On Saturday, rue Baume in Fort-Coulonge was packed with people and vendor booths for the annual Village en fête.
Organizer Danelle Bourque said that she organizes the event on her own and has been working to put everything together since May. She said that though it’s her second year at the helm, she had some experience with the operations when her mother ran the event.
“This is my second year, but when I was really young, my mom used to do it for over five years, so when I was a kid I used to do some volunteer work at this event, so I’m pretty familiar with it,” she said.
The event saw over 25 vendors spread out down the main street, selling everything from jewelry and crafts to baked goods and poutine. Children were encouraged to collect stamps from each of the kiosks in exchange for a prize.
On top of the action on the street, there was a large car show in the parking lot of St-Pierre church, with dozens of vehicles of all makes and models on display. Spiderman and the Little Mermaid made appearances to take photos with the youngsters and Echo the clown was up to his usual shenanigans. Local musicians JR and the Gator entertained the crowd from noon until 3 p.m.
