Come  join me for a down-home festival, in a sweet little town on the Eastern Shore.  We discovered Berlin earlier this year when we went for the town Easter egg hunt (posted about it here).  The 2nd annual Peach Festival took place today, a tribute to the peaches that helped shape the economy  at the last turn of the century.

Coming from the suburbs and hustle and bustle of the nation’s capital, my husband and I truly enjoy the small-town community feel in Berlin.  I think I spoke to more strangers today than I would in a month back home.  Maybe an exaggeration, but if you live in the city, you can appreciate what I mean.  Let’s take a look at the festival, and some good ole-fashioned fun…and just imagine you can hear the fiddler playing….

Strolling down main street, you can see how the whole town got involved.  There was a window-decorating contest going on between the businesses.  Here are a couple of my favorite windows –

There were plenty of activities for the kids:  ice cream shaking and making, a peach toss, and a pie-eating contest!

A local waterfowl artist creating a decoy from wood –

While stopping to enjoy some peach crisp, we discovered not one, but two baby birds who left the nest to attend the festival –

You have to see the peach crisp….sorry to do this to you.  Yes, it was scrumptious –

Just look what I found in one of the antique malls!  This dear book (almost 100 years old) features FOUR little boys.   And would you believe the boys are playing by a peach tree…

Thank you for coming along  with me, and visiting one of our favorite American small towns.  Have a great week!