The first day of the 60th Annual Maine Lobster Festival was a rousing success. Today was Home Town Day at the festival where everyone, not just us locals, get in for free. I arrived at 11:30 when the lobster serving tent had already been open for 30 minutes and there was already a very long line. So I just walked around taking photos of all the food and people.
Everyone seemed to be having a great time, although many people were walking around in that daze that happens when you go to a crowded festival. So much is going on around you, and there are so many bright colors and loud sounds, that it kind of zones you out a bit. Mostly everyone was focused on getting themselves a couple of Lobstahs.
Prices are a bit higher than 60 years ago at the first Maine Lobster Festival. Back in 1947 it was 41.00 for all the lobsters you could eat. Now it's a tad higher. A single lobster dinner with corn and coleslaw runs $15.00, a double is $25.00, and a triple, the best deal, is $35.00. Considering that the typical single lobster dinner here in Maine is around $20-22 these aren't bad prices. Of course with soft-shell lobsters running $6.00 a pound you can get the best deal by making them at home. But then you don't have the fun of being a total crustaceanavore in public with all the other like minded folks.
A photo essay of a day at the festival after the jump.
Everyone seemed to be having a great time, although many people were walking around in that daze that happens when you go to a crowded festival. So much is going on around you, and there are so many bright colors and loud sounds, that it kind of zones you out a bit. Mostly everyone was focused on getting themselves a couple of Lobstahs.
Prices are a bit higher than 60 years ago at the first Maine Lobster Festival. Back in 1947 it was 41.00 for all the lobsters you could eat. Now it's a tad higher. A single lobster dinner with corn and coleslaw runs $15.00, a double is $25.00, and a triple, the best deal, is $35.00. Considering that the typical single lobster dinner here in Maine is around $20-22 these aren't bad prices. Of course with soft-shell lobsters running $6.00 a pound you can get the best deal by making them at home. But then you don't have the fun of being a total crustaceanavore in public with all the other like minded folks.
A photo essay of a day at the festival after the jump.
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