Our Maine Street's Aroostook Issue 4 : Spring 2010 | Page 59

Greater Limestone
Invitation to Celebrate Independence Day

music – and Limestone knows this. Held the evening before

Almost 75 years ago, Limestone put together its first the 4th of July, downtown Limestone comes alive as music fills
the air – and food booths & a beer garden take over the streets.
4th of July parade and
The annual Street Dance has
began a community-wide
many community members,
tradition of celebrating
alumni, family and friends
Independence Day. Local
looking forward to it
historians remember the first
throughout the year - and
few parades as being mostly
why not, when there’s plenty
a horse show and marching
of food, beverages, music and
band presentations. But as
laughter available for young
the years went by, various
and old!
organizations got involved

And when the Street
and participate in the parade.
Dance is over, it is officially
There are recollections of
the 4th of July and the “party”
organizations such as the
keeps going, with various
Civics Grange, the 4-H
events being held both
Club, the American Legion,
downtown and at Trafton
and the Rotary Extension
Lake. Trafton Lake, located
being present and involved.
a few miles on the outskirts
Today the parade still occurs
of the town, is a great place
on the 4th of July (starting
to have that traditional 4th
at 1 PM) and running down
of July family BBQ, to hold
Main Street – and is made
a class reunion picnic, to
up of nearly 100 entries. The
participate in various games
parade has definitely evolved
provided by the Rec Dept. &
over the years and has since
other organizations, to fish,
become a highly anticipated
go for a boat ride, listen to a
event, but it’s no longer
live band, or simply sit back
the one-and-only event …
and relax … and wait for the
certainly not the finale!
fireworks!

Since that day,

There’s one more
years ago, when the first
thing that Limestone does
Independence Day parade
right – end a “party” in style!
was held, the town has not
The display of fireworks
stopped and has continued to
that light up the evening
improve and introduce other
sky as Independence Day
events to allow families and
comes to a close is one well
friends to gather and celebrate
worth watching. You won’t
their independence through
be disappointed in the
a week-long celebration.
spectacular array of bursting
Events such as a Car Show,
colors as the 4th of July
Antique Tractor Pulls, Golf
comes to an end.
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