SPEED EATERS

 Observer file photo/Stuart Hedstrom

Fourteen entrants in the kids’ 12 and under whoopie pie eating contest tried to be the first to finish three of the tasty treats during a competition as part of the fifth anniversary Maine Whoopie Pie Festival on June 28 in downtown Dover-Foxcroft. All 14 received coupons for a half gallon of whoopie pie ice cream at Will’s Shop ‘n Save and the winner earned a festival hat and bragging rights as the whoopie pie eating champion. A record crowd of over 7,500 attended the 2014 festival to sample from a selection of nearly every type of whoopie pie imaginable.