By Beth David, Editor
The Apple-Peach Festival in Acushnet is zaback in full swing. The parade is back, after a pandemic related hiatus, and the pageant also returned for the first time since 2019.
Kelsey Peters and Kailey Peters made history as the first siblings to win Miss Apple Peach (Kelsey) and Junior Miss Apple Peach (Kailey).
Tori Kalisz was finally able to pass the baton after serving since 2019.
The festival has been held for more than 40 years and heralds the end of the summer and the beginning of the harvest.
Hundreds of people packed the grounds at the Long Plain Museum on Main Street to enjoy food, music, and a variety of vendors selling hand crafted items and other fun stuff.
The parade, organized by Andrew Cioper and the Acushnet Lions Club featured floats, tractors, trucks, and the pageant winners riding in convertibles (of course).
The event is held every year on the weekend after Labor Day.
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- Tractors are part of the parade at the Apple-Peach Festival in Acushnet on Sunday, 9/10/23. Photo courtesy of the Acushnet Lions Club.
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- The Acushnet Youth Soccer league joins the parade at the Apple-Peach Festival in Acushnet on Sunday, 9/10/23. Photo courtesy of the Acushnet Lions Club.
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- Kailey Peters, Jr. Miss Apple Peach, rides in a convertible during the parade at the Apple-Peach Festival in Acushnet on Sunday, 9/10/23. Photo courtesy of the Acushnet Lions Club.
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- L-R: Cathy, Mayla, Marc, and Cara pose for the local free sheet while enjoying the Apple-Peach Festival in Acushnet on Sunday, 9/10/23. Mayla said her favorite part was the food. Photo by Beth David.
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- Beckham gets a ride from his grandfather, Paul during the Apple-Peach Festival in Acushnet on Sunday, 9/10/23. Photo by Beth David.
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- L-R: Authors, Theresa Mackiewicz and Pat Perry, staff the Authors Without Borders booth at the Apple-Peach Festival in Acushnet on Sunday, 9/10/23. Photo by Beth David.
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- Two children listen as Temporary Phase performs sound checks before their performance at the Apple-Peach Festival in Acushnet on Sunday, 9/10/23. Photo by Beth David.
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