Sun, fun and cranberries in Wareham
Hat a perfect day today--not a cloud in the sky, the sun's rays were warm and the temperature was comfortable. It was an ideal day for the Cranberry Harvest Celebration in Wareham.The wet harvesting process.
Although fun for folks of all ages, the celebration is a real treat for kids. Admission is $5 and kids under 6 get in free. You have to pay for extras like fair food and boat and helicopter rides, but pretty much everything else is included in admission. For kids that means an array of fun fall activities including games, make your own bog in a cup, pumpkin decorating ($2 donation), bouncy castles, children's shows and a trackless train ride.
Adults will enjoy an arts and crafts show under a tent which offers a nice variety of vendors and a reprieve from the sun. Many local organizations were also present with plenty of info.
But the big draw, of course, is that little red native fruit--the cranberry. AD Makepeace and the Cape Cod Cranberry Growers' Association sponsor this yearly festival at the AD Makepeace Bogs. Organizers run free bus shuttles out to the cranberry bogs from the festival site. And it is well worth the short ride to get an upclose look at the two types of cranberry harvesting, wet and dry . For a bird's eye view, you can take a helicopter ride over the bogs for $35. But the view from the ground is just fine.
No One Fights Cancer Alone: Keystone Oaks Plans Benefit for Teacher Shawn O ...
"He is just a modern-day Superman!" Justin Fabus said of Shawn O'Donnell, his former social studies teacher at Keystone Oaks High School who has cancer.
"He would do anything for his students ... I know I wouldn't be where I am with my music if it were not for his help."
Now Fabus has an opportunity to give back to the man who so inspired him. Fabuswill perform his own brand of country music with his Justin Fabus Band at a benefit concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at Michael A. Callera Auditorium at Keystone Oaks High School . Donations of $5 will be collected at the door. Proceeds will benefit the O'Donnell family of Cranberry.
O'Donnell has been battling inoperable colon and liver cancer since May and has been in and out of area hospitals. Although he is no longer teaching, after nearly 20 years with the district, he remains an important part of the Keystone Oaks community. Scott Hagy , high school principal and friend of O'Donnell, said in a news release that although the school district is not sponsoring the benefit, it is emblematic of the generosity of the people who live in the Keystone Oaks community.
Here's a look at a few of the T-shirts that are for sale. As usual they're also selling a cookbook with recipes for most of the food items available during the festival. Here's a look at the new Hawaii kiosk. Of course, there's a stand next to it
