The New Concrete River Festival

It started as Crazy Days and eventually evolved into Concrete River Days. Whatever its name, the Colfax summer festival was a longstanding tradition. Then, it fell out of favor for a few years.

This year it was revived as the Concrete River Festival, and it was hit. The reincarnated festival had elements of the new and the traditional.

A parade worked its way down Mill Street. Kids frolicked in a playland. The pool was open late. A variety of food was available, and merchants throughout the city offered specials. Small vendors offered their wares. Many businesses stayed open late.

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