In celebration of Farmington’s Chester Greenwood

Franklin County Sheriff Dennis Pike leads the 33rd Annual Chester Greenwood Day parade this morning. With a parade theme, Winter Wonderland, there were plenty of Frosty the snowmen, penguins and snow, even if Mother Nature didn’t supply any for the parade. The event, in honor of Farmington’s Chester Greenwood who created the first pair of earmuffs and many more inventions, is sponsored by the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce. Award winners are listed below. 

First Place Theme Winners: Nick Hargreaves, 10, and Matt Hargreaves, 12 do a little penguin dance as part of the penguin and snow babies float Franklin Savings Bank created for the annual parade to celebrate Chester Greenwood. At center, is Peter Judkins, also wearing a penguin suit for the occasion. 

Ashley Wiles, 8, wore deer earmuffs while riding on the Wiles Funeral Home float, which depicted a winter scene, complete with Frosty the Snowman, a decorated Christmas tree and lots of snow.

Parson Brown plays an earmuffed Frosty the Snowman on the Barclays float.

Brownies with homemade snowflakes marched in the Chester Greenwood Day parade today. From left, Kate Pond, 8 and Kaitlin Blodgett, 7, both Brownies with Temple Troop 3191 and Lexi Daggett, 11, a Junior Girl Scout with Troop 1998, made their own snowflakes for the parade.

Santa, riding atop the Farmington Fire Rescue Department’s Tower 3 ladder truck, completes the 33rd annual Chester Greenwood Day parade on Saturday. A good crowd turned out under skies that threatened, but did not deliver, snow.