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Last Cans Packed"""

On April 15, 2010, long-time Stinson Seafood employees (from left to right) Nancy Harrington, Lela Anderson, and Mytress Harrington, packed the last three sardine cans processed in America. These three cans, other objects and photographs, and documentary videos related to Stinson's and the herring fishery are featured in the Maine State Museum's newest exhibit, "End of the Line…America's Last Sardine Cannery," which will be on view through September 4, 2010. Photo courtesy of Alton West

On Saturday, July 31, the museum will host a special day-long event, All About Sardines to commemorate Maine's sardine industry.