Timber Days guarantees weekend enjoyable

David Colburn

COOK — From pancakes and pony rides to Elvis and exploding fireworks, Cook’s annual Timber Days celebration returns Friday by Sunday, June 12-14, with a full weekend of neighborhood favorites, dwell leisure, and sufficient exercise to maintain River Street buzzing from morning to nighttime.
The annual celebration as soon as once more guarantees just a little one thing for everybody, whether or not meaning cheering on lawnmower racers, looking downtown distributors, listening to dwell music, or just soaking in one of many North Country’s most beloved small-town festivals.
Festivities start Friday with the Friends of the Library ebook sale opening contained in the Cook Public Library from 9 a.m. to five p.m., providing readers an opportunity to replenish whereas supporting the library. Downtown exercise ramps up at midday with arts, crafts, meals, and beverage distributors, alongside face portray, the dunk tank, and loads of alternatives to wander and mingle.
The motion picks up within the night with the always-popular Firefighters Challenge at 5 p.m. on River Street, adopted by the “Hope for Hospice” Walk/Run 5K at Veterans Riverfront Park. Registration for the occasion begins at 6 p.m., with the run and stroll getting underway at 7 p.m.
Friday night additionally includes a bean bag match on the Old Muni patio and dwell music from Willy Martin & The Rangers starting at 7:30 p.m., whereas the Cook VFW will host its annual Burger Night.
Saturday opens with certainly one of Timber Days’ most tasty traditions, the pancake breakfast on the Cook Fire Department Hall from 8–11 a.m., earlier than downtown exercise shifts into excessive gear with distributors, video games, face portray, pony rides, the barrel prepare, and a midday magic present within the park.
Animal lovers can head to the gazebo in City Park for the pet present at 11 a.m., whereas basic automotive fans will wish to make their technique to River Street for the annual automotive present working from midday to 4 p.m. Doug Ellis and Friends will present dwell music throughout the present on the Old Muni.
Saturday night’s leisure lineup gives guests a number of decisions. Sean Wallin returns together with his well-liked Elvis tribute efficiency from 6-8 p.m. on the City Park gazebo, joined this yr by Wallin’s latest creation, Jed Mulligan, performing basic nation favorites. Beginning at 7 p.m., festivalgoers can even catch Scot-Free on the Old Muni or the Jason Waldron Band on the Cook VFW, the place barbecue lovers can even get a style of Matt’s BBQ ribs starting at 4 p.m., with no assure any will probably be left when the present kicks off.
The night wraps up with Timber Days’ annual fireworks show lighting up the sky over the Doug Johnson Recreation Area and Cook Community Center starting at 10:15 p.m.
Sunday’s schedule begins with a church service within the park at 11 a.m., adopted by the lawnmower races at 12:30 p.m. on River Street, an annual crowd favourite.
The Timber Days parade steps off at 3 p.m. Sunday, led this yr by Grand Marshal Crystal Whitney, director of the Cook Public Library. Additional Sunday actions embrace distributors downtown, face portray, raffle drawings within the park, a VFW flag retirement ceremony, and dwell music from Eric & Friends following the parade on the Old Muni.
And all through the weekend, organizers say guests ought to anticipate the same old mixture of meals, music, laughter, and pleasant chaos that has helped make Timber Days one of many area’s signature summer time traditions.