BIDDEFORD — Over the weekend, cars and vehicular traffic were blocked off from Adams Street, and it was transformed into a giant sledding hill during WinterFest.
It was quite a sight. People gathered on the sidelines to watch the young, and the young at heart, as they sledded down Saturday morning.
Seven-year-old Keyarrah McCurry held her hands up in the air as she slowed to a stop.
“I love it,” said her grandmother, Robin McCurry. “She’s having a blast.”
Three-year-old Benjamin Hartford rode down with his father, Don Hartford.
“I want to go again,” he said.
If they got too cold, sledders and spectators alike could thaw out in an igloo-shaped warming tent, or purchase a hot coffee or cocoa from one of the venders set up at City Square.
WinterFest, a collaboration of the city and local community groups, offered a host of other activities.
Four-year-old Davelean Martinez tried her hand at Sno-Ball, a Skee ball-like game, and then headed over to throw darts at balloons.
Other young people tried their hand at a life-size “Angry Birds,” game, using a slingshot or a PVC pipe, air-powered cannon to launch plush toy versions of the birds from the video game.
WinterFest kicked off Friday with a snowboarding competition, and continued on through Sunday. Other events included a movie screening at McArthur Public Library, a comedy show at City Theater and skating at West Brook skating rink.
— Staff Writer Liz Gotthelf can be contacted at 282-1535, ext. 325 or egotthelf@journaltribune.com.
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