Last weekend's 34th Annual SeafoodFest in Ballard was a feast for the eyes, ears, and of course, stomach, as musicians on accordions, electric guitars, and banjos serenaded thousands who shopped the colorful booths and ate salmon, seafood crepes, and even land-based goodies.

Some strolled to downtown Ballard from Sunset Hill while others came from a bit farther away, like Dorte Brandsrub, in from Denmark. She was supported by her Ballard family as she won the "Eighth Annual Slotky Memorial Couture Coverall Contest" as an 1800's era local. She beat out Lily the Great Dane, and three other humans.

While some Fest-goers donned the ubiquitous plastic horned viking helmets, others wore a variety of Ballard-themed t-shirts. One popular t-shirt said "Obama for Ballard" and depicted the senator's image wearing, yes, a horned viking helmet.