PARADE TO FOLLOW JOHNNY APPLESEED FESTIVAL

March 12, 1997 - First a festival and now a parade. The city will hold a parade on Sunday, Sept. 28, to honor the memory of its native son and folklore hero, Johnny Appleseed. >> More

BANK BRANCHES OUT TO EMBRACE ART - LOCAL PAINTER'S APPLESEED

September 24, 1997 - The fourth annual Johnny Appleseed Festival is this weekend. The third annual festival can be seen anytime the Leominster Enterprise Bank and Trust Company is open for business - through the eyes of artist Jeanne Zephir, that is. >> More

JOHNNY'S SPIRIT STILL FOSTERS GROWTH - APPLESEED FESTIVAL BIGGER

September 24, 1997 - Johnny Appleseed is still planting seeds, but of a different variety. "His spirit has sparked a wonderful community event," Donna Balletta said of the fourth annual Johnny Appleseed Festival. >> More

PARADE POLISHES OFF FESTIVAL

September 29, 1997 - Granny Smith. McIntosh. Golden Delicious. Cortland. And those were just the apples on the tie being worn by state Sen. Robert A. Antonioni, D-Leominster. >> More

CHAINSAW SCULPTOR FROM OKLAHOMA TO CREATE JOHNNY APPLESEED TRIBUTE

September 05, 1998 - Decades ago, majestic ash trees lined West Street, but most of them are dead and gone now. >> More

JOHNNY APPLESEED FESTIVAL OFFERS REAL TASTE OF REGION

September 23, 1998 - No bad apples in this bunch. The city is gearing up for a weekend of activities to honor native son and American folk hero Johnny Appleseed. On Saturday, the fifth annual Johnny Appleseed Festival will be held. On Sunday, the city gears up for the second Johnny Appleseed Parade. >> More

PARADE IS SET AND RARING TO GO

September 24, 1998 - With more than 65 groups ready to walk and float in the second annual Johnny Appleseed Parade on Sept. 27, coordinators are happy with the amount of support they are receiving. >> More

WHO WAS JOHNNY APPLESEED?

September 24, 1998 - September is the month that brings cooler air, changing colors in the leaves and great weather for apple picking. >> More

FESTIVITIES, INVITATION TO ARTISTS

September 24, 1998 - Area crafters and artists are invited to present and sell their wares at the fifth annual Johnny Appleseed Festival, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, in Monument Square, Leominster. >> More

WEEKEND FESTIVAL HONORS NATIVE SON

September 25, 1998 - Chain saws, stunt bikes and balloon animals didn't exist in John Chapman's lifetime, but they and many other modern concoctions are part of the city's weekend tribute to him. >> More

FESTIVAL MARKS LEGACY OF JOHNNY APPLESEED

September 27, 1998 - To the youngsters that gathered at Church and West streets yesterday afternoon, Pedro Dos Santos was the Sammy Sosa of his sport. He was Mark McGwire on wheels. >> More

SOWING THE SEEDS OF COMMUNITY - LEOMINSTER SHOWS SPIRIT, BUILDS ON TRADITION WITH THE FIFTH-ANNUAL JOHNNY APPLESEED FESTIVAL

September 27, 1998 - Sitting in the shade of a Monument Square tree, Ann Charpentier Finch summed up what the Johnny Appleseed Festival meant to her. "It makes me remember what Leominster was like when I was young -- a real small-town feeling." >> More

PARADE SPREADS MESSAGE OF FRIENDSHIP

September 28, 1998 - It was a festival of pride in a native son. Like the famous arborist, the fifth annual Johnny Appleseed Parade was a little eccentric at times, but it spread a clear message of community and friendship. >> More

HE'LL TAKE A PARADE - FLAMINGO FLIES; MOVE OVER JOHNNY APPLESEED

November 16, 1998 - Plastic pink flamingo creator Donald Featherstone doesn't necessarily have anything against Johnny Appleseed, but he wonders why the eccentric arborist gets all the attention. >> More

PLASTICS PRIDE ON PARADE

November 20, 1998 - When we think "plastic," do we think of cutting-edge technologies and high-tech breakthroughs, or do we only see old factories and boring discount store wares? When we talk about Leominster to strangers, do we mention its claim to fame as the nation's Plastics City, or do we ramble on about that weird Appleseed guy? >> More

CITY'S PRIDE IN PLASTICS TO BE PUT ON PARADE DURING FALL FESTIVAL

July 11, 1999 - Can the two icons of Leominster, Johnny Appleseed and the plastic pink flamingo, join as one? >> More

FESTIVAL PROMISES SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE

August 27, 1999 - The Leominster Downtown Business Association has been hard at work organizing the Johnny Appleseed Festival planned for Saturday, Sept. 25, and members say they hope it will offer something for everyone. >> More

FETE A LEOMINSTER HIGH POINT

September 21, 1999 - Ever since his birth certificate was found collecting dust in City Hall archives in the 1930s, Johnny Appleseed has been embraced by the city of his birth. >> More

BIGGER, BETTER FESTIVAL IS SATURDAY

September 21, 1999 - The Johnny Appleseed Festival on Saturday will be bigger and better than ever, organizers say. >> More

6TH ANNUAL JOHNNY APPLESEED FESTIVAL - PARADE, CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES, PIE CONTEST WILL HIGHLIGHT EVENT

September 22, 1999 - Johnny Appleseed, a Leominster native and the state's official folk hero, will be celebrated this weekend with a festival and a parade. >> More

TAKE A BIT OUT OF THE FUN

September 23, 1999 - This weekend's Johnny Appleseed Festival includes one main event on Sunday: the parade. Always an exciting event, this year's parade includes seven divisions and starts off at 2 p.m. in downtown. >> More

JOHNNY APPLESEED FESTIVAL

September 23, 1999 - Many smaller events and attractions go into making the Johnny Appleseed Festival. All day, the Leominster High School animal science program will supervise a petting zoo downtown. >> More

JOHNNY WOULD BE PROUD - ANNUAL APPLE FESTIVAL DRAWS A CROWD TO LEOMINSTER

September 27, 1999 -The sixth annual Johnny Appleseed Festival Saturday at Monument Square offered something for people of all ages -- food, crafts, horse and pony rides, a petting zoo, arts, crafts and "apple" everything under the sun. >> More