Where else can you watch a cod fish relay and then go to a fish fry? OR where else can you watch young kids race on lobster crates and and eventually fall in 40 degree water? Each April local fisherman and the community gather in Boothbay Harbor for an annual event to celebrate the rich heritage of fishing and boating this region has celebrated for hundreds of years. The Fishermans Festival takes place April 24 - April 26 in Boothbay Harbor.
The weekends activities include the cod fish relay, head to head lobster trap hauling, dory boat bailing, tug of war, bubble blowing competition and the ever popular lobster crate races. Coastal kids attempt to run across floating Lobster crates between two docks. This is particularly daring because of the very frigid water temperatures this time of year. Its not IF they fall, but WHEN they fall. The beauty & talent show involving local little ladies, the Miss Shrimp Princess Pagent, is on Friday night. Other activities include pancake breakfast, fish fry and church supper. Events take place on the water front in Boothbay Harbor. For more information on the weekends festivities contact the Boothbay Harbor Chamber of Commerce at 207-633-2353 or e-mail me at jason@newageninn.com.
All photos courtesy of Kevin Burnham at the Boothbay Register
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