2021 Wausau Possum Festival

Wausau, Florida Possum Festival
Welcome to the 52nd annual celebration of the marsupial that put Wausau,
Florida on the map- the Wausau Possum Festival and Fun Day.
Created by Dalton Carter and the Wausau community in 1970 as a way to give
the residents of the region a family-friendly and children-safe activity during the
‘dog days’ of the Summer, this event celebrates not only the lowly possum, but
more importantly, this hearty and resilient community.
In this unofficial publication we will take a look back at the past 10 years of
‘possum parties’- including a glimpse at the people, culture and heritage of the
region, as documented by Paul Goulding Photography in Chipley, Florida.
The full-page photographs seen in this publication are the cover photos used
over the past decade of ‘Possum Programs’, along with several that did not
make the cut at the time, but are worth taking a second look.
As part of this effort, we are including a ‘tip of the hat’ to many businesses who
helped support the festival, by including a complimentary insertion of their
business ad. Their fiscal support subsequently helped to fund the the Wausau
Volunteer Fire Department, as well as the Scholarship efforts of the Wausau
Community Development Club, as seen below. ‘Thank You’ to all of you.
FRONT COVER- Ten years ago, political candidate Dianne Berryhill graced the cover of
the ‘43rd Annual Wausau Possum Festival’ program, one of the very first official Wausau
Possum Festival publications, as photographed by Debbie Goulding for Paul Goulding
Photography, a subsidiary of The Goulding Agency in Chipley, Florida.
BELOW- The Wausau Development Club volunteers pose for a rare photograph in front
of the official Wausau Possum Festival monument in Downtown Wausau, Florida.
Now in Print, on Radio & TV, and Online
MAGAZINE STAFF
Publisher- Real Florida Media
Editor- Paul Goulding
Production Manager- Debbie Goulding
Photographers- Ryan Ward, Debbie
Goulding, Sydney Spencer
Advertising Sales- Debbie Goulding
CONTACT INFORMATION
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PO Box 615
Chipley, Florida 32428
850-258-2546
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