Bradford Era — The Mount Jewett community is getting more ambitious by the day for the 49th Swedish Festival from Aug. 9-11.

According to Beth Carpenter, chairperson of the Swedish Festival committee, both children and adults are excited for this weekend’s event.

“We are all excited,” she exclaimed. “The kids have been checking out the rides as they come in.”

She added that there is a wide variety of vendors who will be offering great food and other items. She noted there have been “lots of tomtes” appearing throughout the area in celebration of the event. Tomtes are mythological, elderly dwarfs, often featured in Nordic folklore. Read More