Blueberry pies, blueberry soap and blueberry pizza are just some of the things to be found at the 31st Annual Montrose Blueberry Festival.
"It's the only place you can get blueberry pizza. It's either at this blueberry festival or you don't get it at all and there is a special technique we can't share," said Rex Catlin of Montrose.
Although the festival is about having fun, it's also about money.
The money raised from the event goes to fund four libraries and the historical society in Susquehanna County, money that's desperately needed, especially since some government funding for those organizations was cut. The goal of this year's festival is to raise $70,000.
"We've appealed to out legislators. I know there are cuts all over but the public library is open for everyone. If you don't have money to buy books you can come here and there are DVDs you can borrow," said Susan Stone of the Susquehanna County Library.
The people who run the library system said because of budget cuts last year they had to cut hours at the branch in Montrose. They even closed the place on Fridays.
Susan Gesford said she wants to support her library and that's why she was at the festival.
"When I first lost my job I didn't have a home computer. I was up here using the computer here. It's so needy at this time. We were very disappointed there were cuts," Gesford said.
Millie Polovitch did her part to help the libraries and historical society by buying blueberry ice cream. "It's for a good cause. It's a great fundraiser and it will help out the historical society," she said.
The blueberry festival in Montrose runs through Saturday afternoon.
"It's the only place you can get blueberry pizza. It's either at this blueberry festival or you don't get it at all and there is a special technique we can't share," said Rex Catlin of Montrose.
Although the festival is about having fun, it's also about money.
The money raised from the event goes to fund four libraries and the historical society in Susquehanna County, money that's desperately needed, especially since some government funding for those organizations was cut. The goal of this year's festival is to raise $70,000.
"We've appealed to out legislators. I know there are cuts all over but the public library is open for everyone. If you don't have money to buy books you can come here and there are DVDs you can borrow," said Susan Stone of the Susquehanna County Library.
The people who run the library system said because of budget cuts last year they had to cut hours at the branch in Montrose. They even closed the place on Fridays.
Susan Gesford said she wants to support her library and that's why she was at the festival.
"When I first lost my job I didn't have a home computer. I was up here using the computer here. It's so needy at this time. We were very disappointed there were cuts," Gesford said.
Millie Polovitch did her part to help the libraries and historical society by buying blueberry ice cream. "It's for a good cause. It's a great fundraiser and it will help out the historical society," she said.
The blueberry festival in Montrose runs through Saturday afternoon.
