Chocolate chip, blueberry, or plain buttermilk — which of these emerged as the most popular pancake at Wiscasset Winterfest's breakfast Jan. 31 to benefit Cooper-DiPerri Scholarship Fund?

"Blueberry," by far, said Steve Thomas. He had pancake duty as he and fellow masons of Lincoln Lodge #3 in Wiscasset helped with the breakfast at Wiscasset Community Center. Afterward, visiting a bake sale in the lobby, Thomas said chocolate chip was second and buttermilk had the fewest takers. Which kind did he have?

Thomas paused. "Blueberry," he said, laughing along with Wiscasset Newspaper.

Thomas called the Cooper-DiPerri Scholarship Fund — which helps people take part in Wiscasset Parks and Recreation programs — a great cause. And he recalled the Cooper family befriending him after he moved to Wiscasset as a teen in the 1970s.

Lucy Oyster's daughters Olive, 9, and Violet, 6, made sprinkle-topped treats that were among the first items that sold out at the bake sale that also benefited Cooper-DiPerri. A bake sale at WCC's Feb. 20 Trivia Night benefits Partners in Education (PIE), Oyster noted. Concessions open at 5:30 p.m.

No fire pit at this year's Winterfest, but there was other outdoor fun to be had. Wiscasset Middle High School sophomore Ella Travis and junior Addy Eckert were heading out to help with sledding. And Parks and Recreation Director Duane Goud said snowmobilers were coming. "We got a true winter this year. So we got some snow, we got some ice." Area temperatures started below zero Saturday and were starting to climb mid-morning.

Is there such a thing as too cold for Winterfest? "Uh, we're borderline. At least the sun's out," Goud said, smiling.

A silent auction also benefiting the scholarship fund was set to close at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 1 at WCC.