Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom
EVERYONE’S A WEINER – The seventh edition of the Maine Red Hot Dog Festival was held in downtown Dexter on Saturday, Aug. 10, serving as a fundraiser for the Dexter Development Association which sponsors the day along with a number of other corporate partners and it is designed to attract a large number of people to the town where they will see all that Dexter has to offer and to simply have fun. A hot dog eating contest was held at noon as 10 entrants raced to see who could eat 10 hot dogs the fastest. Alan Dill, far right, of Lincoln won by scarfing down 10 hot dogs in about four minutes.
Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom
EVERYONE’S A WEINER – The seventh edition of the Maine Red Hot Dog Festival was held in downtown Dexter on Saturday, Aug. 10, serving as a fundraiser for the Dexter Development Association which sponsors the day along with a number of other corporate partners and it is designed to attract a large number of people to the town where they will see all that Dexter has to offer and to simply have fun. A hot dog eating contest was held at noon as 10 entrants raced to see who could eat 10 hot dogs the fastest. Alan Dill, far right, of Lincoln won by scarfing down 10 hot dogs in about four minutes.
Observer photo/Stuart HedstromEVERYONE’S A WEINER – The seventh edition of the Maine Red Hot Dog Festival was held in downtown Dexter on Saturday, Aug. 10, serving as a fundraiser for the Dexter Development Association which sponsors the day along with a number of other corporate partners and it is designed to attract a large number of people to the town where they will see all that Dexter has to offer and to simply have fun.
Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom EVERYONE’S A WEINER – The seventh edition of the Maine Red Hot Dog Festival was held in downtown Dexter on Saturday, Aug. 10, serving as a fundraiser for the Dexter Development Association which sponsors the day along with a number of other corporate partners and it is designed to attract a large number of people to the town where they will see all that Dexter has to offer and to simply have fun. A hot dog eating contest was held at noon as 10 entrants raced to see who could eat 10 hot dogs the fastest. Alan Dill, far right, of Lincoln won by scarfing down 10 hot dogs in about four minutes. Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom SO FAST THEY CAN’T EVEN TASTE IT — An eating contest, sponsored by Hannaford, was part of the annual Maine Red Hot Dog Festival in Dexter on Saturday, Aug. 10 in the municipal parking lot downtown. The contest objective is to eat 10 hot dogs and buns, with water as the only beverage, within five minutes — condiments were provided if desired. The winner was determined by the first contestant to finish all 10 of their hot dogs with buns, or whoever eats the most in five minutes.Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom TOP DOG — Alan Dill of Lincoln earned top honors in the Maine Red Hot Dog Festival on Aug. 10 in Dexter as he finished 10 hot dogs the quickest of 10 entrants, doing so in four minutes. Earlier this summer Dill won the adult eating contest at the Maine Whoopie Pie Festival in Dover-Foxcroft.Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom WINNER’S TROPHY — Hot eating contest winner Alan Dill of Lincoln is presented with his trophy. He also won $50.Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom FORGET YOUR TABLE MANNERS — Youngsters put their eating skills to the test, without using their hands, in a cupcake eating contest at the 2024 Maine Red Hot Dog Festival on Aug. 10 in Dexter. The contest featured age groups 5-8, pictured, 9-12, and 13-16.Observer photo/Stuart Hedstrom FOOT(LONG) TRAFFIC ONLY — Main Street in downtown Dexter was closed to vehicles for the Maine Red Hot Dog Festival on Aug. 10.
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