Harbor Fest 2013

Friday, September 27, 2013 - 09:25 pm

September 27:

The Harbor Crawl kicked off the second annual Harbor Fest Friday night. 

The Rocktide Trolley was packed with “crawlers” as it weaved through downtown Boothbay Harbor. Click here for the full article.


In addition to the Crawl, the BoDeans rocked a packed Opera House at Boothbay Harbor:

September 28:

The live music kicked off at noon with Robby Simson as treasure hunt teams scurried off through the harbor in hopes of cracking enough clues to win the coveted $500 dollar booty bag of gifts from local businesses. Click here for the full article.

Have Harbor Fest photos you want to share? Send them to pix@boothbayregister.com!

An autumn themed display at the Tugboat Inn. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register
The Rocktide Trolley carted crawlers to 26 shops and restaurants in Boothbay Harbor. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register
A fitting phrase for a fall festival. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register
The wonderful witch of West Boothbay Harbor serves cupcakes and cocktails. RYAN LEIGHTON/ Boothbay Register
Erika Meiler in A Silver Lining jewelry store. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register
A dramatic display at Slicks Boutique. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register
More fall decorations at Andrews’ Harborside restaurant. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register
The view from Fisherman's Wharf heading into Harbor Fest weekend. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register
The 92 MOOSE Van tagged along behind the trolley for the crawl. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register
Born to be wild. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register
Pam O'Connor is dressed appropriately for this venue. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register
A small gathering outside of Janson's Clothing as the September sun dips behind the buildings. RYAN LEIGHTON/Boothbay Register
The BoDeans rocked the Boothbay Opera House Friday night. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
The BoDeans played many of their favorites from a 30 year career. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
BoDeans founder Kurt Neumann and frontman sounded superb. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
World renown drummer Kenny Arnoff was accompanying the band on this tour. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
There were many standing ovations for the BoDeans. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
The extremely talented Kurt Neumann was as good as ever according to BoDeans followers. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Kinsey Sullivan, 21 months old, knows how to stay happy with the simple things in life.
Olive, 2, of Edgecomb and her grandfather Steve Brylewski, kill time while waiting patiently for their favorite shop, the Ice Cream Factory to open up. RYAN LEIGHTON/ Boothbay Register
Kristy Anderson and Sarah Blackman, organizers of the Harbor Fest 5k, are registering runners at the water front park. Blackman said about 150 people have already signed up for Sunday's race. RYAN LEIGHTON/ Boothbay Register
Bella and Mick Armendaras, two beagles that love spending time at Harbor Fest. RYAN LEIGHTON/ Boothbay Register.
Team "Cutie Pie," also known as the DeGhetto family from New Jersey, have come to their second Harbor Fest in search of treasure. RYAN LEIGHTON/ Boothbay Register.
Robby Simson serenades the waterfront park during Harbor Fest. RYAN LEIGHTON/ Boothbay Register
Nanne Kennedy sits with her faithful border collie spinning wool at the waterfront park. RYAN LEIGHTON/ Boothbay Register.
Craig Andrews of Andrews’ Harborside presents his chowder at the Chili & Chowder Contest. Craig picked up a 3rd place Peoples Award for his chowder & a 3rd place Judges award for his chili. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Win Mitchell (l) & Frank Fassett of Boothbay Craft Brewery were pouring the brews fast & furiously at the Chili & Chowder Contest. Their display won 2nd place Best Decorated. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Chili Winners! Boothbay Family Dentistry won both the Peoples Award and Judges Award for best chili. Pictured is Dr. Toby Clarkson and Carrie Langlois. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Denislav Sotirov serves Boothbay Lobster Wharf’s chili at the Chili & Chowder contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
L-R Russ Sirois, Tom Blackford, Nicole Poulton & Eric Graves representing the Boothbay Sea and Science Center at the Chili & Chowder contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Holly Stover, left, and Debbie Todte serve up Brown Bros. chili at the Chili & Chowder Contest. The pair took home a 1st place Peoples Award and Judges Award for Best Decorated. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Cooks Landing of Edgecomb served their chili to the masses. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Wendy Nichols, a chef for Fisherman’s Wharf, was busy serving her chowdah at the event. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Harbor Fest founder Lori Pecor prepares to give out the awards for best chili and chowder as the Chili & Chowder Contest comes to an end. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Alyssa Allen representing both McSeagull’s and The World is Mine Oyster won a 2nd place Judges Award for chili & 3rd place Peoples Award for chili for Mine Oyster. McSeagull’s won a 2nd place Judges Award for best chowder. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Phil Koskela, left, and Jason Chamness (a recent Claw Down winner!) of Robinson’s Wharf thoroughly enjoyed the event. They picked up a 3rd place Judges Award for their chili & a 3rd place Best Decorations award. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Roseanne Taylor of Rose’s Café serves her tasty chili at the Chili & Chowder contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Brandon Simpson, chef at Watershed Tavern, serves up his 2nd place Peoples Award chili at the Chili & Chowder Contest. The tavern also took home a 2nd place Peoples Award for their chowder. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Jason Holloway of Andrews’ Harborside was quite busy serving Barefoot Winery wines all evening. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Kevin Solonen was representing himself as he served his own chili at the Chili & Chowder contest. Kevin works at Andrews’ Harborside Restaurant. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
