• Benjamin Newcomb, who was visiting his grandparents in Mason, plays in a sand pile next to the touch-a-truck event. ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript
    Benjamin Newcomb, who was visiting his grandparents in Mason, plays in a sand pile next to the touch-a-truck event. ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript Credit: ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript
  • Volunteer Kourtney Tibbetts creates balloon hats and swords for children. ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript
    Volunteer Kourtney Tibbetts creates balloon hats and swords for children. ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript Credit: ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript
  • Volunteers Mike McGuire, Tina McGuire, Mae Bibeault and Martha Ward make cotton candy and popcorn for free treats for visitors. ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript
    Volunteers Mike McGuire, Tina McGuire, Mae Bibeault and Martha Ward make cotton candy and popcorn for free treats for visitors. ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript Credit: ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript
  • Bella Hoffman of Mason plays with giant bubbles. ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript
    Bella Hoffman of Mason plays with giant bubbles. ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript Credit: ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript
  • Dave Morrison plays Uncle Sam during the birthday party thrown for the iconic figure on Saturday. ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript
    Credit: ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript
  • Library Director Judy Forty with Uncle Sam, played by Dave Morrison. ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript
    Library Director Judy Forty with Uncle Sam, played by Dave Morrison. ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript Credit: ASHLEY SAARI / Ledger-Transcript

Mason held a party in honor of Uncle Sam’s Birthday and a Children’s Fair on the town common on Saturday. The iconic image of Uncle Sam is based on American meat-packer Sam Wilson, whose childhood home still stands in Mason.