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Mendon’s May Day is a community celebration that has continued from Mendon’s early pioneer times in much the same form and fashion as those early founders of our city first practiced it. If they were watching the pageant this year, I think they would approve of our celebration and the one hundred pretty little school girls dancing around five maypoles, singing spring songs, songs for their Queen of the May. The speeches, dance steps, music, and songs were prepared for us long ago, and today, we share this legacy with our community once again. Thank you, Mendon, for preserving your heritage, sharing it with our small but growing community, and sharing it with all who would come. You are one of the very best-kept secrets in the country! May 1, 2010, was our 148th time to crown a Queen of the May to reign over the quaint springtime array. I hope we are able and willing to do it that many times more. Thank you, people of Mendon for your hard work and for your love and kindness in keeping this wonderful tradition alive.