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La Fanfare Montagnard (The Montagnard Band) Photograph, Franco-American Collection
La Fanfare Montagnard (The Montagnard Band) Photograph, Franco-American Collection
Franco-American Music Traditions Exhibit
This was one of many bands in the St. Jon’s Day parade in Lewiston. The Dewitt Hotel near City Hall was considered a local landmark.
The Dominican Band regrouped in 1939 under the auspices of The Montagnard Club, a well-known Lewiston snowshoe club, and was renamed La Fanfare Montagnard. The band played in parades and at social functions around the state.