Volunteers slice the pies, feed the people
Loyal Biscuit opens its doors to pie lovers during the 2018 Pies on Parade event in Rockland. This was the 14th year of the popular annual event that draws visitors to Rockland from all over New England and beyond. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Staff at Penobscot School share their baking accomplishments with all. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
AIO volunteer Sharon Marriner showcases the slices she distributed at Hoboken (which teamed with the Hawthorn Inn. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
For many, pie time started at Penobscot Bay Chamber of Commerce (Photo by Sarah Thompson).
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Purchasing tickets to this year’s event. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Rockland Heart and Soul. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Because family time often involves a plate and a napkin. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Guests of the Puffin Project were treated to live music as puffin-shaped pastries were devoured. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Half an hour into the event, this volunteer at Somebody Loves Me Bridal had already spoken to participants from Brunswick and Cape Elizabeth. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
In Good Company served pizza pie. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Dressing smart to serve waffle sweets at Main Street Market. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Don’t forget the Whoopie Pies at Rockland Cafe. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Several sampled a sweet, then sampled some olive oil at Fiore. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Granite Inn. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Pies behind the counter at Home Kitchen Cafe. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Penobscot School. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Rotary Pizza served pizza pie. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
A special trolley made the rounds for this year’s event. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Thanks for the ride! (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Rock’n the pie attire at the Berry Manor Inn. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Summer Maine on Main Street teamed with Mussel Ridge Market. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Sharing a slice at the LimeRock Inn. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Despite serving small slices, folks entering the Rock Harbor Brewery later in the afternoon missed out on the popular Shepard’s Pie. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
3 p.m. at Fog.
Gluten free brownies at Bixby and Co. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Quiche at Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Shoo-fly Muffins at Seashell Cottage. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Loyal Biscuit opens its doors to pie lovers during the 2018 Pies on Parade event in Rockland. This was the 14th year of the popular annual event that draws visitors to Rockland from all over New England and beyond. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Staff at Penobscot School share their baking accomplishments with all. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
AIO volunteer Sharon Marriner showcases the slices she distributed at Hoboken (which teamed with the Hawthorn Inn. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
For many, pie time started at Penobscot Bay Chamber of Commerce (Photo by Sarah Thompson).
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Purchasing tickets to this year’s event. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Rockland Heart and Soul. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Because family time often involves a plate and a napkin. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Guests of the Puffin Project were treated to live music as puffin-shaped pastries were devoured. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Half an hour into the event, this volunteer at Somebody Loves Me Bridal had already spoken to participants from Brunswick and Cape Elizabeth. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
In Good Company served pizza pie. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Dressing smart to serve waffle sweets at Main Street Market. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Don’t forget the Whoopie Pies at Rockland Cafe. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Several sampled a sweet, then sampled some olive oil at Fiore. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Granite Inn. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Pies behind the counter at Home Kitchen Cafe. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Penobscot School. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Rotary Pizza served pizza pie. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
A special trolley made the rounds for this year’s event. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Thanks for the ride! (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Rock’n the pie attire at the Berry Manor Inn. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Summer Maine on Main Street teamed with Mussel Ridge Market. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Sharing a slice at the LimeRock Inn. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Despite serving small slices, folks entering the Rock Harbor Brewery later in the afternoon missed out on the popular Shepard’s Pie. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
3 p.m. at Fog.
Gluten free brownies at Bixby and Co. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
(Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Quiche at Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
Shoo-fly Muffins at Seashell Cottage. (Photo by Sarah Thompson)
ROCKLAND – Sharon Marriner said that tears came to her eyes when she saw the empty shelves at the AIO Food Pantry recently. Some area residents have been hit especially hard this year, she said, forcing many to prioritize their basic necessities.
However, thanks to a reprieve in the winter temperatures, along with efforts by the community, foods may again fill the shelves and feed the neighbors.
Businesses opened their doors Sunday, January 28 for the 14th annual Pies on Parade event that donates all proceeds to AIO. Bakers used their own ingredients. Volunteers offered their time from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., and food lovers pulled from their wallets for a good cause.
In return, Rockland’s downtown swelled with hundreds of visitors enjoying 40-degree temperatures, stepping into stores and inns they may never have entered, and trialing recipes they never may have thought.
Rockland, Maine, dubbed "Pie Town USA" by the Food Network, as the Historic Inns of Rockland were joined by as many as 25 additional Rockland and Camden businesses and restaurants to welcome hungry pie eaters to the town for the 14th Annual Pies on Parade Pie Tour. Hungry pie lovers sampled more than 50 different pies at 20 or more businesses, restaurants and inns throughout Rockland.
In 2017, innkeepers, restaurant owner and business members who participated in the 13th Annual Pies on Parade Pie Tour presented a check to the Area Interfaith Outreach (AIO) Food Pantry and Fuel Assistance Program for $25,768 representing all ticket sales, silent auction and raffle proceeds, and cash donations from the annual pie tour. This takes the total donations for AIO’s food and fuel assistance programs to more than $160,052 from the Pies on Parade’s 13-year tenure.
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