Camp cooks will come together the weekend of Sept. 13 at Bradbury Mountain State Park in Pownal for the park's first ever Cast Iron Cookoff.
Participants can compete in entree, bread or dessert categories, and park manager Fritz Appleby says, otherwise, the rules aren't complicated.
"The big parameters are that you have to be a registered camper, you have to use cast iron to cook and prepare your dish, and you have to include at least one Maine-produced ingredient," Appleby says.
Appleby says he's looking to involve some of Maine's professional chefs in the competition.
Other events include a cast iron skillet toss, with prizes in each age category, and talks about cast iron cooking, care, and cleaning, and on the history of cast iron cookware.
Girl Scouts will also be cooking to earn merit badges. Space is limited in the competition by the number of campsites available for overnight camping.
