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Visitors enjoy chilly final day of Fall Foliage Festival

The final day of the 2014 Fall Foliage Festival was likely its coldest, but that didn't stop visitors from converging on downtown Jim Thorpe to enjoy all it had to offer.

Coats were a common sight on Sunday as the temperature was expected to max out around 50 degrees.For many, the chill was welcome. After all, we are closing in on late October. “Honestly, I'd rather be cold than hot,” said Carlos Minarik, of Syracuse, N.Y., who was visiting family in Nesquehoning.“It's still a beautiful day for us. I'm used to a lot colder than this.”A variety of food was on the menu in Josiah White Park, where vendors lined the grounds selling everything from burgers and pierogies to soft pretzels and fudge.With all the choices, some families had a hard time deciding what to eat first.“We usually have trouble choosing when we come to festivals,” said Dianne Ford, of Frackville, who attended the festival with her husband and two children.For more on the festival, read the print edition of the Times News.