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Harborfest 2009 Reigns Over Port City

July 24, 2009 Steve Yablonski
<p>Basia Griffin has the best seat in the house for Harborfest's opening ceremonies, sitting atop Bob Lighthall's shoulders. Basia came all the way from California to visit Oswego in time for Harborfest.</p>

A little bit of rain was barely an inconvenience for the crowd at Thursday night’s opening of Harborfest 22. The music started at 7 p.m. Thursday with Hotel California (a salute to the Eagles). And, after a short interruption for the official opening ceremonies, Live Wire (an AC/DC tribute band) kept Harborfest 2009 rocking and rolling. Scattered showers, some heavy at times, plagued the Hotel California concert; but the crowd continued to grow in front of the NRG Lakeview Stage. The crowd was massive, sprawling all the way back to the sidewalk in Breitbeck Park.

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Oswego Daily News

Hundreds Of Youngsters Invade Historic Fort Ontario

July 21, 2009 Steve Yablonski
<p>From left: Grace Stephens, with Matthew and Catherine Callen admire Jen Patterson's Fort Ontario cake.</p>

The Harborfest Children’s Committee hosted a Children’s Gala to celebrate the festival’s cultural component – the history of Oswego. Each year, the cultural component highlights a certain country during Harborfest. This year, the focus is on “Historic Oswego.” Approximately 250 childrfen attended Tuesday’s gala

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Harborfest Family Stage Features Children’s Musical ‘Tom Sawyer’

July 17, 2009 Contributor
Harborfest organizers have announced that the popular children’s musical will once again be part of the Harborfest celebration. This year’s children’s musical is based on the American classic, ‘Tom Sawyer’ by Mark Twain.

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