Dick Vermeulen will lead an online presentation called, General Beekeeping, …
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CAMDEN — John Fromer will lead a free late winter ecology walk, Friday, March 14, at 10 a.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
This will be a fun and…

The Camden Garden Club presents Kerry Ann Mendez, author of a variety of books on gardening, and an engaging speaker. She will be the last presenter for the…

Nick Lund will lead an online presentation called, Maine’s Spring Birds, …

Camden Garden Club Winter Horticulture Series will hear "An Introduction to the Benefits of Nature Experiences for…

Are there good bees and bad bees? Do they talk? Tune in for the inside scoop on “The Secret Lives of Wild Bees,” presented by Nick Dorian, Ph.D. ecologist and educator…

Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District’s 2025 Spring Plant Sale Catalog is now available in print and online. Plants are available for pre-order, either online or by mail through…

Brett Willard will lead an online presentation called, Identifying and Preventing the Spread of Aquatic…

Tuesday, Feb. 4, from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., join the Camden Garden Club, in collaboration with the Camden Public Library, as it celebrates the winter with a special garden…

In September, Camden residents and volunteers partnered with the Camden Conservation Commission and Public Works to plant trees throughout the town as part of the Street Tree Program. The…

Sonja Pleck, PhD, will lead an online presentation called Mnemonic…

CAMDEN & ROCKPORT — Warming…

Gary Fish will lead an online presentation called, Plants on Maine’s Do-Not-Sell List,…

ROCKLAND — A city-wide parking ban in Rockland will be in place Sunday, Jan 19, at 9 p.m. until Monday, Jan 20, at 8 a.m.
Off-street parking is…

ROCKLAND — The Rockland Public Library will hold a puzzle swap on Monday, February 3, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., in the Community Room.
If you'd…

UNION — As the State of Maine designated home of the Maine Wild Blueberry Festival since 1959, and to align with Wild Blueberry Weekend established by Maine Governor Janet…
ROCKPORT — Midcoast Habitat for Humanity has erected a memorial door inside the Midcoast Habitat ReStore, located at 799 West Street in Rockport, to honor the life and legacy…

ROCKLAND — The Knox Clinic and Coastal Recovery Community Center (CRCC) are holding a special Wellness Wednesday event to kick off the new year: a free Clothing Swap.
This unique community…

BELFAST — On January 21, 2025, at noon, in the Abbott Room of Belfast Free Library, Maine Licensed Soil Scientist Ron Desrosiers will discuss soil properties with an emphasis on soil life and…

CAMDEN — Jock Robie will lead an indoor Worm Bin Harvest workshop,…

Along with federal and state politicians, the nonprofit Midcoast Habitat for Humanity joined the world in mourning the death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and remembered his life of…

The first of five very unique, informative presentations will begin on Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 9:30 a.m., via Zoom. Camden Garden Club welcomes Becca Rodomsky-Bish…

Lee Schneller Sligh will lead an online presentation called, Japanese Gardens, hosted by Merryspring Nature Center, on …

ROCKLAND — An Emergency Warming Center at the Flanagan Center (aka The Rec Center) in Rockland will be available tonight, Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024, starting at 8 p.m. and…

John Fromer will lead the first online presentation of the new year called, Ornamental Herb Garden Design, Tuesday,…

BELFAST — A "Photos with Santa" event will take place Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., at Tractor Supply, in Belfast. This event is open to the public and will take place at 43…

CAMDEN — CamdenCAN (Climate Action Now), in partnership with the Camden Public Library, hosts a Camden Talks Climate event Thursday, Dec. 12, at 6:30 p.m. The…

BELFAST — Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust and Otter Trails homeschool group for a festive luminary walk along the trails of Head of Tide Preserve in Belfast, on…
ROCKLAND — To the delight of many, a friendly Grinch appeared several times, in several forms, during the 2024 Festival of Lights Parade in Rockland, Saturday, Nov. 30.
Parade spectators…

BELFAST — Due to high demand, Belfast Senior College is hosting its third tour of the new GO Logic carpentry shop in Belfast.
Join the tour on Tuesday, Dec. 17, from 10 to 11:30 a.m., at 52…

CAMDEN — The First Congregational Church of Camden will host several festive events during ‘Christmas by the Sea’ weekend in Camden, December 6-8, 2024.
On Friday, December 6, at 12 noon, ‘…

ROCKLAND — The St. Euphemia Orthodox Christian mission of Rockland will be hosting their annual Christmas Fair on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 10 a.m…

SEARS ISLAND — Community members are invited to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the holiday season by sharing in a winter solstice celebration of light on Sears Island. Friends of Sears…

THOMASTON — Knox Museum presents its annual Holiday Open House at Montpelier, in Thomaston, on Saturday, Dec. 7, and Sunday, Dec. 8, from 1 to 4 p.m.
Three floors will be beautifully…

CAMDEN — Merryspring will hold a Holiday Bazaar on Saturday, Nov. 30, and Sunday, Dec. 1. This special fundraiser will take place from 10 a.m…

ROCKLAND — The Friends of the Rockland Public Library will hold its annual Festival of Trees and Wreaths silent auction on Saturday, November 30, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m…

ROCKPORT — Camden Hills Regional High School's annual Mattress Fundraiser will be held Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., …
ROCKLAND — Millay House Rockland will again hold an open house during Rockland’s Festival of Lights, Saturday, Nov. 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The double house…

BELFAST — Belfast residents will begin gathering at Post Office Square for the Annual Holiday Tree Lighting, beginning at 4:30 p.m., on November 30, 2024, around the tree donated by Savage Farms…

SOUTH THOMASTON — People’s United Methodist Church is holding a Christmas Bazaar, Saturday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. -1 p.m., a 13 Chapel Street, So. Thomaston.
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ROCKPORT — On Saturday, Dec. 7, Aldermere Farm, a preserve of Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT), will ring in the holiday season with cows, hot cocoa, and ugly sweaters during its annual Beltie…

ROCKLAND — Holiday Open House at Maine Coastal Islands Visitor Center takes place Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at 9 Water Street, in Rockland.
Indoors, a peppermint and candy…

WASHINGTON — Gibbs Library, in Washington, will host this year's Gingerbread Festival on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m., in the Bryant Room.
Visit…

LINCOLNVILLE — A holiday market and antique show will be held Saturday, Nov. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the Community Building, located…

ROCKPORT — Have your kids outgrown their winter gear? Do you have gear that is no longer working for you or your family?
The annual Camden Hills Regional High School Ski Team Ski Sale will…

BELFAST — On Tuesday, Nov. 19, at noon, Tom Atwell, garden columnist from the Portland Press-Herald, will discuss how time and “design by shovel” have shaped his home landscape. The talk will be…

CAMDEN — A native seed sowing workshop offered this fall by University of Maine Cooperative Extension will be held Monday, Nov. 18, from 2:30 to 4 p.m., at Merryspring…

NORTHPORT — Join Coastal Mountains Land Trust for a guided hike, Wednesday, Nov. 13, at 10 a.m., along the trails of McLellan Poor Preserve in…
A small sampling of Halloween 2024 in Rockland pulls forth an abundance of creativity exuding from larger hearts that took advantage of 66 degree temperatures as residents and entities spilled…