tonight i went out to dinner with some friends, and when we came out, to our surprise, our little fair town of fort kent was completely shut down and set ablaze!!! well actually, tonight was the official start to the "scarecrow festival" that's going to be sweeping this little village all weekend!

when we left 'china garden' (the local chinese place; fantastic food but a little of a disturbed waitress...poor thing, more detail on that to come) we were met with the luminous singing of miss britney spears (who deserves a second congrats for pumping out baby #2, a girl named jailynn...we love you brit!!) blasting out of speakers that rang out all throughout main st, and the biggest bonfire i've ever seen taking place in a parking lot just doors from my apartment!!

there was a giant jungle gym/trampoline for the kids (although you all know i was just dying to jump on) and barrels upon barrels of hay spread out all over the pavement from the beginning of the street all the way to bj's!

there's going to be street vendors and perhaps a scarecrow parade (?) tomorrow and all other sorts of random small town fun. apparently they do this every year, in honor of the fall season that has quickly come upon us!

welcome to fort kent!