encampment 09 - more photos

Music Fest 09 - more photos

Military Encampment
Heritage & Culture
Crafters & Artisans
Lumberjack Show

Antiques Display
Farmers Market
Music Festival
Family Fun & Kids Events

Encampment 09

life in an 18th Century military camp...


Beginning of set up Friday evening...	Full camp in place by Saturday...

Opening Ceremonies 09


forming up the escort...	escorting dignitaries through town...

The view of the Riverfront Stage...	Colleen Austin sings national anthem...

Volunteer Coordinator Connie Miller welcomes Festival attendees...

Minister of Agriculture & Natural Resources John MacDonell reviews the troops...

Minister MacDonell greets visitors...	Warden Patterson's remarks...

Local Councillor Greg Grant welcomes Festival friends old & new...	Festival booster Minister MacDonell officially made Honorary Volunteer!

Music Fest 09


Wayne Green & Southern Vision

Hunter Hayes & Louisiana Hot

JD Clarke & The JD Clarke Band

Mike Trask & Mudhill


A variety of entertainment was offered on the beautiful Riverfront Stage throughout the weekend...

Antiques 09


This year the display area was being visibly expanded...	Displays were popular as always with all ages...
more photos to come...

Festival 09

Food & Family Fun - Parade, Kids Fair, Lumberjack Shows, Culture & Heritage displays, Farmers Market and more...

Food...

KSEED's BBQ business was brisk at the Food Tent all weekend long...	BBQ Chicken Dinner at the Fire Hall offered good value for the whole family...
Farmers Market

Customers enjoyed plenty of shopping and sampling choices!

East Coast Family Market, Nine Mile River	Ruth's Cafe
Timberjack Lumberjack Shows...

Timber Works MC...	Dave Weatherhead greets the crowd.

Lumberjacks topping logs.	Watch those chips fly!

Long saw competition may build muscles, but ax throwing was a definite crowd favourite!

Turnout was good for all three shows, despite high temperatures; being the loser at log rolling actually looked rather tempting!
Kids Fair

The Kids Fair usually had a crowd of patient parents outside...	but with two-chairs-no-waiting inside the kids were never bored!

The Hants North High School Drama Club offered lots of face painting designs and all kinds of kid-friendly games to choose from.
Parade - (new this year!)

A good crowd gathered in the village centre for our first ever Anniversary parade...	but with two passes through the village centre, everyone had a great view!

Our local fire fighting heroes were well represented...

a very wide range of vehicles took part...

including some of our Show 'n Shine entrants.
Heritage & Culture Tent
displays by local groups...

A silent Art Auction by 'The Group of Five' from The Place Near & Far Gallery and Workshop in Kennetcook along with other local artists offered a wide range of styles and subjects, attracting steady interest from browsers over the weekend...

Heritage Displays by students from Hants East Rural High...

Walton Area Development Authority	East Hants Museum, Lower Selma
plus local crafters & artisans...

Susanne's Weavery, Gore	Lady Bug Jewelry

artwork and paper craft...	Studio Glass, Maitland