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Houlton Agricultural Fair

Friday–Sunday, July 10–12 — Houlton Community Park, 95 Randall Ave., Houlton. Admission listed at $10, rides not included, with free on-site parking. Expect livestock, crafts, midway/fair food, exhibits, and entertainment.

Houlton Community Market
Saturday, July 11, 8:30 AM–12:30 PM — Historic Market Square, Houlton. Local vegetables, meats, cheese, baked goods, plants, crafts, and small local vendors. The market runs every Saturday from late May through October, rain or shine.

Temple Theatre Weekend Movies
Friday/Saturday, July 10–11 — Temple Theatre, Market Square, Houlton. Current listings include Minions & Monsters, Toy Story 5, and Obsession, with Friday evening and Saturday matinee/evening showtimes posted.

Worth the drive in Aroostook

Maine Potato Blossom Festival Opening Weekend
Starts Saturday, July 11 and runs through July 19 — Fort Fairfield. The festival features live music, food, games, veterans recognition, parade activities, rides for kids, reunions, athletic events, fireworks, and more.

Chamber’s Smokin’ BBQ Cook-Off
Saturday, July 11 — Fort Fairfield, part of the Maine Potato Blossom Festival. People’s Choice public tasting begins at 3:00 PM, voting ends at 4:30 PM, and only 100 tasting tickets are listed as available.

Presque Isle Farmers Market
Saturday, July 11, 8:30 AM–12:30 PM — Presque Isle Pavilion, 19 Riverside Dr. Vendors include baked goods, handcrafted items, and other market goods.

McGill’s Community Band Concert
Thursday, July 9 — 7:00 PM

Monument Park, Houlton
Free outdoor community band concert. Bring a lawn chair. The Houlton Rec listing says McGill’s performs every Thursday at 7 PM from mid-June through mid-August.

Live Music at the Houlton Agricultural Fair

Friday–Sunday, July 10–12

Houlton Community Park / Fairgrounds, 95 Randall Ave., Houlton
The fair runs July 10–12 at the Houlton Community Park fairgrounds. Kixx FM lists the fair as including “Music” along with Smokey’s Greater Shows, livestock, truck pulls, demo derby, and more.

Dustin Devine Live — Country Music
Saturday, July 11 — about 7:30 PM or after the Truck Pulls
Houlton Agricultural Fair, Houlton
Country music at the fair Saturday night. Kixx FM lists “July 11 @ The Houlton Agricultural Fair Dustin Devine,” and the Houlton Fair social listing says 7:30 PM or immediately following the Truck Pulls.

Worth Mentioning Nearby

Maine Potato Blossom Festival Live Music

Starts Saturday, July 11 — Fort Fairfield
Not 04730, but close enough for a County events roundup. The festival runs July 11–19 and promotes a week of live music, food, games, and community events.

Potato Ball — Live Music
Saturday, July 11 — 8:00–11:00 PM
Fort Fairfield VFW
Part of Potato Blossom Festival weekend. Listed as live music for the Potato Ball.

I learned this cheesecloth hack on a tugboat in the Bering Sea from a Cajun camp cook who was an absolute master in the galley.

I learned a lot of great cooking techniques out on the boats — fresh seafood dishes, bold spices, and how to make select cuts of meat taste like something special. One of my favorite things was coming into a fishing port. We would trade meat for fresh fish, and somehow everybody walked away happy.

One of the funniest memories was watching a deckhand come back carrying a  Alaskan king crab. He had one held up by the claws, walking it over like he was escorting some sea monster across the deck. That crab was almost as tall as he was.

He looks at us and says, “What do I do with it?”

Someone hollers back, “Throw it in the shower. We’ll cook it after watch.”

I sailed with people from all over the world and picked up all kinds of ways to cook, season, prep, and order food. Before learning this trick, I would just grab a metal strainer and try to control the pour the hard way. The cheesecloth method changed everything.

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