LEWISTON – Red Sox officials call it “the perfect rock star.”

This trophy – constructed of gold, platinum and silver – never eats and never complains. Yet, people will line up to take its picture, gaze at it or touch it.

An estimated 500 people gathered in Lewiston on Saturday at the Colisee, filing past the shining symbol of the Red Sox’ championship season.

For 90 minutes, it was right here.

“When I got close, I just started smiling,” said Jeff Cloutier, a Lewiston fan who wanted a tangible connection to the October victory.

Touching the trophy – allowed on its base – made the unreal season a little more real.

“It was real before,” Cloutier said, walking out of the arena. “But it’s better now.”

The base of the trophy is round, shaped like a wheel of cheese. On the outside, the words “2004 World Series” are engraved. Its top resembles a baseball, decorated with metallic stitches. And like a surrounding fence, flags symbolize each team in the major leagues.

The championship symbol has been all over.

Since the Oct.27 27 victory, the trophy has made more than 100 stops. It was at the rolling rally through Boston. It’s been to Florida and the Dominican Republic.

And now, it’s been to each New England state.

The Lewiston celebration was part of a two-day journey across Maine.

On Friday, an estimated 2,000 people went to see it at Hadlock Field in Portland. A downtown rally followed.

Saturday began in Presque Isle where 1,500 people gathered in a mall to see the trophy. After that, there were stops in Bangor and Augusta.

In Lewiston, the line began forming around 3 p.m., one hour before the trophy arrived. It was carried by Les Otten, a minority owner of the team and a Mainer.

“It’s an honor to hold it,” said Otten, who posed with people in dozens of photos in Lewiston.

Each one wanted to touch the metal that their heroes had held in the celebrations.

Gerald Dennison of Auburn came, holding his “2004 SOX” license plate in the photo with the trophy.

“I never thought I’d live long enough to see this,” Dennison said.

Virginia Tardiff, 90, was one of the first in line.

She was 4 years old for the last victory, too young to remember it.

But she’s always been a fan. And it drew a fair amount of grief.

The Lisbon Falls woman married a Yankee fan. Her family became a Yankee family.

“I got a lot of opposition,” said Tardiff, outnumbered by her seven children, 15 grandchildren and now, 26 great-grandchildren.

“They used to tease me,” said Tardiff, who wore a Red Sox T-shirt and posed Saturday with Otten, Gov. John Baldacci and the trophy.

“Now, I can tease them a little,” Tardiff said.