FARMINGTON - Drizzly, foggy weather in the mid-30s didn’t stop floats and marchers from lining up early, and crowds from lining the roads, for the 47th annual Chester Greenwood Day parade on Saturday. This year’s theme, Celebrate Maine! The Way Life Should Be, was evident in everything from canoes and signs that said, “Blackfly crossing:
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The annual celebration of Farmington inventor Chester Greenwood took place on Saturday with hundreds flooding the streets downtown for a parade, craft fair and other activities.
FARMINGTON - Many people in Farmington, Maine know the name Chester Greenwood. Chester Greenwood, most known for being an engineer who invented the earmuffs in 1873, was also a citizen of Farmington that regularly helped the economy with his inventions for various industries. He owned a factory on Front St., and gave many residents of