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May Day weekend Spring Festival of fun
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
ship fromMacEwan Petroleumand Legault Greenhouses. “ ‘Cause it wasn’t here,” is Arbor’s answer about why he’s been involved with Spring Fest since the beginning. “It started as an art show in one location. I had some friends who were artists and had no place to go then.” The Spring Festival has expanded over the years to include art, music, displays and concessions of local food and bever- age, and also provided a place and time for groups like the Champlain Library and the Vankleek Hill Horticultural Society and the Nature Society to promote their activities and projects. “This is now the second-oldest local continuous festival,” Arbor said. “We try to bring culture here.”
Sunny skies on aMay long weekendmorn- ing. Dancing and live music along Main Street. Must be Spring Festival time in Vankleek Hill. Teeth clenched on the stem of his pipe, Phil Arbor ambled up and down alongMain Street, greeting old friends and chatting with newcomers, in between hopping up on stage to introduce the various acts entertaining spectators sitting at ease in plastic deck chairs on the sidewalk. Owner/impresario of Arbor Gallery, Phil Arbor is almost the soul of the Vankleek Hill Spring Festival, and he’s been shepherd- ing the event every season for 34 years. He also had some expert organizational help from Lisa Suder, along with solid sponsor-
Anna Klinrit stirs up a delicious batch of fresh pad thai vegetables at one of the concessions. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
Makylan Horner (left) and Roxanne Renaud exchange a high five over Makylan’s new bracelet of bungee and parachute cord and plastic lace, courtesy of the Champlain Library. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
Elba Vasquez offers cool relief with iced coffee at her concession, with part of the proceeds going towards coffee bean pickers working in El Salvador. —photo Gregg Chamberlain
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