Around Town

Up on Sanger Avenue, this morning, I stopped to chat with Helen Olmstead and the Rev. Kirk Hudson who were, themselves, passing the time of day with others out taking the early morning air. I asked them what it was like, now that "the dust was gone" and their answers were - from Mrs. Olmstead: "It's wonderful! We've opened the windows and washed the porch, and it's just sooo quiet!" and Kirk - speaking for Mrs. Hudson as well - added: "It's a whole new world, to us!"

At the Car Wash, all bays were filled and there were waiting lines. Until now, there's been little future in having a clean car. It only lasted for three minutes! But now ......... wash on!


At the Historical Society building on White Street, people began gathering early to go on the Loomis Gang Country Tours; Dick and Sandy Martin were ready to serve hotdogs to those who were having a late breakfast (or early lunch) and, behind the old Welsh Church, the Society's collection of hop equipment -- most of which has been in storage since the old museum closed nearly twenty-five years ago -- was on welcome display.


Inside the new little Hop Museum, Joe Falk described the hop-drying process to a full house of about ten visitors, two of whom were from Oregon where much of the country's 21st century supply of hops is grown.



The HARRIS HOP PRESS and the BEARDSLEY HOP STOVE.









Out on Main Street, Gary Hudson (unrelated to the aforementioned Rev. Kirk Hudson) is high atop the lift painting the topmost woodwork on the Hotel a nice combination of cream and pale greenish-gold while someone - less-inclined to heights - paints the elaborate cast-iron stair railing the same shade of gold.









Over on Babbott Avenue, Mrs. H. - also known as Pamela Brown, Artist - is having her studio-gallery building painted in shades of pale lichen green, blueberry, and dull gold.



And outside the village, but close enough so that there's no excuse NOT to go: a sign is posted outside of the historic Pleasant Valley Grange that says: "CHICKEN BARBECUE SUNDAY, July 9."



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And - now that I've learned how to "link" to other sites, you might like to see this Visitor's Guide to Historic Waterville - always posted on the Village of Waterville's web page.