2013 THE PIRATE FESTIVAL THE PIRATE FESTIVAL was kicked off with the invasion of Lubec on the weekend of August 31, with invaders and defenders firing water balloons and squirt guns. (Brian Flynn photo)
2013 RACING RACING for the fastest time during the Eastport Pirate Festival bed race were teams representing the U.S. Coast Guard and the New Friendly Restaurant, which won the race. (Don Dunbar photo Subscribe to Quoddy TidesRates: $30 per year within Washington County $35 per year outside Washington CountyCanadian customers: $35
2013 THE 8TH ANNUAL BLACKFLY BALL, THE 8TH ANNUAL BLACKFLY BALL, hosted by the Beehive Design Collective at the Machias Valley Grange Hall on August 17, was a fantastic dress-up dance party for all. (Robin Farrin photo)
2013 A MIGRANT WORKER A MIGRANT WORKER from Mexico rakes blueberries in Whiting under a pleasant August sun. A near-average crop is being predicted this year for Maine's wild blueberries. (Chessie Crowe Gartmayer photo) Subscribe to Quoddy TidesRates: $30 per year within Washington County $35 per year outside Washington CountyCanadian customers: $35
2013 SEMI-SYNCHONIZED KAYAKING SEMI-SYNCHONIZED KAYAKING. With paddles up and down and at the ready, 22 Road Scholar participants head out from the Eastport breakwater inner basin on a kayak trip led by Tess and Steve Ftorek on August 7, during which they saw a minke whale off Bucknam's Head. They were
2013 COOLING OFF COOLING OFF on a hot summer's day are Bitty, Bubba and Scooter Olson of Eastport. (Edward French photo)