Wednesday 9/13: First Preparation Day

The Paul Callahan Display Garden volunteers primp the Dahlia Garden for this weekend's visitors, views of the exhibition and banquet areas awaiting the big weekend, and, of course, our favorite flower.

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Thursday 9/14: Liberty Boat Cruise

Friday 9/15: Trial Garden Barbeque

Rainy... Smokey... Good Eats... Good Friends... Beautiful Blooms. A perfect day in the garden!

Friday 9/15: Exhibition Staging

And then the rains REALLY came! Staging ankle-deep in water. Dahlia people suffer for their babies!

Saturday 9/16: Exhibition

The culmination of days of preparation. Winning blooms and baskets coming soon...

Saturday 9/16: Banquet

Sunday 9/17: A Day at Belmont Raceway

Photo Credit: Jeff Kracke, Pam & Ed Bonci