One is never too young or too old to enjoy a horse and wagon ride at Dresden Summerfest. This year’s event will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, July 9. Submitted photo

DRESDEN — The grounds of the historic Pownalborough Court House at 23 Court House Road will be filled with the sounds of a summer day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, July 9.

This annual free event features horse and wagon rides, goat petting, music by Halfmoon Jug Band, face painting, fanciful balloons, food by Dresden Fire Department, and vendors with local items for sale, according to a news release from Christine Hopf-Lovette with the Lincoln County Historical Association.

Dresden Summerfest is hosted by the Lincoln County Historical Association, a nonprofit organization that provides stewardship for the 1761 Pownalborough Court House in Dresden, the 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, and the 1811 Old Jail and Museum in Wiscasset.

For more information, visit lincolncountyhistory.org, or the association’s Facebook.

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