Hamann and Pvt. Donnelly, dressed in full Marine dress blues, stand stiffly with their arms crossed. So do the black shoes. The sounds of Starch bounce off the tall granite walls of the surrounding buildings and move down to the center of town and mix with others. Just across the packed street fans of local musician Dan Blakesley fill the alley of Vaughan Mall to listen to him play acoustic guitar.
Food stands compete with their own arsenal of scents.
Local Indian restaurants throw out curry, the Muddy River Smoke House its spicy barbecue sauce, and vendors their fried dough whose carnival essence is tough for many to refuse. Those who try to escape it all grab a strawberry-banana smoothy from the lemonade stand and slowly move toward a free curb. Others take to the small circle of shade below the few trees lining Pleasant Street, happy to discover such a valuable spot. Click here for more news Click here to send this article to a friend Seacoast Online is owned and operated by Seacoast Newspapers. Copyright 2001 Seacoast Online.