Chautauqua Days celebration held
Handmade quilts decorate the fronts of some of the historic cottages at Epworth Park on Saturday.
Winners of the first-ever Chautauqua Queen Pageant pose together after the competition. They include, from left, Junior Miss Alexa Zido, 13, of St. Clairsville, Petite Miss Harmony Hildebrand, 10, of Shadyside and Miss Chautauqua Grace Laroche, 15, of Bellaire.
“Captain Jim” (Ellis) leads a treasure hunt near Epworth Park Lake on Saturday. Ellis, a Bethesda resident and retired Union Local music teacher, appears as a pirate for a variety of events.
A cottage trimmed in pink stands along the walking path at Epworth Park.
Dee and Paddy & Co. perform Saturday on the porch of a cottage at Epworth Park. Members include, from left, Pat Plunkett on whistle, Matthew Turner on fiddle, Diane “Dee” Coughlan on bodrhan/vocals and Patrick “Paddy” Coughlan on guitar/vocals.
Children play in foam sprayed on the lawn at the park Saturday.
Colorful gnomes inhabit a tree stump at the park.
T-L Photos/JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH and LENNY WITTENBROOK
Historic cottages built in the late 18th or early 19th century line one of the paved paths at Epworth Park. The annual Chautauqua Days celebration unfolds at Epworth Park in Bethesda on Saturday. The event featured a number of vendors, food trucks, activities for children and live entertainment throughout the weekend. The Union Local Rotary Club also held a car show on Sunday.
- Handmade quilts decorate the fronts of some of the historic cottages at Epworth Park on Saturday.
- Winners of the first-ever Chautauqua Queen Pageant pose together after the competition. They include, from left, Junior Miss Alexa Zido, 13, of St. Clairsville, Petite Miss Harmony Hildebrand, 10, of Shadyside and Miss Chautauqua Grace Laroche, 15, of Bellaire.
- “Captain Jim” (Ellis) leads a treasure hunt near Epworth Park Lake on Saturday. Ellis, a Bethesda resident and retired Union Local music teacher, appears as a pirate for a variety of events.
- A cottage trimmed in pink stands along the walking path at Epworth Park.
- Dee and Paddy & Co. perform Saturday on the porch of a cottage at Epworth Park. Members include, from left, Pat Plunkett on whistle, Matthew Turner on fiddle, Diane “Dee” Coughlan on bodrhan/vocals and Patrick “Paddy” Coughlan on guitar/vocals.
- Children play in foam sprayed on the lawn at the park Saturday.
- Colorful gnomes inhabit a tree stump at the park.