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Families Are Invited to Escape Cabin Fever at a ‘Treasure Island Luau’ Feb. 28

December 8, 2009 Contributor
Is it just too cold for you in the winter? Are you sick of the snowy weather by late February? The Oswego City?County Youth Bureau and Oswego Harborfest invite the community to a Treasure Island Luau from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 28 at the Elk’s Lodge in Oswego. All children are welcome to attend. Activities will be geared for children up to age 10.

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Harborfest To Bring Back Popular East Park Venue

October 5, 2009 Contributor
“We had a great deal of reaction from the community and festival goers about the absence of East Park this past year,” said Tom Van Schaack, Executive Director of Harborfest. “East Park allows us to be a more diverse festival from an entertainment and programming standpoint. It was obvious that people missed East Park this past year and we are happy to be able to bring it back.”

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Harborfest Again Named To Top 100 Event List

September 4, 2009 Contributor
For the fifth time, Oswego Harborfest has been chosen one of the Top 100 Events in North America for group travel in 2010, the American Bus Association announced recently. A panel of ABA-member bus and tour operators selects their Top 100 list from hundreds of entries nominated by state/provincial tourism offices and local and regional convention and visitor’s bureaus.

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Oswego Daily News

Harborfest 2009 Receives Positive Grade

July 26, 2009 Steve Yablonski
<p>Once again, Harborfest's fireworks display was the crowning jewel for the festival.</p>

Tom Van Schaack describes his first Harborfest as a positive thing. “My first Harborfest was nothing but positive,” the new executive director said Sunday afternoon. Rain showers hampered some of the activities. However, most everybody took the rain in stride and laughed it off. “I need a bar of soap so I can take a bath,” quipped Joe Gunther during Sunday afternoon’s downpour.

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