Below, a contestant makes a big splash after missing the flag in the greasy pole contest .during the Eastport Fourth of July celebration. Don Dunbar photo

LITTLE MERMAIDS march in the parade with cardboard fish they made during the Eastport Mermaid Festival on August 2. See this issue for more coverage of the festival. (Don Dunbar photo)

ONE OF THE 25-FOOT MECHANICAL SHARKS used in the film Jaws is shown on a sea sled that was towed by Skip Harris of Eastport during the filming of the iconic movie. (Photo courtesy of Skip Harris)

NEIGHBORS are wondering who won the territorial dispute between the eagle and the crow on a tree near Clark Street in Eastport on July 12. (Clark Duff photo)