36 2022 OFFICIAL MAINE LOBSTER FESTIVAL PROGRAM
2022 Maine Sea Goddess Ambassador FIVE VIE FOR TITLE OF 2022 MAINE SEA GODDESS AMBASSADOR The Coronation Committee wishes to introduce the five young ladies who will vie for the title of Maine Sea Goddess at the 75th annual Maine Lobster Festival. The 2022 Maine Sea Goddess Ambassador Coronation will take place on Wednesday, August 3, at 6:30 p.m. on the Maine Stage.
2022 MAINE SEA GODDESS CORONATION SPONSORS
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Maine Sea Goddess Coronation Judges PAMELA GAY
Pamela Gay grew up in Rockland and graduated from Rockland District High School, attended the University of Maine for two years, and graduated from The George Washington University, Washington D.C. with a Bachelor of Science Degree. Pam was the 1961 Maine Sea Goddess and represented the MLF and the State of Maine at Eastern States Exposition, Springfield, MA. She served as a Coronation Judge in 2011.
KRISTA TRIPP
Krista Tripp grew up in Spruce Head and spent her summers lobstering off her family’s island, Tommy’s Island. She went to college with an interest in business and marine biology. Today, Krista is a lobster boat captain and the owner of the small oyster farm, Aphrodite Oysters, located in the lower Weskeag River in South Thomaston. She is a wife and a mom, and has a small dog named
Wilson. In her spare time, Krista loves spending time with her family, cooking, gardening, enjoying the outdoors, going to the beach, and vacationing in the winters.
SCOTT HERRICK
Scott Herrick has a long standing relationship with the sea. His grandfather was the caretaker at Wildcat Lobster Pound in Tenants Harbor when he was growing up. After graduating from Rockland District High School, Scott entered the U.S. Navy and served on the U.S.S. Dallas, a nuclear submarine. After serving his country, Scott married into a lobster fishing family who has fished for generations. After learning the trade from his wife's family, Scott worked hard to start his own lobstering business and is carrying on the family tradition of fishing in Owls Head on his boat the Total Eclipse. Scott lives in Owls Head with his wife Stephanie and daughter Lucia (named after Lucia Beach in Owls Head) and their two Boston Terriers.
2022 Crown Bearer GWEN MCNALLY, 6, of Warren is the daughter of Bridgette Kinney and Chris McNally.
Gwen loves to camp with family, swim, dance and play with dogs. When she grows up, she plans to become a veterinarian. She hopes to inspire more people to help the earth, recycle, and grow more plants.
