Brookside Greenway Festival schedule of events

Published 1:23 pm Friday, September 2, 2011

The 2011 Brookside Greenway Festival is scheduled for Sept. 10 at the Bensko Ballpark in Brookside. The greenway festival offers archery, horseback riding, ATV safety classes, a fun run with prizes, fishing pole casting, canoe rides and more.

Five Mile Creek, which is at the edge of the festival site, plays a central role in activities for the festival and also for the community year-round.

The town of Brookside has worked closely in recent years with the Five Mile Creek Greenway Partnership through the Cawaco Resource Conservation and Development Council.

One of the most popular booths at the festival belongs to Brookside’s St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church, which sells desserts and other foods.

The festival also offers other food vendors, music, a duck race and other games for children, and more.

The schedule of events includes:

• 10 a.m.: Opening ceremonies

• 10:30 a.m.: 1-Mile Fun Run

• 11:30 a.m.: Duck race

• 12-1 p.m.: Brookside History Museum walk-through (next to the town’s municipal complex, not on festival grounds)