From left: Madeline Gamelin, Hannah Taylor, Alexandra O’Neil, Kaia Bishop, and India Bartram form a chorus line at Fruitlands before the start of the fireworks at Fruitlands on July 3. (Photo by Tom Aciukewicz)
Sandra Kimball suggests her son Parker find a seat as she stops between songs with her band, 11th Hour.
John Dec and Jill Lee (with her daughter, Cassidy) hold hands after Jill’s proposal at the pre-fireworks show. (And, yes, John accepted!)
The crowd on the lawn at Fruitlands enjoys the show.
Fireworks burst over the grounds of Fruitlands.
Mary Finnegan cruises to a first-place finish for her age group in the 5-mile road race.
Race director Mike Thornton explains the course to participants in the 1-mile fun run.
Judy and Andy Warner pose with their. first-place winning 1924 Maxwell.
Elm Street resident Jared Wollaston waves to the crowd. (Photo by Tom Aciukewicz)
One of two “steamers” in the parade lets out a column of steam.
The Nygren family tosses candy to the crowd. (Photo by Tom Aciukewicz)
The five members of the Board of Selectmen hand out candy during the parade. From left: Bill Johnson, Lucy Wallace, Tim Clark, Marie Sobalvarro, and Ron Ricci.
Bill Herbert enjoys his ride as Harvard’s Citizen of Note. (Photo by Tom Aciukewicz)
Cricket (left) and Priscilla Endicott take in the parade.
Josh Marinelli waves a flag over a float filled with town beach staff.
Not all parade participants are motor-powered.
Bogard, a Portugese water dog, is nicely decorated for the day.
Veterans stand at attention during the national anthem, kicking off the Fourth of July field events.
From left: Shea O’Brien, Isabelle Planchet, and Maeve O’Brien take a break in their pony cart in front of Old Bromfield after the parade.
Casey Magrath (far right) raises her hand to claim a tie for first place in the pie-eating contest. (Photo by Tom Aciukewicz)
Reilly Fitzsimmons descends the greased pole with his $5 reward for reaching the top.
Caroline Mara tries her luck with the greased pole.
Eve Douglas tries to keep herself and her newborn cool.
Emcee Danno Sullivan makes sure everyone has a bag before the candy scramble begins.
A rowdy bunch of 10- to 12-year-olds jockey for position as the candy scramble begins.
A group of sack racers hop toward the finish line.
Three-legged racers from left: Reilly Fitzsimmons, Patrick Flanagan, Pilar Vellante, Cara Olejarz, Sophia McClean, Maryana Jeon, Phoebe Aney, and Lexie Norcross.
Suzanne Dutkewych (right) and daughter Tallie lead the pack in the parent-child relay.
The thrill of victory….the agony of defeat! Jack Donaldson can’t believe his luck when his partner catches an egg without breaking it, but in the next toss, it’s scrambled eggs for Jack.
Will Armstrong (left) and Will Ives focus on their incoming eggs.
