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Wellesley couldn’t have asked for a more Wonderful Weekend

May 22, 2017 by Bob Brown 2 Comments

Upham school at Wellesley veterans parade
Upham School was well represented at the annual veterans’ parade on Sunday

 

Wellesley’s Wonderful Weekend had something for everyone, from the sold-out pancake breakfast to the veterans’ parade and from fireworks to public art.

Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend dog contest
Dog contest at Warren Park had local pets looking and acting their best

 

We hit a bunch of the activities, including Friday’s Through the Looking Glass Art show (more on that later), Art in the Park, the Fuller Brook Park walk led by the Wellesley Trails Committee, the dog contest at Warren Park, the open house at the Police Department for our annual hot dog and ice cream fix, Wellesley Historical Society’s open house and Tollhouse Shop sale, the Wheels of Wellesley car show and the grand finale of fireworks from the comfort of a nearby friend’s patio. Here’s a sampling of scenes from the big event:

Wellesley Trails Committee-led walk of Fuller Brook Park's Brook Path
Wellesley Trails Committee-led walk of Fuller Brook Park's Brook Path
Wellesley Trails Committee-led walk of Fuller Brook Park's Brook Path
Wellesley Trails Committee-led walk of Fuller Brook Park's Brook Path
Wellesley Modifiers Club, Wheels of Wellesley
Wellesley Modifiers Club, Wheels of Wellesley
horses, Wellesley veterans parade
horses, Wellesley veterans parade
State champ Wellesley High Boys Cross Country Team, Wellesley Veterans Parade
State champ Wellesley High Boys Cross Country Team, Wellesley Veterans Parade
Hans Larsen, former town executive director, Wellesley Veterans Parade
Hans Larsen, former town executive director, Wellesley Veterans Parade
Wellesley Board of Selectmen, Wellesley Veterans Parade
Wellesley Board of Selectmen, Wellesley Veterans Parade
boy scouts, Wellesley Veterans Parade
boy scouts, Wellesley Veterans Parade
Uncle Sam, Wellesley Veterans Parade
Uncle Sam, Wellesley Veterans Parade
Wellesley Veterans Parade, veterans
Wellesley Veterans Parade, veterans
tank, Wellesley Veterans Parade
tank, Wellesley Veterans Parade
drum and fife, Wellesley veterans parade
drum and fife, Wellesley veterans parade
Metco car, Wellesley veterans parade
Metco car, Wellesley veterans parade
Chinese creature, Wellesley Veterans Parade
Chinese creature, Wellesley Veterans Parade
Wellesley Nursery School in the Hills, Wellesley Veterans Parade
Wellesley Nursery School in the Hills, Wellesley Veterans Parade
Upham school at Wellesley veterans parade
Upham school at Wellesley veterans parade
Wellesley veterans parade, mount rushmore
Wellesley veterans parade, mount rushmore
Wellesley veterans parade, Hunnewell school
Wellesley veterans parade, Hunnewell school
Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend dog contest
Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend dog contest
Townsman editor Cathy Brauner and her pup at Wellesley Wonderful Weekend dog contest
Townsman editor Cathy Brauner and her pup at Wellesley Wonderful Weekend dog contest
Wellesley Historical Society art sale on Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend
Wellesley Historical Society art sale on Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend
Wellesley Historical Society tollhouse shop
Wellesley Historical Society tollhouse shop
Wellesley Historical Society's Ellen Meagher
Wellesley Historical Society's Ellen Meagher
Dick O'Brien car show Wellesley Wonderful Weekend
Dick O'Brien car show Wellesley Wonderful Weekend
wheels of wellesley motorcycles
wheels of wellesley motorcycles
Wheels of Wellesley
Wheels of Wellesley
Wellesley Modifiers club car show Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend
Wellesley Modifiers club car show Wellesley's Wonderful Weekend
Blake race car
Blake race car
Deborah Wellesley cell
Deborah Wellesley cell
Bob Wellesley cell
Bob Wellesley cell
dog contest wellesley wonderful weekend
dog contest wellesley wonderful weekend
Love art in the park, Wellesley
Love art in the park, Wellesley
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Filed Under: Animals, Art, Education, Environment, History, Kids, Police

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  1. Rich Davis says

    May 22, 2017 at 10:14 pm

    Truly wonderful. A slice of Norman Rockwell in our town. Thanks to all who helped organize this!

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  2. Issac Gardiner says

    May 23, 2017 at 4:10 pm

    A very nice series of events indeed. Beautiful weather made it that much more enjoyable.

    One refrain heard around town, repeatedly and particularly from parents, was that they really wish that the Celebrations Committee would heed the frequent and longstanding calls for the concert and fireworks be moved to Saturday. WWW is held during the academic year, and it makes for a very difficult week to follow when all of the kids (understandably) want to stay up late on Sunday for those events.

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