The Fifth Lunenburg Maple Festival 
  

                
"Thank You" to all who stopped by, entered our pie contest, joined us for a meal, gave a guess, scavengered, took a chance, made a purchase, colored a picture, tasted a free treat, registered for a free door prize and visited our local sugarhouses. YOU helped make it a great Festival!

"Thank You" to all the sugarmakers who opened their doors to visitors (the Amadons, LaBountys, Colbys, Stockwells, and Vozzellas, Dennis Couture, John Stinehour, and Tom Arsnault), and the individuals and businesses who generously gave of their time, resources, and prizes. We encourage you to support these businesses when you are in need of any of their products: White Market, Sunshine Boutique, Price Chopper, Maple Groves, Gauthier's Pharmacy, St. Jay Hardware, Natural Provisions, Uniquity, and Moose River Lake and Lodge Store, all of St. Johnsbury, Mooselook Restaurant of Concord, VT, Shaw's Market and Fuller's Sugarhouse of Lancaster, NH, "An Affair to Remember" of Woodsville, NH, and the Littleton Walmart.

The Top of the Common Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the Festival's raffles, contests, and free door prizes. Congratulations to everyone!
Pie Contest:
Diane Holmes of St. Johnsbury - first place in the fruit category, recipient of a $15 gift certificate from Moose River Lake and Lodge Store, Carol Lane of Gilman - first place in the cream/ custard category, recipient of a $15 gift certificate from Uniquity, Lunenburg 4th grade class - first place in the nut category, recipient of Lake Champlain truffle bar (donated by Carol Wenmark), decorative napkins and a $10 Mooselook Restaurant gift certificate (donated by Rod and Cathy Noble), Lunenburg 4th grade class - "best of show" ribbon with "A Season of Celebrating" cookbook from Natural Provisions and food chopper/slicer from St. Jay Hardware.
4-H Coloring Contest:
Joseph Reed of Lunenburg - 1-5 age group and Kaidi Bedell of Lancaster - 6-9 age group. Each winner received a bag of spring activities and a maple treat.
Raffles:
Lorette Labbe of Lunenburg - Historical Society lap quilt and wall hanging, Brian Colby of Lunenburg - gift basket from Maple Groves
Free drawings:
Rose Aldrich of Lundonville - guessing jar of candies donated by White Market and Price Chopper (FYI there were 161 candies in the jar), Wyatt Peyton of Lunenburg - pasta cooking container filled with maple nut popcorn (donated by Judy Young), Donna Whiting of Lunenburg - journal (donated by Rod and Cathy Noble) and set of cards created and donated by Harriet Whitehead, Bev Wilkerson of Lunenburg - gift box from Fuller's Sugarhouse and Lake Champlain Chocolates (donated by Carol Wenmark), Elaine Rentz of Lunenburg - first aid kit from Gauthier's Pharmacy, Kalyn Briggs of St. Johnsbury - "Aunt Sadie's" Candles (donated by Pat Briggs), Dorothy Drapeau of Littleton - Great Bay Pottery spoon rest from "An Affair to Remember", Zina Schmidt of Whitefield - "Applehood and Motherpie" cookbook from Natural Provisions and gourmet tea (donated by Rod and Cathy Noble), and Terri Parks of Dalton - $25 gift certificate from Sunshine Boutique.