Pumpkin Carving Contest judges Cilla Alden, Sarah Libby, Bet Finocchiaro, and Claire. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register It’s all aboard for the 2016 Fall Foliage Festival. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Alluring lures at vendor tent. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Ashley and Evie from Topsham visit the festival DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register The event had plenty of sunshine Saturday. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Bill Burge of American Legion Charles E. Sherman Post 36. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Blacksmith Sam Smith demonstrates his skill at the forge. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Creations by blacksmith Sam Smith. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register And the band played on. Boothbay Alumni Community Band. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register How band leaders multi-task. Boothbay Alumni Community Band. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Bruce and Enid Johnson and Sue Burge man the table for the Boothbay Region Community Resources Council. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Nicole Poulton from The Boothbay Sea and Science Center. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Boy, meet goat, Goat, meet boy. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Claire, Maine’s Harvest Miss winner. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Dick from Dick’s Stix demonstrates bark stripping. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Dickie Spofford of Junction 27. DIANE DORBIN/Boothba Register The vendor equivalent of painting yourself into a corner. Brooke Emsley Greenleaf finds a way out with help from daughter Hailey. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Fog lifting promises a perfect opening day. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Hands-on learning for future firefighters? DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Gloves can be a good idea when carving pumpkins. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Over 500 pounds of pumpkin goodness waiting to be carved. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register The historic Boothbay Town Hall at the end of the day. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Jack French, trustee, Boothbay Sea and Science Center, helps young pumpkin artists. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Little pumpkins for little people. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Lauren Beveridge of the Maine Coffee Bar serves coffee with a big smile. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register The Maine Railroad history exhibit drew many visitors. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Margaret Hoffman, executive director of the Boothbay Railway Village, has everything under control the evening before the festival start. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Despite appearances, Margaret Hoffman, executive director of the Boothbay Railway Village, still has everything under control. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register John Orne, volunteer engineer. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Melissa Nein from Nein Designs. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Nicole Poulton from the Boothbay Sea and Science Center and the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library helps kids out at the craft table. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Palmer Payne of American Legion Charles E. Sherman Post 36. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Ronnie Arsenault, pickin’ and strummin’ with the other members of Junction 27. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Pumpkin pride. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register DIANE DORBIN/Boothay Register A little rain is no deterrent for Maine festival goers. DIANE DORBIN/Boothay Register Sally Spofford of Junction 27 adds songs and a smile to the sunshine on Saturday. DIANE DORBIN/BoothbayRegister Always more fun to go to a festival with a friend. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Stephanie Hawke won’t let visitors cross the street without her help and smile. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Regsiter Stripping bark was just one of several demonstrations at the festival. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Volunteers and staff of the Railway Village, Foster Shibles, Sue Ebert, and Maureen Stormant at the ticket booth. ONLY $4! DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register The Nelsons from Waldoboro refuse to let a little rain stop them from the pumpkin carving contest. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Collaborators Thomas Block and Paige Pendleton show their latest book. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Illustrator and pumpkin carver Thomas Block. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Through the woods. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register Under the knife. DIANE DORBIN/Boothbay Register DIANE DORBIN/Boothay Register