October 25, 2011

Lighting of the Jack O Lanters on the River Sunday Night

It's always great when there is a wonderful event in the North Country, and its especially exciting when new ones are created! It’s the “Gathering of the Jack O’Lanterns” on the Ammonoosuc River coming up this Sunday evening, October 30^th at 6 p.m.

Our Littleton office at 11 Riverglen Lane is located near the river bank, and we are so pleased that our neighbors at Littleton Bike & Fitness have come up with the great idea, and are working in tandem with the Littleton Area Chamber of Commerce to organize and promote the event. Here’s the scooop – Littleton Bike & Fitness is collecting carved Jack O’Lanterns on Saturday and Sunday (10/29 and 10/30), and on Sunday evening, they are going out on to the Ammonoosuc River and placing the Jack O’Lanterns on the flat rocks in the river and lighting them! It should be a beautiful scene in the evening, in the river, and just behind the historic Main Street (as an aside, this video shows some of the Main Street and some about the Piano Project and the Weathervane Theatre.) There should be some great opportunities to take photos from the Cottage Street bridge, Riverglen Lane and the Covered Bridge that leads up to Main Street near Miller’s Fare Café & Bakery. Dave Harkless, the owner of Littleton Bike & Fitness, is always a thought leader – and promoter of great ideas – thanks for coming up with this Dave!.

So far, there is one pumpkin already on a large tree stump in the river…just waiting for his friends! For more information call Dave Harkless at 603-616-6335 or send him an email at info@littletonbike.com. We’ll post more photos as we get them next week! And remember, you can drop off your pumpkin on Saturday and Sunday. Littleton Bike & Fitness is located on Cottage Street in Littleton.

See you Sunday, and please feel free to park in our parking lot (11 Riverglen Lane) and take the short walk down to the river! We look forward to seeing you!