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Brownville celebrates Bicentennial with Brownville Days parade

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ROAD LOCOMOTIVE — CPKC’s Puffer Belly Express, which visits communities across the CPKC network to help raise awareness of rail safety, travels up Davis Street on Saturday, Aug. 17 during the Brownville Days parade to celebrate the community’s bicentennial. The late morning procession went from the Webber Jones Airport to Davis Field.
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ANTIQUE AUTO — Per the sign, this 1923 Ford Model T came out of a Stickney Hill barn before being driven in the Brownville Days parade.
Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom
1967 STATE CHAMPS — A float commemorates the 1967 Class C boys basketball championship won by the Brownville Junction High School Railroaders, complete with gold ball.
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BOY SCOUTS — Cub Scout Pack and Boy Scout Troop 112 were part of the Aug. 17 Brownville Days Bicentennial parade.
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GIRL SCOUTS — Girl Scout Troop 1627 marches up Davis Street during the Saturday parade to celebrate Brownville Days.
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BACK OF THE TRAIN — The rear car of CPKC’s Puffer Belly Express in Brownville.
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COLOR GUARD — The color guard marches during the Brownville Days parade.

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MOOSE SIGHTING — Monty Moose represented Maine Highlands Federal Credit Union on Aug. 17.
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BEAR SIGHTING — Smokey Bear took part in the Brownville Days parade, riding on a Maine Forest Service truck.
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KIDS FLOAT — Some young participants in the Brownville Days parade on Aug. 17.

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