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If at least 1,000 people buy lobster meals on each festival day, a much needed $20,000.00 will go to these non profit. That money will go toward the free services and may eventually help build another YWCA facility.

this is why Long calls these dishes “the most powerful lobster in the FM.” Long has managed the FM Street fair and knows what it takes to please a crowd. He conceived the idea for the Lobster and Lefse Festival five years ago while speaking to his friend Tom Riley, Dean of Arts and Humanities at NDSU about the NDSU alumni lobster bake at his lake home in Maine. Long decided it was about time the Midwest hosted a lobster festival. The event’s Facebook page exclaims, “Just because Fargo is an inland city doesn’t mean we can’t have a lobster and seafood festival rivaling those held in coastal cities!” Long traveled to Maine to volunteer at the highly celebrated Annual Lobster Festival, where his primary goal was to gather ideas and information to bring home. But why lobster and lefse? Certainly most locals are familiar with the soft Norwegian flatbread; the strong Scandinavian background in our area assures its presence from private potlucks to larger public gatherings. Lobster is harder to come by. “As exotic as lobster is to the people of ND, lefse is exotic to the rest of the world. it is a fun pairing of two exotic foods and perfect for a festival,” Long explained. Atwood Lobster Co. in Maine will provide fresh, wholesale lobsters for the festival. In this case, fresh actually means alive; festival goers can even bring home a live lobster.

The main meal, prepared by Rotary Club members, will consist of a $20 plate of steamed lobster, a piece of lefse and an ear of corn. according to Long’s research, serving lobster without corn is an enormous culinary faux pas. Other side dishes will be available, including the very original “lobster lefse roll,” a cold lobster salad, recipe courtesy of the HoDo, rolled into a piece of lefse. for those with allergies or seafood aversions, the FM Redhawks will have most of their usual food items available during the festival, so you also can buy your favorite stadium-style foods. Games Galore will provide inflatable games and activities for children. Concerts during the lunch hour and evening will feature Dave Herzog’s steel drum band, Pucker Up and Billy D and the Crystals. Long adamantly stressed the unstuffy atmosphere of the event. “Come with your friends and flip flips,” he said. He hopes that the festival will eventually become a five day event, with each day dedicated to raising funds for a different charity. Though the festival was his idea, he credits the area’s “lob-stars,” volunteers and sponsors who put time and money into organizing and publicizing the event, for its upcoming debut. “The best part of this is that it goes right back into the community,” he said. “This can and will change the landscape of Fargo and Moorhead.” The festival will take place on August 13th and 14th from 11a.m. to 11p.m. each day at Newman Outdoor Field. Coastal meets local: Lobster and Lefse Festival

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