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Benton Alewife Festival 2026
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Annual community festival celebrating the return of alewives to the Sebasticook River in Benton, ME — home to the largest alewife run in the United States with over 9 million fish. Features food, live music, arts and crafts, face painting, smoked alewife samples, and the chance to see the largest gathering of Bald Eagles in the Northeast. Free admission.
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