Harbor Fest 2016 kicks off with party at Rocktide Inn

New events added this year
ART MAYERS, News Contributor
Sat, 09/03/2016 - 8:15am
Dani Tribesman helps kick off Harbor Fest during a party at Rocktide Inn on Friday. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Lori Reynolds guides visitors to Harbor Fest 2016. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Bartender John Sullivan serves a special cocktail at Rocktide Inn. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Joe Bowman prepares complimentary chowder and a biscuit at Whale’s Tale. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Stacey and Charley Thibodeau from Gloucester, Massachusetts try a taste of chowder. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Anne and Chuck North of Boothbay attend Harbor Fest. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register
Ned Gallacher of Somerville, Massachusetts was last in the Boothbay Register after being rescued as a teenager when his boat capsized in the Harbor. Here he is with friend Whitney Hoke. ART MAYERS/Boothbay Register

    Music, cocktails, an ice cream-tasting and book signings tipped off Harbor Fest 2016 at a party held at the Rocktide Inn in Boothbay Harbor on Friday, Sept. 2. Additional tastings were held at Whale’s Tale and Fisherman’s Wharf.

    “We are super excited,” said event coordinator Lori Reynolds.

    The fifth year of Harbor Fest has new events added to the 10-day schedule of bands performances, food tastings, sidewalk sales, art exhibits and road races.

    Added are an oyster festival at Mine Oyster Restaurant and a wellness fair, said Reynolds.

    The kickoff party on Friday included music by Dani Tribesman and the Downeast Soul Coalition. Cookbooks by chefs Ronaldo Linares and Jim Bailey were available for signing.

    For more on Harbor Fest, visit our Harbor Fest page or www.boothbayharborfest.com.

     

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