The first ever Cranberry Blossom Festival will be hosted by the A.D. Makepeace Company on Saturday, June 29, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 146 Tihonet Road. Admission is free.

There will be plenty of activities throughout the day, including $5 cranberry bog tours, nature walks and a cranberry-apple pie eating contest. Kids will be able to partake in a number of classic games, such as a hay bale maze and paddle boat rides.

There will be a cookbook release ceremony for the annual "Make it Better with Cranberries" cookbook, which features the winning recipes from a 2012 cooking contest. The event will be at the Box Mill Hall. There will be samples of the concoctions from the cookbook available.

Cranberry products, baked goods, and ice cream will be available for purchase, and a wagon will be loaded with local produce.

For more information or to register in advance for cranberry bog tours, visit www.tihonet.com.