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Copake Bicentennial

Copake Bicentennial
Kellie Nardin

Lifelong Copake residents Bicentennial Committee member Winnett Edge and her sister Wendy Walton volunteered for the day long “Come Back to Copake Picnic in the Park “ celebration on Saturday, July 13. They helped hand out identification signs to families of the 450 celebrants of the town’s 200th birthday. The signs contained family names and the years they arrived in Copake and served to show others where the family members were gathering.

According to Committee Chair Kellie Nardin, the locators were the brainchild of Committee Member Jeanne Mettler and along with “perfect weather” helped to make the event “a really good day for the town.”

The Bicentennial event featured a Copake Fire Company Chicken BBQ, a baking competition, a hot dog eating contest, face painting, a car show, work from local artists, music and a booth to record memories of Copake.

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