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Jimmy Kidd hops off the Lord Chesterfield to tie it up as the batteau pulls into Maiden’s Landing last Saturday.

Batteau Festival winds it up at Maiden’s
Published Jul 01, 2009

It was sunny and breezy last Saturday at Maiden’s Landing as a crowd packed the public boat landing waiting for the batteaux to arrive at the end of the 24th Annual James River Batteau Festival.

Karen Partridge of Cartersville found a comfortable spot stretched out on a downed tree while she waited for her husband, Scott, who was helping pole the “The Brunswick Belle.”



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