Summerfest With Umbrellas
Sunday, August 18, 2013 @ 3:42 PM
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Prince George, B.C. – Summerfest in Prince George means food and fun, gathering in one location to taste the wares of the many restaurants in the city.
For Summerfest 2013 it also meant dressing warmly and trying to stay dry. The weather
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such an event, but as they say, the show must go on and that it did. Eighteen restaurants had signed on to gather on Third Avenue and sell patrons a taste of their cuisine. Quebec Street was lined with vendors from downtown shops and included the Kids Zone and a popular fishing pool (at right) with live fish just waiting to be reeled in and taken home.
such an event, but as they say, the show must go on and that it did. Eighteen restaurants had signed on to gather on Third Avenue and sell patrons a taste of their cuisine. Quebec Street was lined with vendors from downtown shops and included the Kids Zone and a popular fishing pool (at right) with live fish just waiting to be reeled in and taken home.
But it was the weather that played a big role in this year’s event. Showers in the morning, a few sunny breaks, then a pretty good thunderstorm complete with pelting hail, and back to some breaks in the clouds with the sun popping through occasionally. Some people came equipped with umbrellas while others took their food to the shelter provided by storefront overhangs.
There was entertainment on a covered stage, a mini train operated by the Railway and Forestry Museum.
We saw some members of the Cuban delegation which is travelling with that country’s team at the World Baseball Challenge (They play Canada at 7 tonight at Citizen Field). They seemed quite interested in watching what these people of Prince George were doing on a rainy day. Why we even saw some Prince George Cougars as people from throughout the community gathered to look on, participate and enjoy themselves outdoors.
Brownridge Insurance was the key sponsor of the Taste Pavilion this year and Brian Brownridge wanted the pavilion run in memory of Ted Moffat, who passed away earlier this year, to acknowledge his strong support of downtown Prince George. Pictures of Ted Moffat were placed inside the display window of his Northern Hardware Store in his memory.
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The turnout for this year’s Summerfest may have been down compared to 2012 because of the weather, but the enthusiasm of the crowd seemed a pretty good indicator that people would like to see more community-oriented events in the future.
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