Year after year, the Sault's annual RotaryFest continues to offer a variety of family events and entertainment geared to please any taste.
The festival's parade has always been one of the biggest draws, and this year was no exception.
However, last night Rotary hosted Canada's own Road Hammers during a free concert in Clergue Park.
SooToday.com was more than impressed with the sea of country music fans that braved the unseasonably chilly temperatures to take in the show.
It's doubtful the massive turnout would have fit into the Essar Centre.
The fact that the event was free to attend likely had a lot to do with the crowd size.
But judging by the audience's reaction to the Road Hammers' performance, the band's slick southern rock/country sound was also a deciding factor.
Like a rolling semi truck, the band ripped through more than 90 minutes of boot-stompin' awesomeness that included Homegrown, I've Got the Scars to Prove It, I'm a Road Hammer, Cowboy 'Til I Die and the band's stellar remake of Jerry Reed's East Bound and Down.
Hands down, this performance was the highlight of the entire festival.
But the Road Hammers weren't the only musicians to bundle up and face the cold to entertain dedicated RotaryFesters.
Second Stage expanded this year to include Friday night and featured local and touring original bands spanning an array of genres.
Area performers included Wishbone, Kalle Mattson, Porter, the Boothill Crooners, the Shannon Moan Band, Al Wood and the Woodsmen, Blues Harvest, The Dirty River Band, and Fighting for Tiffany.
Rounding out the Second Stage roster were out-of-towners Roger Marin, the Divorcees, the Elizabeth Shephard Trio, Apostle of Hustle, and the Sunparlour Players.
Even the weekend's less-than-optimal weather couldn't dampen the feast of music offered this year at RotaryFest.
(EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to prior work commitments, SooToday.com's Donna Hopper was unable to attend the first two performances of Second Stage on Friday night. We would like to apologize to the members of Wishbone for not having any photo coverage of their performance. We would also like to thank Steven Furgiuele for offering his shots of Kalle Mattson for inclusion in this photo gallery.)