A number
of years ago, we visited the Bowmanville Maple Festival & All That
Jazz. The entire main street was closed off for the festival. That was
no mean feat, as the main street is the former Highway #2 and is normally a
very busy road! However, the road was closed and full of festival visitors.
Parking close to the main street was difficult to find, but after a little
driving we found a spot on one of the side streets. We walked from our parked
car to the main street. The festival was in full swing! Vendors had set up
their booth along the street. There was a long line up at the Lions Pancake Breakfast and jazz
musicians were entertaining the crowds at several locations. What I have just
described is typical of any great event. People walking the festival and having
a good time.
This
year’s Bowmanville Maple Festival was NOT typical! Bowmanville had just experienced a
major downtown fire just a few days before the festival. Fire crews had spent
hours preventing the fire from spreading and succeeded heroically! The citizens
of Bowmanville must have been in shock, but the spirit of the residents and the
festival organizers lived on! Despite the calamity the festival was held as
scheduled. I know Gary and I enjoyed ourselves, as did the other festival
visitors.
To
me this shows what true “community spirit” is all about.
People working together even in the face of great odds!
A tribute to
the residents of Bowmanville!
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