STRONG — The Sandy River Festival, a celebration of the beauty and history of the river, is set for 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24.
The festival, to be held along the banks of the Sandy River, will include activities, live music and food trucks.
This year’s festival features author Bill Roorbach, who will read from his book “Temple Stream” and discuss his latest book “Beep.” Local storyteller Peggy Yocom will tell true tales of a supernaturally strong logger from the Rangeley region in the early 1900s, among others, and Coplin Kitchen Revival, made up of Mason Strunk and Chris Tranten, will perform music.
On-water activities will include canoe and kayak races and canoe jousting.
Other activities will include fly casting lessons and fly-tying demonstrations, a kid’s tent with face painting and other activities, gold panning and an inner tube run.
The schedule for this community event is still developing. Updates on the activities and more on will be posted on the event’s Facebook page.
For more information, call Marc Edwards at 207-860-9242.
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