Many arrived to the 3rd Annual Vermont Fairy Festival at the Highland Center for the Arts in magical outfits such as Christina Healy of Northfield with her children Poppy Healy (left), 2, and Finley Healy (right), 4.
Marni Axelrod (left), 7, and her sister Atlea Axelrod (right), 5, from Tanzania, Africa, pose for a picture in front of Rob Crites, the nine foot Oberon King of the Fairies, who was juggling on stilts amid all the activities happening July 27 at the Highland Center for the Arts Vermont Fairy Festival.
Lucy Tanner, 10, of Underhill, makes huge bubbles during the Highland Center for the Arts Vermont Fairy Festival Saturday.
Everett Brothers, 3, of Durham, N.C., tries the Lyra at the 3rd Annual Vermont Fairy Festival held at the Highland Center for the Arts in Greensboro July 27. Coach Faely Goulas from the New England Center for the Circus Arts gives him some pointers.
William Allore (left) and his daughter Beatrix Allore (center), 7, of Bethlehem, N.H., and Caroline Rowden (right), 4, of Hyde Park, make potions under a large tent at the Highland Center for the Arts Vermont Fairy Festival held July 27.
Vanessa Fournier graduated from Hazen Union School in 1973 and went to work taking photos in Bennington, then returned to Hardwick to work for Vin Zecchinelli of Farland Studio for several years. She started her own photo business in 1979. She's been in photography for over 50 years, working for The Hardwick Gazette for 44 years. She retired in 2023 and is still taking pictures for The Gazette because she still loves what she does.
