2011 Dryden Lake Festival August 6th

Calling all.   We are preparing, especially for families, kids, and groups,for our event and action-filled One-day Destination Event.   This year, the Dryden Lake Festival 2011 will be on Saturday, August 6th.

We start with the morning event, a Triathlon starting at 9:30 with canoe/kayak, 10am and 11:30 am for bike, and at 11:45 half-mile fun-run.

Please see web site for details:  www.drydenlakefestival.com or email drydenlakefestival@gmail.com

Set up and ready for the attendees at about 1pm, and with some open until the fireworks at 9pm:

• +  competitions: dog agility, water dogs, fishing, canoe racing, veggie cooking.
• +  demonstrations:  fly fishing,  Revolutionary War period family life, square dancing,  TC3 film crew, TV channel class project, more.
• +  kid activities:  day-long supervised games, talks about salamanders, rocks, plants, personal safety, birds, hedgehogs, tree identification.
• +  music:   Pete Panek, Fall Creek Brass Band, My Brother’s Band, Ithaca Concert Band, and (my favorite) Alice Dedrick, more.
• +  programs and talks:  A Lincoln, kitchen secrets, book talks, invasive plants, early aviation, home energy savings, more.
• +  vendors: art works, jewelry, food, crafts,  Cake Wheel, local history books, garden produce,  pottery, balloons.
• +  exhibits:  local company’s history, Town of Dryden history, political parties, classic car cruise-in,  fireworks display over the lake at dusk, petting zoo incl llamas, many more.
• +  good eats:  hot dogs and hamburgers, Chinese, ice cream, BBQ chicken, Philly cheese steak, baked goods, fish, nachos, popcorn, cotton candy, and more.

To find the Town of Dryden’s secret pristine public park and fishing/boating area:

From Dryden Village, take Route 38 south for two miles, then turn left on Chaffee Road till it runs into West Lake Road, go left.  Go past the first park entrance, over the dam, and then to the parking area on the right.

DLF will have a donation jug at the walk-in entrance, and near the handicap parking area.  Events schedule will be posted nearby.  Listen for the announcements. Available are picnic tables and grills, rest rooms nearby.

You will want to bring your own props for the many hour event:  chairs or blankets, maybe your own picnic and drinks, books, cameras, whatever.

Help us keep our park clean and pristine:  recycle and use waste containers or carry out.  Please support and thank our financial supporters who make this day-long event possible. And our thanks to all you attendees for your support, we hope you had a great time, and plan to come again next year.