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EASTPORT – The 34th annual Eastport Salmon and Seafood Festival will be held Sept. 3-4 in the historic downtown district.

Seafood Saturday’s fare will feature crab rolls and clam chowder under the tent in the Fisherman Statue parking lot.  There will be  live music, and craft vendors. The Border Historical Society will hold a live auction Saturday morning in front of the Quoddy Craft Shop. Kids activities include a fishing derby at the breakwater pier,  a marine animal touch tank and an art activity at the Peavey Memorial Library. The puppet show “Teeny ,Tiny Mermaid; Tails of Passamaquoddy Bay” will be in the amphitheater in the  afternoon.

Salmon Sunday showcases the big barbecued salmon dinner with Raye’s Mustard Winter garden sauce, roasted potatoes and buttered peas, homemade rolls, and a blueberry dessert. The dinner is served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. A free boat tour of the salmon pens aboard Eastport Windjammers vessel is included with the  meal. Live music, great food, and  craft vendors along the closed Water Street downtown, make for an enjoyable seaside visit in Way DownEast.

Find the full schedule on www.eastportchamber.net/salmon.