Hartland's Old Home Day was full of activity

Hartland celebrated the Fourth of July with the village’s annual Old Home Day, the first highlight of which was a parade that passed through downtown. Hundreds of people lined Skunk Hollow Road and Quechee Road to watch classic cars, tractors, firetrucks, and an occasional homemade float roll by during the parade. Later, there were kids games and entertainment, such as Carlos Ocasio and Frydaddy performing music behind the Rec. Center. The evening concluded with a fireworks show.

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Friends of Silver Stables celebrate their horses and the horse camp crew for the year.
Among the antique vehicles that participated was this vibrant 1924 Ford Model T.
Dozens of area farmers gathered with their best tractors.
Piper Frate (left), Layla Frate, and Millie Needs, all from Hartland, hold out their hats to try to catch candy.
From left, Poppy Needs, Piper Frate, and Layla Frate, all from Hartland, use their hats to help catch pieces of candy as the parade passes.
Ascutney’s Tanker 1 is greeted by children along the route through the center of the village.
Ascutney’s Ladder 11 was among scores of trucks from neighboring towns that showed up for the parade.
Annie Marcell (left) and Luna LeBlanc, both from Windsor, decorated their helmets and their bikes for the event.
Nikolai Potwin, of Hartland, dressed up as a junior firefighter to accompany the firetrucks.
Blake Buccellato, from N. Hartland, and his daughter Kylie, wore their best Stars and Stripes for the festivities.

Hartland’s Old Home Day was full of activity