Saugus welcomes Strawberry Festival Saturday

By Laura Eisener

The Saugus Historical Society will be dishing out old-fashioned shortcakes along with soda and hot dogs in the American Legion Hall at 44 Taylor St. tomorrow (Saturday, June 21) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. while the Saugus Garden Club holds its annual plant sale on the Main Street lawn of the diagonally adjacent Roby School at 23 Main St., along with vendors selling a variety of crafts. So far, the weather is expected to be good, and we will have a break from the past 13 Saturdays, which included rain for at least part of the day.

This annual festival has been held since the mid-1980s on the third Saturday of June. This is the first time in many years that it has landed just after the summer solstice, which falls in 2025 on June 20.

As the first popular fruit to ripen as spring becomes summer, strawberries were the first taste of fresh fruit for early settlers after a winter of dried foods or preserved produce in New England.

Now, it is a popular occasion for family and old-friend get-togethers or just for indulging in a traditional seasonal treat!