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 Thanks to all who have attended Festival events during the past 25 years. We hope you can join us in celebrating the 26th anniversary this July. Events Calendar What happened in 2011 Contacts: Where to get more information Picture Gallery: Blueberry Festival happenings Blueberry Information: All you wanted to know Blueberry Festival Sponsor for 2011
Check out the staff Blueberry Recipes - Yummie Blueberry Festival also thanks Toppers Pizza and Freskiw Farms and the following supporters
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Our own Kate and William - Now two years since Wedding Bells for Sudbury's favourite Bears
Sudbrina and Sud-berry Bear wave to media as they head out onto the waters of Ramsey Lake for their July 2010 wedding ceremony conducted by Cortina Captain Rob. Watch the video of the exciting event below. Out of Hibernation - 2011 Sud-berry and Sudbrina Bear took the occasion of the annual Northridge Camp Quality Barbecue to come out of winter hibernation and help in the fund raising for this great cause. As the blueberries were still not ripe they enjoyed some barbecue goodies. They are shown below with Northridge Chief Financial Officer Tess McLaughlin and Chief Executive Officer Erik Jokinen.
Sud-berry and Sudbrina Bear with many fans at the Flour Mill Museum - all museums are open to the public throughout the summer. Anywhere they go our Blueberry Festival Bears are loved by everyone of all ages.
History of the Blueberry Festival While long recognized as the Nickel capital of the world for its vast underground wealth, Sudbury's above ground natural resource, the lowbush blueberry was not so well known. Former Mayor Peter Wong set out to change this in 1986 when he organized the first Blueberry Festival du bluet. Blueberries grow in such abundance here partly because of the mining industry and early smelting processes which created high acidic soil conditions in which blueberry bushes thrive. Pollinated by black flies (yes they do have a purpose) blueberries are free for the picking from about mid July into late August throughout the entire city. If you can't take the time to pick yourself then you can always purchase at the local farmers market or from the many roadside vendors. The Blueberry Festival consists of a number of community events celebrating this wonderful resource, now considered the worlds most nutritious fruit. There are of course numerous blueberry pancake breakfasts, a blueberry pie eating contest, garden parties, concerts, family and childrens events all open to the public. Presiding over these good times during the third week of July each year are Sudbury's most famous couple Sud-berry and Sudbrina Bear the Festival mascots.
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