It was a wonderful evening at the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard for the Chili and Chowder contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
The entrance for the Chili and Chowder contest at the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
WHALERS GALORE: 1st Place Chowder for both Judges & Peoples Award, from left, Jamie North (lobster), Murray Keene, Peter Frost, Jack Cogswell and Diane Davis representing Whale’s Tale at the Chili & Chowder Contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Brad and Cindy Sloat, left, of Auburn, ME and Roger & Sue Lajoie of Auburn, ME and Boothbay Harbor said they can’t wait to come back next year! GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
The setting was just perfect according to these locals. l-r Sarah Morley, Brett Miller, Meagan & Andy Hamblett, Stacey Miller & George Friant GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Mark Gimbel and Pauline Dion certainly enjoyed the Chowder and Chili Contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Julie Eagan, left, of Chatham NY and CJ Boyd of Cape Elizabeth, ME both thought the Chili and Chowder Contest event was fantastic. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Good times were found inside and out at the Chowder and Chili Contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Rusty Court samples some chili at the Chowder & Chili contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Kristy Anderson, far left, fills in for event organizer Sarah Blackman, who couldn’t attend because she was injured on Saturday. Next to Anderson is Blackman’s daughter, Victoria. Also helping is Kyra, right. NICOLE LYONS/Boothbay Register
Kathryn Comeaux stretches before the race starts, while holding her dog’s leash. NICOLE LYONS/Boothbay Register
Mary Dempsey of the Patrick Dempsey Center thanks the runners for supporting her brother’s charity. NICOLE LYONS/Boothbay Register
The Harbor Fest 5k runners line up, ready to head out on the first stretch toward Route 27. NICOLE LYONS/Boothbay Register
Ready, set, go! The runners are off on the 5k run to benefit the Patrick Dempsey center. NICOLE LYONS/Boothbay Register
Runners head toward Route 27, where police and emegency personnel were stationed to ensure the safety of the runners. NICOLE LYONS/Boothbay Register
Boothbay Town Manager Jim Chaousis starts his 5k run. NICOLE LYONS/Boothbay Register
Win Mitchell, right, from Boothbay Craft Brewery, runs with a big smile as the race starts. NICOLE LYONS/Boothbay Register
Runners of all ages competed in the Sunday, Sept. 29 race to benefit the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Research. NICOLE LYONS/Boothbay Register
Mary Dempsey competes in her own feat of strength: carrying her brother Patrick. NICOLE LYONS/Boothbay Register
Alex Greenberg, 16, crosses the finish line early in the race. NICOLE LYONS/Boothbay Register
Alex Dickinson, left, and Melissa Hake, right, finish strong. NICOLE LYONS/Boothbay Register
Participants welcome back the last few runners near 11 a.m., about an hour after they began. NICOLE LYONS/Boothbay Register
Rocktide INN and Restaurant had some rocking good food at the Chili & Chowder Contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Audrey Miller of Getting Away Together-Boothbay and Joan McCord, one of the producers of the show, were in attendance at the Chili & Chowder Contest. Joan is in town scouting interesting areas as filming will begin the first week of October for the show. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Hillary Hoyt ran the Darling’s Ice Cream for a Cause during the Chili & Chowder Contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Jeff Miller of Getting Away Together-Boothbay (and also of Cottage Connection) made a great clam chowder at the Chili & Chowder contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
It wasn’t just all beer, wine, chili, chowder and socializing at the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard for the Chili & Chowder Contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Candy & Dog Gleason wanted to sail down from Friendship to the Chili & Chowder Contest but decided to drive to make sure they got here in time. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
The Peterson Project was the perfect band for the perfect event - the Chili & Chowder Contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
The happy crowd at the Chowder & Chili contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
The happy crowd at the Chowder & Chili contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Attendees at the Chowder & Chili contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Attendees at the Chowder & Chili contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
The boat with the gift bags for attendees of the Chili & Chowder Contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Attendees at the Chowder & Chili contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Win Mitchell of Boothbay Craft Brewery pours their beer at the Chili & Chowder Contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Lori Geraci of Cincinnati, OH attended the Chili & Chowder Contest with her uncle, Al Stevens of East Boothbay. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Lori Pecor, center with green sweater, and the Harbor Fest Committee at the Chili & Chowder Contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Attendees at the Chowder & Chili Contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Attendees at the Chowder & Chili Contest. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
Shirley McAllister, front left w/glasses, met a bunch of new friends at the Chili & Chowder Contest. Shirley is a summer resident of Boothbay Harbor and spends her winters in King of Prussia, PA. GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
As with any great fun, it must eventually come to the end. Thanks to the Harbor Fest Committee and the Boothbay Harbor Shipyard for a great Chili & Chowder Contest. See you again next year! GARY DOW/Boothbay Register
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