There seems to be a long tradition in Old Lyme that the weather cooperates with the annual Midsummer Festival. And so it was again in 2010 … from Friday evening when concert-goers gathered behind the Florence Griswold Museum through to yesterday evening when fireworks lit up the sky behind the high school, skies were clear and the air was warm … or rather, positively hot during the day!
A large crowd gathers to hear Ed Fast and Conga Bop play Caribbean tunes in an idyllic setting behind the Florence Griswold Museum.
The band played some lively numbers.
Looking up at Marshview, the scene was a sea of contented picnickers.
On Saturday, the Friends of Old Lyme Phoebe Griffin Noyes Library held a second-hand book sale in frotn od the Lyme Art Association (LAA).
Still in front of the LAA, four visitors and a a llama listen attentively to another festival-goer while the dog is otherwise engaged.
The dog decides to take a closer look at his fellow four-legged friend!
Roosters on different levels draw attention from the young and not so young.
Every year Lori Neumann attends the festival to create her charming, animal-inspired paintings and ornaments.
Despite looking thoroughly scary, Eli Ryan gives a delightful smile.
Shoreline Web News LLC Sales Director Cheryl Poirier faithfully mans the LymeLine stand in front of the LAA.
Two oxen patiently pass away the afternoon on the LAA lawn.
The Old Lyme volunteer firemen cook up a storm for the hungry visitors.
The En Plein Air market offers something for everyone.
Time for a break from all that shopping for these two visitors.
Doesn’t this beat the mall on a Saturday afternoon?
Best-selling author Michel Nischan signs copies of his latest book Sustainably Delicious: Making the World a Better Place, One Recipe at a Time for eager purchasers.
Fireworks fill the night sky to conclude yet another successful Midsummer Festival.