Once again, we decided to attend the Maple Syrup Festival held annually in Elmira. Our friend Janine and her daughter Hailey picked us up at 7:30 and after making a quick at the farmers' market, we were off to Elmira. The weather was once again chilly but not as cold as last year when it actually snowed.
We arrived in Elmira no more than 15 minutes after leaving and after finding a parking spot on a side street we proceeded to the pancake line. At 8 in the morning there were dozens of people in the line but it was moving at a good pace. Had we been there an hour or two later, we would have had to endure a very long wait.
Pancake breakfast in the bitter cold.
From the pancake tent, we went to the main street to walk among the various vendors. At some point, too, we went inside the local Bargain Shop for a few minutes to thaw out.
At about 10 we made our way to the Woolwich Memorial Centre where we enjoyed the Megamutts dog show. As far as dog shows go, I thought it was pretty entertaining. As the dog show concluded, a celebrity pancake flipping contest was to take place. The celebrities included local politicians, law officers, etc. After 5 minutes or so, we all had seen enough and left.
We made another lap around the main street and then went home. It was a good event as always, but I'm hoping for yet another improvement in the weather come next year's festival.
I'm thinking that the pancakes would cool very quickly in the bitter cold!
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