Dixie Days In Full Swing Offering Fun For Everyone
It’s a perfect summer day for a festival and the crowd has turned out for Dixie Day, taking place now until 3 p.m. in downtown North Webster. Photo by Lauren Zeugner.
By Lauren Zeugner
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NORTH WEBSTER — There’s still plenty of time to head to downtown North Webster and get in on the fun with this year’s Dixie Day. The festival runs through 3 p.m., however there are Dixie cruises at 6 p.m., 7:30 p.m. and a special sunset cruise at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are only $7 and it’s first come, first served on the sternwheeler when people are boarding for a cruise.
Tickets for the Dixie cruises may be purchased at The Fisherman Cove Resort, 340 E. Huntington St. But before you head to Fisherman’s Cove to purchase those cruise tickets, be sure to wander through the lawn of Pilcher’s Shoes to see the wide variety of vendors offering everything from homemade soap, jewelry, wood furniture, home decor and so much more.
More craft vendors as well as the food and youth vendors can be found on West Washington Street. Be sure to check out the young entrepreneurs who brought their wares to the festival. Each has something unique to offer.
Keep going a tad further and wander through the Mermaid Festival Grounds and check out the car and boat show. Prizes will be announced at 2 p.m.
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- Mike Wyrick,left, president of the Webster Lake Conservation Association, chats with Doug Moore at Dixie Day.
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- A 1929 Ford Tudor Sedan gets some admiring looks during the car show.
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- Marvin Galbreath of Syracuse puts the finishing polish on his 1937 Chevy 2-door sedan. The car under went a complete tear down and rebuild.
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- Amanda Muench works on a chalk sign for her mom, Patricia’s, booth at Dixie Day.
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- Xander Garcia,left, Braxton Garcia and Zach Garcia explain their product to some curious festival goers at Dixie Day. The trio run Braxton’s 3-D printing. They made a variety of 3-D figurines such as dragons, octopus, lizards and more.
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- Another family business found in the youth entrepreneur section at Dixie Day was Siblings Soda overseen by Genevieve DuBois, left, Hezehiah Dubois and Phinneus Dubois. The trio are offering a variety of different and unique soda flavors.
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- The kettle corn vendor, a festival favorite, was kept busy popping and bagging the treat for customers
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- This cute pooch took Dixie Day crowds in stride, opting to ride in comfort.
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- The North Webster Community Public Library Friends of the Library offered an opportunity to get out of the sun with its book sale. Business had been steady during Dixie Day.
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- Elizabeth Iden, a youth entrepreneur, chats with a potential customer. Iden was selling her paintings which covered a variety of subjects.
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- Elaine Klappal, owner/designer of Stella and Stone assists a customer in making a selection at her booth. Klappal makes handcrated jewelry featuring semi-precious stones.
