• Artist Earl Newman, 93, has become the face of the festival over the years and is often referred to as “the mayor” of Summit. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Messages of friendship and love at Saturday’s Summit Summer Festival. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Longtime Summit resident Ed Rettig was among those that helped establish the festival, which was held for the 44th time Saturday. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Xavier Braxton, 6, winner of the watermelon-eating competition in the 6-and-under division, gets watermelon juice cleaned off his arms by his mother, Jenny Braxton, at Saturday’s Summit Summer Festival. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Artist Debi Lyn Friedlander runs her booth at Saturday’s Summit Summer Festival. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Artist Earl Newman, 93, visits with folks during Saturday’s Summit Summer Festival. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Stella Neville, from left, Kamilla Grimmer and Abby Workman wear matching hats at the Summit Summer Festival on Saturday. Neville, who lives in Summit, graduated Philomath High this year and is headed to the University of Oregon. Grimmer and Workman will be seniors at PHS. (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • The Carl Headley Memorial Magic Cookie Bars, made by Becky Miller Headley, included the disclaimer, “No psychedelics were used in the making of these cookies — well, not in the ingredients, anyway.” (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)
  • Summit Summer Festival 2023 (Photo by Andy Cripe/Philomath News)

Andy Cripe is a longtime professional news and sports photographer who worked several years in this region for the Corvallis Gazette-Times and Albany Democrat-Herald.