PITTSFIELD -- Maine is know for Paul Bunyan, pine trees and it’s lobster.

What you might not know is some pretty impressive cheese is made here in the state.

The Maine cheese competition was held during the Maine Cheese Festival in Pittsfield .

Fuzzy udder’s “polar vortex” blue cheese and spring day Creamery’s “Evangeline” bloomy rind cheese won best in show.

Over 15 hundred people gathered to celebrate Maine made cheese and Maine Foods.

Next years festival is scheduled for September 13, 2026.

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