Red Bay celebrates annual Founders Day
PHOTOS BY MARÍA CAMP Emily Hester and Breana Miller have fun at Founders Day in Red Bay.
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María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com
 By María Camp maria.camp@franklincountytimes.com  
Published 6:02 am Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Red Bay celebrates annual Founders Day

RED BAY – The annual Founders Day festival was held in Bay Tree Park over the weekend. It featured food, music, vendors, games and a car show. Contests included fried pie, photography, quilts and coloring. Train rides took place around the perimeter of the park.

Ali Seahorn, Emily Seahorn and Carrie Seahorn enjoy funnel cake.

Fried pie winners include:

Best Tasting

•First place — Denise Wright for her blueberry pie;

•Second place — Denise Wright for her applep ie;

•Third place (tie) — Tina Lawler for her apple and Deborah Townsend for her peach pie.

Deborah Townsend’s strawberry pie earned the Most Unusual award.

Denise Wright won Best in Show for her blueberry pie.

Clyde Baker shows off his 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.

Daivd Hand shows off his Harley Davidson motorcycle.

Olivia Miller and Chris Ginn enjoy Founders Day.

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