Left: Willowbrook employee Johanne Vaters and volunteer Ruth Durfee stand together for a photograph in the middle of the cooking process May 7 during an open house in historic Willowbrook Village. Both women believe it’s important for children to be participants in activities such as cooking, because it offers
them proper socialization skills. Below: Recipes lined the counter tops of the Victorian kitchen at Willowbrook, an offering to those who have always wanted to learn cooking but have never been sure of the process.
Funtown opens for its 50th season
Funtown park visitors ascend the Wild Mouse, a roller coaster that was added to the ride collection in Saco in 2009, during opening day on May 7th.
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