Pictures from Little Cousin Jasper

The Little Cousin Jasper Festival had beautiful weather on Saturday and then light rain on Sunday that caused most of the vendors to pack up early.

Sometimes the best pictures of the parade can be taken where the parade lines up. Below are the County Fair queen's court and the truck for the magician that performed several times during the festival.

 As the parade lined up, a crowd of people waited downtown.

 The Rensselaer High School band was the only band in the parade this year.

 Retired Iron had several tractors in the parade, but I especially liked the lawn tractors that were part of the contingent.

 A new attraction this year were these balls. People were zippered into them and they could then try to maneuver on the water. While I was there, the kids mostly fell down.

 This year there was again a car show and there were about 70 cars entered. I liked the color of these modified cars.

It seemed to be well attended. It was good to have some nice weather this year. Last year the remnants of Hurricane Gordon rained out most of last year's festival.

The Fall series of Walk with A Doc sponsored by Franciscan Health begins today (Sept 9). The event begins with a short presentation by a medical professional and then a mile-long walk through Weston Cemetery. It meets every Monday until October 21 at the Hall Shelter in Brookside Park at noon and lasts until 1:00. It is free and open to everyone.