Crowds Celebrate East Lyme with fair-like atmosphere
July 16, 2016 12:00 am
• Last Updated: July 17, 2016 7:41 pm
People stop to look at chickens from Green Acres Farm at the Open Farm Day booth at the 16th annual Celebrate East Lyme event on Main Street in Niantic on Saturday, July 16, 2016. Open Farm Day is being held on Sunday at 10 different farms in East Lyme. (Tim Cook/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
East Lyme — Thousands of people packed a sweltering portion of Niantic’s Main Street Saturday, site of the 16th Annual Celebrate East Lyme festival.
More than 200 vendors lined either side of the street between Pennsylvania Avenue and Lake Avenue, where St. John’s Episcopal Church was sponsoring its annual carnival.
Coordinated by the town, citizens and the local business community, the festival was to be capped by a fireworks display Saturday night.
Open Farm Day is being held on Sunday at 10 different farms in East Lyme. The St. John’s carnival, a three-day event, also concludes Sunday.
Thousands of people enjoy the sights and sounds of the 16th annual Celebrate East Lyme event along Main Street in Niantic Saturday, July 16, 2016. (Tim Cook/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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