Above: State assembly member Aileen Gunther poses with an American flag made out of bagels made by the Monticello Bagel Bakery. Photo via the Monticello Bagel Bakery's Facebook page.
Head to the self-proclaimed "Bagel Capital" -- the village of Monticello -- this Sunday for the Monticello Bagel Festival, now triumphantly in its second year. (What makes Sullivan County the bagel capital? It's got a decent case for it, as we discovered last year.)
Festival organizers have moved the festival from Saturday -- the Jewish sabbath -- to Sunday, and have a huge line-up of bagel-themed events, including live music, a parade, street vendors, a "bagel triathlon," a bagel tasting event, and a bunch of couples saying their wedding vows amid the bagel festivities. (We have to know -- are they putting tiny bagel rings on each others' fingers?)
Don't miss the American flag made out of bagels, painstakingly crafted by the Monticello Bagel Bakery.
The Monticello Bagel Festival. Sunday, August 17, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Main Street, Monticello. For the full schedule, go to thebagelfestival.org.
