The 37-year-old Fishermen’s Festival in Boothbay Harbor is all about celebrating the working fishermen of Maine.

The three-day event includes trap-hauling competitions, kid-friendly competitions and a fish fry.

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Chris Hamlet, 7, falls into the water after making it across 17 crates during the lobster crate-running competition at the Fishermen's Festival in Boothbay Harbor on Saturday. Competitors demonstrated their agility by running across 40 crates tied to a dock and a boat.
Chris Hamlet, 7, falls into the water after making it across 17 crates during the lobster crate-running competition at the Fishermen's Festival in Boothbay Harbor on Saturday. Competitors demonstrated their agility by running across 40 crates tied to a dock and a boat. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer
Travis Burnham of Boothbay shovels herring into trays during the bait-shoveling race. Burnham, a sternman on the Pesky Woman, finished third. The winner of the competition won a barrel of bait.
Travis Burnham of Boothbay shovels herring into trays during the bait-shoveling race. Burnham, a sternman on the Pesky Woman, finished third. The winner of the competition won a barrel of bait. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer
Nolin Conlin runs across crates filled with seaweed during the lobster crate-running competition. The competitors ran back and forth across the crates as fast as they could for three minutes without falling. Conlin finished second in the competition by running across 240 crates.
Nolin Conlin runs across crates filled with seaweed during the lobster crate-running competition. The competitors ran back and forth across the crates as fast as they could for three minutes without falling. Conlin finished second in the competition by running across 240 crates. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer
Spectators watch the trap-hauling competition during the 37th annual Fishermen’s Festival in Boothbay Harbor Saturday.
Spectators watch the trap-hauling competition during the 37th annual Fishermen’s Festival in Boothbay Harbor Saturday. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer
Corbin Drake, 5, made it across six crates before falling into the water during the lobster crate-running competition.
Corbin Drake, 5, made it across six crates before falling into the water during the lobster crate-running competition. Tim Greenway/Staff Photographer

The festival ends today with a memorial service and blessing of the fleet.

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