Owen Sound Sun Times

Owen Sound Emancipation Festival a chance to reconnect

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As the Emancipation Festival and Picnic marked its 162nd year in Owen Sound over the weekend, participants celebrated the event’s roots as a close-knit family reunion, along with its transformation more recently into a welcoming community celebration.  Festival chair Linda Johnson said Saturday at Harrison Park, that she has been coming to the Emancipation Day […]