Start: Saturday, May 17, 2025 11:00AM
End: Saturday, May 17, 2025 3:00PM
The Benton Alewife Festival celebrates the annual Alewife harvest and successful fish elevator program. Benton is home to the largest Alewife run on the East Coast with a record breaking 6 million fish in 2024. The festival includes live music, food, ice cream, samples of smoked alewives, guided trail walks, arts & craft projects, face painting, games, exhibitors and demonstrations.
Exhibitors Include:
Kennebec-Messalonskee Trails
Sebasticook Regional Land Trust
Ken Hamilton Living History
Benton Historical Society
St. Joseph Nature Sanctuary
Maine Rivers
Eagle & Raptor specialists
Commercial alewive harvesters
Local beekeeper
Wood carving demonstration
Forest Rangers from the Maine Forest Service
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