![]() ![]() ![]() There are only a few requirements to be a member of the court. ![]() The tiara, sash, and gown who doesn’t want to be a queen? The Blueberry Queen is crowned each year at the festival as a main event. I never knew you could do so much with blueberries until I went to the festival! In fact, I didn’t even know how blueberries grew or were harvested until I walked through the kid’s 4H farm exhibit to see the baby pigs. I eat blueberries regularly with my yogurt, but that’s where my relationship with blueberries ends. What Can You Expect At the Maine Wild Blueberry Festival? Not much as changed through the years, but more blueberry and non-blueberry events have been added. George Cole won that competition in 1960.īack then there was also a children’s pie eating contest, and a Blueberry Queen pageant crowning a lucky local girl to represent the blueberry industry for the year. However I think the secondary goal of the festival is my favorite – to find the best blueberry pie maker in the coastal area! Mrs. The Maine Wild Blueberry Festival at Union Fair was born in 1960 as a method of promoting the industry in Maine. We all know that Maine and blueberries go hand in hand, so I was pretty excited to do more than just eat blueberries on my trip in Maine, I went to a whole festival about blueberries! And based on my experience, they will welcome you with open arms, and temp you with a few baby pigs. You can travel to more local events, like the Union Fair Maine Wild Blueberry Festival, to get a real feel for the community. Not all travel or vacations have to be about beaches, spas, and tours. ![]()
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