August 01, 2019 at 06:52PM
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Rockland High School cheerleaders welcome the Maine Lobster Festival to town in this photo from 1961.
The 72nd Maine Lobster Festival is officially in full swing down in Rockland. In honor of the crustacean-filled festival, we're taking a look back at lobster festivals past.
Starting with the first one, held in 1947, all the way up to a Willie Nelson appearance in 2000, here's a look at some of our highlights from the Maine Lobster Festival.
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A scene from the very first Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland, held in 1947.
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The giant lobster cooker at the 1952 Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland.
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Attendees of the 1957 Maine Lobster Festival enjoy lobster dinners.
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The Maine Lobster Festival winning floats ride down the street on Aug. 6, 1975, in Rockland.
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Willie Nelson on August 4, 2000
Related: The Maine lobster industry
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Rockland High School cheerleaders welcome the Maine Lobster Festival to town in this photo from 1961.
The 72nd Maine Lobster Festival is officially in full swing down in Rockland. In honor of the crustacean-filled festival, we're taking a look back at lobster festivals past.
Starting with the first one, held in 1947, all the way up to a Willie Nelson appearance in 2000, here's a look at some of our highlights from the Maine Lobster Festival.
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A scene from the very first Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland, held in 1947.
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The giant lobster cooker at the 1952 Maine Lobster Festival in Rockland.
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Attendees of the 1957 Maine Lobster Festival enjoy lobster dinners.
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The Maine Lobster Festival winning floats ride down the street on Aug. 6, 1975, in Rockland.
Walter Griffin | BDN Walter Griffin | BDN
Willie Nelson on August 4, 2000
Related: The Maine lobster industry
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