River and Blues Festival a huge success, biggest crowd ‘by far’

Hundreds of people were gathered in Gold Star Park Saturday night for the Wetumpka River and Blues Festival, and just before 8 p.m. there was a flurry of activity as newcomers filed in and daylong revelers moved to the main stage.

After an afternoon of music and a day filled with arts, vendors, food, drink and music the headlining act was on stage, tuning up and the frontman choosing the right color accordion for the gig.