?Homegrown music, local food and breathtaking Lake Champlain made the Grand Point North Festival at Waterfront Park on Sept. 14 and 15 a Burlington dream come true.Saturday?s lineup featured an array of local talent, including bands like the Dupont Brothers, Kat Wright & the Indomitable Soul Band, Alpenglow, Josh Panda & the Hot Damned and Scott Tournet & Ver la Luz.Festivalgoers arrived in the early afternoon to see these bands, as well as to enjoy the other spectacles that Grand Point North had to offer.In keeping with the spirit of locality, ?Grand Point Local,? curated by restaurant the Skinny Pancake, provided fans with a wide variety of dining options, all from Burlington restaurants and food stands. Hungry attendees were able to choose from ?locavore? establishments ranging from the wood fire baked Open Hearth Pizza to the Caribbean BBQ of Southern Smoke. Ben & Jerry?s was also giving out free ice cream, as well as educating fans about the importance of eating local and fair trade. ?We?re asking people to give their thumbs up to fair trade,? B&J?s event coordinator Justin Gural said. ?In doing so they?re helping us paint a mural of the three main pillars of the benefits of fair trade.?Later in the evening, as more and more people arrived, country rock band the Felice Brothers took the stage before a rambunctious crowd. A boisterously dynamic group, the Brothers had fans stomping and screaming along with their electrically charged southern rock. Then it was Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires? turn to entertain the audience with blaring horns and energetically soulful grooves. As the sun tucked away behind the mountains, the stage lit up with all the colors of the sunset while the band played a haunting cover of Neil Young?s ?Heart of Gold.?Not long after Bradley finished his set, the speakers from the adjacent stage began to rumble, calling all concertgoers to the main event. Fans cheered Grace Potter & the Nocturnals onto the stage where the band jumped straight into a rocking performance of their song ?Medicine.? Potter made it her mission to keep the crowd warm that night, leading a fast-paced set that featured songs like ?Turntable? and ?The Lion The Beast The Beat.? For the encore, Potter invited surprise guest country singer/songwriter Kenny Chesney to come out and play several songs. The duo performed Chesney?s hit ?You and Tequila? while awe-struck fans sang along, as well as a heartfelt cover of Bruce Springsteen?s ?I?m on Fire.? Sunday, like Saturday, kicked off with a slew of Burlington bands, including Belle Pines, Paper Castles, Natalie Prass, Rough Francis and Shovels & Rope. Fans also had the opportunity to enjoy the New Orleans brass band styling of Trombone Shorty and the emotionally charged folk rock of City & Colour. Southern rock band Gov?t Mule primed the crowd for Grace Potter with an unrelenting set of their funk and blues infused jams, as well as a performance of Fleetwood Mac?s ?Gold Dust Woman? featuring Potter herself. Potter stayed true to form on night number two, putting on a high-energy show and constantly keeping her fans guessing. Trombone Shorty joined the band for rowdy rendition of their hit ?Paris (Ooh La La)? and Warren Haynes of Gov?t Mule made a guest appearance as well. After an encore performance of ?Nothing but the Water,? friends and family of the band all congregated onstage to close out the festival with a raucous cover of ?Gimme Some Lovin?? by the Spencer Davis Group. ?I was really blown away by everything,? attendee Sam Gravel said. ?All the musicians really seemed excited to be here and the way the show ended was amazing.?As much a celebration of Burlington culture as it is a music festival, year after year Grand Point North continues to provide fans with an exciting blend of local flavor and big time entertainment that always seems to keep them coming back for more.