FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, CONGREGATIONAL

United Church of Christ – North Conway, New Hampshire – Est. 1778

“No matter who you are or where you are on life’s journey, you are welcome here!”

FRYEBURG FAIR BLUEBERRY CRISP BOOTH

Fall is a time of warm days, cool nights, and nature’s amazing show of color attracting visitors from around the world.

For the church, fall meant blueberries and the “Fayuh”!

The Fryeburg Fair, Maine’s Blue Ribbon Classic, is the state’s largest agricultural fair attracting more than 300,000 visitors for eight days of fun. The Fair was founded in 1851 and today hosts more than 3,000 animals on 185 acres with more than 100 buildings. For more than twenty-five years, the church has operated a booth serving Blueberry Crisp topped with vanilla ice cream which became their largest fundraiser of the year. More than 300 pounds of blueberries and hundreds of pounds of flour and sugar are just some of the ingredients needed to prepare the recipe originally developed by Dick Goss and Becky Mallar.

Sadly, the 2025 Fair was the last appearance of the First Church’s Blueberry Crisp booth.

Blueberry Crisp Gallery

More than two weeks of work was done every year which began with freshening up the booth, through to closing day when “The Dream Team” ladies sell the last servings of Blueberry Crisp for the year! Bakers were busy days in advance assembling the ingredients to prepare at least 4 pans for the oven then move onto prep for the next batch. Hundreds of pans of crisp were baked every year to meet the demand and serve the “Fayuh” crowds! The booth was then cleaned from top to bottom before being tucked away for use next year.

Thank you to everyone who helped make this fundraiser a success.
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