Every year, Salem has an Official Cat of Salem contest. Last year, we entered Mabel in the cat Halloween costume contest, where she was judged the third runner up. After that disappointing placement, we knew that this year we would skip the costume and hope for Maxwell to bring home an award in the Official Cat contest.

Mabel as Hester Prynne from
The Scarlet Letter last year

Avonlea Jane ready to go cheer for Maxwell


Our handsome contestant as he arrives at the Common


Avonlea Jane serving as Maxwell's pageant coach


Gearing up for competition

We're at the lectern in the bandstand explaining why Maxwell should be named the Official Cat of Salem. We explained that he was born and raised in Salem, where his life had an adventurous start; we adopted him at four weeks old after he was rescued from a hawk attack. He also has no qualms with interacting with the paparazzi and is quite photogenic after his stint as a calendar model.
We made sure to bring our calendar featuring Maxwell to show off to the judges.

One of Maxwell's head shots (taken by Brett Steiner)

Awaiting the results, sure that Maxwell is a shoo-in


And the winner is: Maxwell!

Accepting his prizes and certificate


Maxwell fielding interview questions from the local papers

We are so proud of our beautiful puss! (Though when he arrived home, Mabel made it clear that while he may hold a title, she is the official cat of the household.)
For a black cat, there could be no higher honor than being the Official Cat of Salem, Massachusetts.
1 comment:
AWESOME!!!
A most appropriate choice; who better than a black cat to represent the Halloween capital of the world? Maxwell looks amazing and very regal. I'm sure Severus would be incredibly jealous (if he had a clue).
Perhaps you should send your photo and article to Reporter-Times.com, so all of Martinsville could see how accomplished your family is. I can't remember if this was part of David's 10-year master plan, but it certainly should have been.
Congrats to Maxwell and all his lovely family,
Lisa >^..^<
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