Our first festival was in 2007. All proceeds go towards the upkeep of the Fish Ladder and associated infrastructure. Our progress and current goals are described on the Restoration page.
The Rise of the River Herring
Festival News
Spring Events at the Fish Ladder
The storms this spring put the festival area and fish house under 3 – 4 feet of water several times, and we don’t believe the footing is safe for a large public event, so we will not be holding a festival this year. We will still be celebrating the alewives’ return though, with a Memorial […]
No Alewife Festival This Year
The Alewife Festival will not return this year. The footbridge that crosses over the pools has seen better days, and a team of great volunteers has been working with an engineering firm to design the replacement, which is now scheduled for this summer. Just in time too, since a large oak fell on the bridge […]
