Get ready for "Glad Day" [Littleton NH]
"Be Glad" brought to you by the one and only Pollyanna. It so happens that the town of Littleton was celebrating Pollyanna Glad Day when we visited. We were at the tail end of the celebration but we were down at the Riverwalk Covered Bridge (behind Main Street). Apparently this is a whole day celebration beginning at 9:00a to 4:00p that includes a craft fair, "Glad Day" Hat decorating party, watching the classic Walt Disney Pollyanna movie, talent show, cupcake challenge, an annual group photo at the Pollyanna sculpture... plus more. This was a big deal in the town of Littleton paying tribute to their hometown author Eleanor H. Porter.
Pollyanna's bronze sculpture can be found at the lawn in front of the library on Main Street. There she was, arms flung wide, a welcoming attraction. The rain was starting to come down hard but I was able to take some shots of Littleton's celebrated symbolic centerpiece and ambassador of cheer.
Pollyanna (the movie) is an uplifting story about an orphaned girl. Her sunny attitude was all about helping others and expecting the best from everyone so if you're called a Pollyanna it means that you are an optimist and have a tendency to find positive and good in everything. Visitors rub her shoes for "happiness."
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