Suk Chan, has one lobster for each hand. Chan, who lives in Boston, attended the Lobster Festival with her family.
The Nutmeg Volunteers, a fife and drum band from Groton, CT., march in the parade.
A representative of the Taste of Maine Restaurant in Woolwich greets parade goers.
Volunteers pull a basket holding around 80 just-cooked lobsters onto a conveyor. They anticipated cooking up around 7,000 lobsters on Saturday afternoon and evening at the Lobster Festival.
Gina Crisci, from Scarborough, checks her smartphone before starting her shift in the food tent as a Festival volunteer. Crisci has volunteered at the Festival for the past 7 years.
Liam Ward, 4 1/2, from Port Clyde, enjoys his ride on the carousel at the Lobster Festival.
A fixture at many parades, the Kora Shriners entertained the Lobster Festival parade audience with their tiny novelty cars.
Lindsey O'Hara and her two and half year old twins Molly and Jameson, watch the parade.
Souvenir vendors prepare their novelty wares before the start of the parade.
Members of the Hallowell Band perform during the parade.
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