How a fall festival in Falmouth is aiming to help lobstermen in Maine

Published: Sep 07, 2023 Duration: 00:01:58 Category: News & Politics
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Meantime, lots of other fall events are starting in Maine as well, and that means fall festivals with apple cider, Donuts, apple picking, corn mazes, all sorts of fun, all the fun follies, right? So our Hennies Chevy has a look at this year's Hurricane Meadows Festival. It aims to support one of our biggest fisheries. A week from today, the Hurricane Meadows Fall Festival in Falmouth is kicking off and one of the biggest attractions is this 5 acre corn maze with the main themed design. It's a lobstering theme corn maze this year partnering with the main lobstermen's association to raise money for our local lobster men and women. Just trying to help those guys with with their battles and and you know it's a it's a great industry in Maine and we're just trying to do our part to help them out, helping them while also having a good time. It's basically a way for families to get out get engaged in a community, a little taste of farming. We've got the corn maze, pick your own pumpkins, pick your own sunflowers, jumping pillows, paintball stations, a bubble barn. Or be trained for kids. And the fun list goes on and on. Besides all the fun, festival owner Evan Putnam wants it also to be an educational experience for kiddos. Farming is is something that's that's disappearing at an alarming rate, especially in areas that are, you know, impacted by the urban sprawl. And this, you know, Falmouth area is definitely part of that. This farm is protected by an easement. So it's a great way for us to be able to diversify and keep this farm, you know, a working farm for years to come. This just adds a little bit of sustainability to it and also engages the community, gets kids you know thinking about farm where their food comes from. Starting on Friday, September 15th, the festival will be happening every Friday, Saturday and Sunday until October 29. Tickets are $12.00 and a portion of the sale of those tickets will be helping our main lobstering community in Falmouth, Hannah Yoshimi, NEWS CENTER, Maine.

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