We had a perfectly gorgeous day in southern Maine for the annual South Berwick Strawberry Festival. South Berwick is a small town, but the festival is a big event with 20,000 visitors and scores of vendors.

At these events I like to prowl the aisles and fields looking for foodie goodness from small artisans that I might never find anywhere else.

This trip was a fruitful one!

Best of show has to go to Captain Mowatt's Sauces (I bought three), but it faced stiff competition from the Jelly Maker's Daughter (I bought a jar of pumpkin butter), and Backwood's Al's jams (I bought two).  In the end, Captain Mowatt's got it for sheer originality, quality, and consistency. (His handy high-tech iPad-credit card reader helped, too...)

I also enjoyed excellent iced coffee from the Catered Event and sampled fresh strawberry butter from Casco Bay Butter before we had an excellent lunch at the Isidore on the Rocks Tavern.

Throughout the day we met friendly people enjoying themselves, and that's a great way to have a great day.