The Lions Club teamed up with the Trustees of Reservations to host this year’s Winter Fest at Fruitlands. A significant snowstorm on Friday made for excellent outdoor fun on Saturday, Feb. 26—from human dog sledding to wassailing.
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The human foosball court was busy all day with action as the Harvard Lions Club hosted its annual Winter Fest.
Padraig O’Leary is all smiles as he and his father James O’Leary approach the finish line of the 5K road race.
Adam Last (left) and his son Eric power their way to the end of the human dog sled pull, earning them the second-fastest time of the day..
Brooke Haskell tries her luck at firing the apple cannon manned by Lions Club members Robb Ricker (left) and Trevor Smedley..
Leah Bortinger digs into a delicious, freshly made s’more..
Kelly O’Shea, dressed as Olaf from Disney’s “Frozen,” gives out mulled cider as part of the wassailing festivities.
Marc Vilain plays the concertina as his fellow wassailer Kathy Waugh serenades the apple tree.
Katie Carlson, the wassail queen, and Michael Busack, the Wassail king, pose for a photograph beside an apple tree.
John Drummey explains the ancient tradition of wassailing, a practice dating back to 16th-century England that was meant to deter evil spirits from the orchard and invite benevolent ones to bless the farmers with a good harvest.
