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 Welcome to Frye Island’s Tenth Anniversary as the newest town in Maine.
Friday, July fourth, we kicked off our three day celebration with
a boat parade led by Captain Paul Bourque and his first and only mate,
Ruth, in their tow boat.
More than 30 decorated boats of every description set sail from Long Beach.
The orange Raymond Rescue Boat couldn’t resist joining our fun.
That afternoon, Ed Charrette, Chairman of the
Conservation Commission, led a fascinating trail tour of one of the many
trails that intersect the island.
 The Golf Course’s traditional Fourth of July Ice
Cream Social was so well-attended, they had to send out for more ice
cream. The large crowd also
enjoyed a silent auction run by Emy Adams and Rainy Andronoco and a book
sale sponsored by the island Book Group.
The proceeds from these last two events went to cover expenses
for our weekend gala.
 Parades on
Frye
Island are unique because
the majority of people are in them rather than watching them.
Nancy and Phil Perry organized our Saturday parade to include all
our rescue and fire equipment, two lucky children who won seats on the
fire truck in an island raffle, the parade marshal, Rep. John Robinson,
over 100 decorated golf carts, Garden Club members, the Bonny Eagle High
School Band
 (thanks to the supreme effort of Kathy Potts) bicyclists and
walkers. It meandered from
the Community Center to the ferry landing where Town Manager, Wayne
Fournier, welcomed everyone. The invocation was given by the Rev.
Ted Eckholm; State Representative John Robinson spoke briefly and
read a letter of congratulations from Senator Susan Collins.
The Fire Department welcomed us to their July
Fourth holiday Hot Dog Lunch at the Fire Barn.
Many island families shared the food and friendship at this
always popular event.
Saturday afternoon’s Scavenger Hunt featured 15
teams of children and adults scouring the island for sites that were
cleverly coded by Nicole and Amy Wagner with prizes and help from Linda
and Mike Tabris and Lenore and David Rosenthal.
Saturday evening’s fireworks dazzled hundreds and
hundreds of boaters, too numerous to count.
 The Family Field Day events, organized by Pam
LaCerte, on Sunday afternoon were attended by several hundred adults and
children. It took the
cooperation of many volunteer helpers to lead the different age
groupings in so many fun filled contests.
 The annual road race on Sunday morning, led by Ted
Charrette, his family and neighbors featured a new event, the Dennis
Stafford Memorial Marathon.
Cathy Stafford was there to help start the race and greet the winners.
 Our weekend of festivities ended on a high note
with a Progressive Beach Party, chaired by Nancy Donio, ably assisted by
Nancy and Tom Bishop and Mary and Chef Tim McCarthy.
Folks enjoyed hors d’oeuvres at Beach Four, Chef Tim’s cooking at
Beach Five and made S’Mores at Beach Six as the sun set on a fabulous
tenth birthday party for a special island town.
Frye Islanders know how to celebrate!
Pat Karpacz, Celebration Committee Chairperson
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