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Maine Lobster Fest Organizers Not Plagued By Concerns Over Lobsters’ Feelings

People really like lobster. The Maine Lobster Festival draws tens of thousands of people to Rockland each summer, just as July is fading into August. According to John Jeffers, Vice President of the MLF, it began in 1947 as a way to help give a burst to the local lobster industry, which used to struggle with business during lobster shedding season (July to October). Read more here 10:48