TO
ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE JOINED US FOR THE
SALMON
FESTIVAL IN THE PAST and THOSE WHO COME FOR THE FIRST TIME,
WE
HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY YOURSELVES AT OUR SEASIDE FESTIVAL!
The
Salmon Festival celebrates the fishing industry of years past as well as the
Atlantic salmon aquaculture industry of today.
The heritage of fishing in all its forms is
strongly felt particularly in Downeast Maine and Eastport.
Please Note! Events may be subject to change. More
events possible.
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HERE TO PRINT OFF A VENDOR APPLICATION
Friday
September 5, 2008
8:00 p.m. Live
music by the Black Socks String Band at the Rose Garden.
Saturday
6
7:30 a.m. Church
Breakfast Christ Episcopal Church 21 Key Street. Breakfast to go.
8:00 a.m. Paint Eastport Day at the Eastport Gallery – (Registration begins at the Eastport Gallery on Water Street.)
Bring your paints to paint your favorite scene of Eastport. A reception and silent auction will be held at the Arts Center at 5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Fine Arts, Crafts, and Antiques Fair Opens – (Breakwater.)
10:00 a.m.
Aquaculture informational booth opens in the crafters tent. – (Breakwater.)
10a.m. to 5p.m. Raye’s Mustard Mill and Museum
will be open .
Free tours are scheduled on the hour; however, they will work to accommodate people throughout the weekend.
11:00 Lunch at the
Breakwater served by Christ Episcopal Church.
11:00 a.m. The Chamber
of Commerce Seafood Chowder and Chili Sale – (Breakwater.) (Menu and Price)
11:00 a.m. Wine
and Beer Tent Opens. Featuring Andrew’s micro brewed beers – (Breakwater.)
7:00 p.m. “Rubber
Side Up” A biker poetry group from Maine – (The Rose Garden.)
9:00 p.m. Pirate’s Ball – (Chowder House.)
As a rule of thumb one should always be on the lookout for pirates when traveling Downeast. (Click Here For More Information.)
Musical entertainment under
the tent
10:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. both days.
Sunday 7
8:00 a.m. Kids 1 mile Road Race, Adult 5K Run & Walk
Registration 7:00 a.m
Kid’s 1 mile Race starts 8:15 a.m.
Adult’s run or walk starts 9:15 a.m.
(Meet behind the Motel East.)
10:00 a.m. Tickets
for Salmon & Chicken Barbecue for
Sale – (Breakwater.)
10:00 a.m. – 4:00
p.m. Fine Arts, Crafts and Antiques Fair —
Many Maine crafters and artists (Breakwater).
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Educational Exhibits, Food vendors – (Breakwater.)
10:00 a.m. Aquaculture informational booth opens in the crafters tent. – (Breakwater.)
10a.m. to 5p.m. Raye’s Mustard Mill and Museum
will be open.
Free tours are scheduled on the hour; however, they will work to accommodate people throughout the weekend.
11:00 Lunch at the
Breakwater.
11:00 a.m. Wine and Beer Tent Opens. Featuring Andrew’s micro brewed beers –(Breakwater.)
11:00 a.m. - 3:30
p.m. Salmon Festival Dinner –
(Breakwater). (Menu and Price)
12:00 Noon Sailboat sail by – (Breakwater.)
12:00 Noon Motorcycle Show. (Downtown on Water Street.)
1:00 p.m. - Architectural Walking Tour. This walk will cover Adams Street to Shackford Street. (Meet at Eastport for Pride on Water Street.)
The 4rd Annual
(All school supplies will be donated to the schools in the Eastport Area Chamber’s towns.)
Motorcycle Show.
Peoples Choice
Trophy for 1st, 2nd , and 3rd place winners in the modern and antique categories.
$1.00 entry fee
per motorcycle.
We line up the
bikes along Water Street between 11:30 A.M. and 12:00 Noon the voting ends at
1:00 P.M.
Parking is available at Shead High School & Eastport Elementary School, First Bank and Bangor Savings Bank.
A free shuttle bus will be circling the city and stopping at designated bus stops, or just flag the driver down!
Corporate
donors are Cooke Aquaculture, R & M IGA, Allen’s Coffee Brandy, and
Downeast Toyota.
Businesses
who have supported the festival this year and over years past.
Murphy’s Electric, The New Friendly
Restaurant, Raye’s Mustard, and The Chadbourne House B&B.
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If you feel diagonally parked in a parallel
parking world,
maybe
a trip to Eastport is just what you need!
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Eastport
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and city issues
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Eastport,
Maine 04631
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Updated
2/7/2008