MWC Daily: 31st Annual WOKQ Chowder Fest is Saturday

Tomorrow (Saturday, June 6th), is the 31st annual WOKQ Chowder Fest. Are you going? One of the many local restaurants participating in this years event will take home the coveted 'Golden Ladle.' Who will it be? WOKQ's Chowder Fest benefits the Prescott Park Arts Festival. This year's Chowder Fest is being held at Puddle Dock and starts at 11:30am and goes until the CHOWDER. IS. ALL. GONE!

Celebrity Chef Bobby Flay's Divorce Drama

This is so sad. The couple was married for 10 years and started divorce proceedings in April and it seems the drama is escalating.

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Weather

Mix of clouds and filtered sunshine, high 73.  Partly to mostly cloudy in the North Country with the chance of afternoon showers, high, 71. Check your weekend forecast.

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Wake Up Winning

Next week, we're going to have tickets to see the one and only Toby Keith at the Bank of New Hampshire Pavilion. Have a great weekend and don't forget about the WOKQ Chowder Fest tomorrow!