The Lisbon Reporter

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Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Former Senator Olympia Snowe to lead Mainers celebrating Maine’s Moxie traditions

Former Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, the 2013 Moxie Day Parade Grand Marshall, has been a regular participant in past Moxie Day parades.

A young 2012 Parade participant shows that it’s wicked fun to be part of the Moxie Day Parade.

The Moxie Festival Committee is pleased to announce that Grand Marshall former Senator Olympia Snowe will lead our State’s largest summer parade of Moxie floats, bands, and Mainers who love Moxie on Saturday, July 13^th beginning at 10 am in Lisbon.

It is free to participate in the Moxie Festival parade. Completed applications must submitted by June 30, 2013. Entries will be judged on creativity, originality and how well they depict the theme, “Moxie....A Maine Tradition”

Entries will be judged on creativity, originality and how well they reflect the theme. Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: Most Moxie Commercial and Non Commercial, Most Appealing, Most Creative and Best Overall.

The parade which attracts over 100 participants, begins at Capital Avenue, travel down Rt. 196 and up Main Street before concluding at the intersection of Main St. and South/North Sts. (Barnie’s Variety Store).

For more information, contact Gina Mason, Parade Coordinator, at 353-9086 or e-mail her at gmason1959@yahoo.com. Parade entry forms are available at: www.MoxieFestival.com

According to Lisbon Public Safety Officials, over 50,000 people attend the three-day Moxie Festival. The Town of Lisbon has approximately 9,300 residents.

Since 1982, The Moxie Festival in Lisbon, Maine has been held on the second weekend in July. The Festival now includes a three day Pow Wow; Friday night fireworks and Moxie Recipe Contest; a Saturday parade, Moxie Day 5K Race, Moxie Day ATV Charity Ride, and Family Fun Fair; and on Sunday, the Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race and the Moxie Car Show. Moxie was designated Maine’s official soft drink on May 20, 2005.

Keep checking the Moxie Festival website: www.MoxieFestival.com for the latest information on events.