Wet weather doesn’t dampen Adventure Park-goers’ spirits

by Staff Aroostook Republican
12 years ago

By Lisa Wilcox
Special to the Aroostook Republican

Due to a bout with unsettled weather, the Caribou Cares about Kids’ Adventure Park, usually held at Teague Park, was relocated to an inside location at the Caribou Wellness Center on Saturday.

The size of the event had to be scaled back slightly to fit the indoor location with many vendors having to modify their original plans, but the change did not seem to dampen the spirits of visitors or the participants. The facility was filled with a bustling crowd of excited children — and accompanying adults — waiting in line for their turn to jump around in large bouncy houses that had been set up, or to get a nibble of the variety of tasty treats offered for sale.

Photos by Lisa Wilcox

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Two huge bouncy houses, one called the World Game Championship and the other called Wizard’s Castle, were a big hit during Saturday’s Kid’s Adventure Park at the Caribou Wellness Center
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Lukas Landeen “drives” a 1949 John Deere Model M tractor, while his little sister, Elyza, sits on a Ford 1942 2N tractor, both owned by Philip and Janice St. Peter. The classic workhorses were among several on display at the antique tractor show, which was part of this weekend’s Caribou Farmer’s Market held at the Caribou Wellness Center for the Caribou Cares about Kids’ Adventure Park. The children’s parents are Samantha and Nick Landeen.
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Mea Ouellette of Caribou getting a flower painted on her cheek by face painting volunteer Kristin Plante at the Farmer’s Market area of the Kid’s Adventure Park setup during Caribou Cares about Kids weekend.
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Little Miss Caribou Edie Shea hula-hoops to “Love is Strange,” by Mickey and Sylvia, while DJ Tim Humphrey, “Tim the Tune Man,” looks on from his classic VW bus. Humphrey and his bus can be hired for a variety of social events. He specializes in classic “party tunes.”
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Two members of the Caribou High School Class of 2013 Emma Duplissie-Cyr, left, and Alexa Massey prepare water balloons for a balloon war. The incoming CHS senior class also held a bake sale and lemonade stand during the Kid’s Adventure Park on Saturday at the Caribou Wellness Center.