Maine Potato Blossom Festival

The 2022 Maine Potato Queen pageant was held on Saturday evening for the first time since 2019. A new potato queen would be crowned and will represent Aroostook County as an ambassador the potato industry across the state for the next year.

The new Maine potato queens were crowned this week in Fort Fairfield

Every year in mid-July the Festival celebrates the full blossom of the Maine potato.

Let's take a look at the progression of our crops in our local fields

Take a look at the schedule of activities for the Maine Potato Blossom Festival, Sunday, July 18, 2021.

Harold "Trey” Stewart from Presque Isle will announce this weekend that he is running against Jared Golden in Maine's 2nd Congressional District. Golden was reelected in 2020 to the seat for his second term

A popular takeout restaurant in Mars Hill that burnt last month has gotten back on their feet quickly. The Rusty Crab suffered extensive damage from a fire in the night on June 28 and it seemed that the seafood takeout would be out of business for the summer.

We are checking in on the progress of the crops that our local economy relies heavily on in northern Maine. Take a look at how good the blossoms are looking just before the Potato Blossom Festival

Pick any day and you can spend the whole day doing something new and fun at the 74th event.

The Maine Potato Blossom Festival in Fort Fairfield is a go after taking 2020 off. The Festival will run July 10-18 2021