 There were many festivals held around the state over the weekend. In this week's community spotlight, we head to Lake George's Blueberry Festival. It doesn't get more down to earth than this. For over 30 years, the Lake George community has put on the annual Blueberry Festival at the peak of blueberry picking season. While there is no set organization that puts on the event, the community as a whole comes together for the sake of family and community togetherness to put on the annual celebration. This is an absolutely wonderful town. It's a community full of wonderful people. Everybody comes and contributes their time and effort to put this on for all of our friends and neighbors and guests and visitors every year. From music to food to craft and bake sales, everyone in the community takes part in making this the biggest event of the year for Lake George. One of the more popular events is the kids' pedal tractor pull. That brought kids from all over the Midwest to compete. For the operator of the tractor pull, it's community festivals like this that makes it all worthwhile. Like today, it was absolutely wonderful. They come out, they enjoy it so much. It brings out the locals. It's usually a lot of times in small towns, it is one of the biggest events that we have. Even the parents get in on the action, cheering and celebrating each kid's victory in the pull. For the parents, small town community festivals like this are important and are the heart of America. I think it's wonderful for small communities to have good festivals and get together like this. It brings them together and lets kids have fun. Small get-togethers are much better than bigger ones. That sentiment is echoed among everyone who helps put on the Blueberry Festival and helps keep Lake George a down-to-earth and friendly small town. Lake George is a microcosm of society. We have people here from all walks of life and all stripes and shapes and colors and everybody is just part of this community and they all welcome and support each other. Park cars lining Highway 71 in all directions, an event that was put on by families has brought even more families together. If you've enjoyed this segment of Lakeland News, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution to Lakeland Public Television.