Emancipation celebration not dampened by weather

A section of the crowd as they waited in the stands for the show to begin at Monday’s Emancipation festivities at the National Park.

The rain did not spoil the festivities for the hundreds that gathered in the National Park to partake in Emancipation celebrations.

Anyone who walked through the park on Monday would have been greeted by the aroma of freshly cooked meals, such as cook-up, conkie, foo foo,