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Annual Bean Hole Bean Dinner

Annual Bean Hole Bean Dinner

Saturday, August 10, 2024 (11:00 AM - 3:00 PM) (EDT)

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Always the second Saturday in August Bean-hole baked beans like the river drivers used to do it Maine’s own “red” hot dogs Maine’s “Bake-well Cream” Biscuits made and baked by the open fire Coleslaw Gingerbread made by our own local ladies Coffee boiled over the open fire- yes, if you wait til the end of the day, you can stand a spoon up in it! Wagon rides with John and Linda Boyce, Champ, and Cherry Music Blacksmithing demonstrations- try your hand at it! Wood turning demonstrations- watch a bowl be “turned” from a burl off a tree Children’s games Crafters’ tables
Patten Lumbermen's Museum
61 Shin pond Rd
Patten, ME 04765 United States
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Patten Lumbermen's Museum
(207) 528-2650
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Saturday, August 10, 2024 (11:00 AM - 3:00 PM) (EDT)
Come by the Museum at noon Friday, August 9th, 2024 to watch the process of preparing the pots of beans for the bean Dinner. The men will be building the fires in the bean holes, positioning the pots of beans over the fire to parboil, season the beans with salt pork, onions, molasses and spices. Finally, the men will lower the pots onto the bed of hot coals, cover them in the ground for their overnight baking. Actual event is on Saturday August 10th from 11am - 3pm
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