Ontario’s Newest Finest Inn Will Participate in the 2012 Applefest

We haven’t decided how we’ll participate this year. We won best commercial float in 2008. We did the float again the following year, but no prize, alas. For this year, maybe something completely different?

The Report on our 2009 Effort

Under stormy skies, another Brighton Applefest classic fall fair weekend brought the usual 20 or 30,000 people to our town. The organizers of the Brighton Applefest Parade again pulled off a spectacular event. It keeps getting better and better.

For the second year, the Timber House float joined the Brighton Applefest parade. The base for the float was Ralph Beeler’s 1930′s era farm trailer, rough and ready, rendered in cast iron and massive farm-ready wheels. On top, we had the usual proud array of Timber House flowers, finery and fine people, including Melissa, Sam, Michele and yours truly.

Continuing with our fall traditions, Ralph Beeler pulled the float with his impeccably restored John Deere and Susie maintained her refusal to show up in the outfit Ralph wanted.

Much thanks again to the usual suspects! That’s, you, Ralph and Wendy, Dad, Donna, Susie and Phil.