The Maine Whoopie Pie Festival

The Dover-Foxcroft Healthy Maine Streets Committee is sponsoring a new award at the 2013 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival: The Healthy Whoopie Prize.  Bakers will submit their healthy Whoopie Pie for judging by the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival judges with the winner receiving a $100 cash prize!!  Characteristics that could be taken into consideration by the judges could include:

• Ingredients that include a fruit or vegetable
• Ingredients that are all organic
• Low Calorie
• Gluten Free
• Ingredient Substitutions such as:
  • Whole wheat pastry flour exchanged for all purpose white
  • Replaced vegetable shortening with yogurt and whipping cream

The prize money will be used by the winner to enhance or strengthen their business or healthy commitment to the community.  They will also have their whoopie pie recipe published on the Healthy Maine Streets website and blog.

That’s right, the 2013 Baker’s List is updated and I say let the mouth-watering begin!  Take a look HERE at just who’s going to be creating sweet treats for your sampling pleasure at this year’s best-yet Maine Whoopie Pie Festival!!

On the heels of being voted as winner of the 2013 About.com New England Travel Readers’ Choice Award for Best New England Festival or Event, the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival has announced another feather in their cap. The Festival was selected as one of the top events in the state of Maine by AmericaTheBeautiful.com.  AmericaTheBeautiful.com is the United States destination marketing agency and is a destination site for travelers from the United States and abroad planning trips and vacations.

In their announcement, they said of the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival, “Out of the hundreds of events that happen each year across your state – we have selected yours as one of the TOP Events that represent your state very well.”  Patrick Myers, Organizer of the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival states that he said a loud “Whoopie” when he got the news.  “It’s always exciting to hear that the Festival is appreciated by so many people,” Myers said, “We all know it’s the sweetest day in Maine and are thrilled when others help to spread the good word.”

The Maine Whoopie Pie Festival is on Saturday June 22nd, 2013 and will run from 10:00am to 3:00pm in Downtown Dover-Foxcroft.  Festivities begin before the official opening of the festival with the Piscataquis Regional YMCA’s Earn Your Whoopie Pie 3K Fun Run and Kids 1k.  This year, along with crafters, vendors, kids games and attractions, and 1000’s of whoopie pies the Festival will feature live music throughout the day.  Performers include the Steve Jones Band, String Field Theory, and the Monson Jammers. Admission to the festival is only $5 per person with kids 12 and under free. For more information, go to http://www.mainewhoopiepiefestival.com/.

We’re not much for boasting, but we’re more than happy to let the media do it for us!

Check out this article from this week’s Portland Press Herald.   Thank you so much to all you Whoopie Pie Patriots for your votes – we couldn’t have done it without all your support.  Check back soon for more amazing news about this year’s festival and everything we have in store for you June 22nd, 2013.  It’s just around the corner!

Click HERE for your registration form and get ready to join the FUN at the 2013 Maine Whoopie Pie Festival.  Spaces are limited and they will fill up quickly so make sure to get yourself in gear and get us your registration.  (I suggest perhaps 1/2 a pumpkin or maple whoopie pie for energy and stamina during this activity.)  See You There!!  June 22nd, 2013 in Downtown Dover-Foxcroft!