BELFAST — Above the Footbridge across Belfast Harbor, heading toward East Belfast, a cantilevered, shingled house perches on the hill. Winter unpeels the leafy camouflage, but in summer, the house…
Home and Garden
CAMDEN — The Maine Daylily Society will host Daylily Day at Merryspring Nature Center on Saturday, July 27, at 9 a.m.
Daylilies are blooming in colorful profusion at Merryspring.
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WALDOBORO — The second annual Waldoboro Pride celebration will take place on Sunday, June 30, on Main Street in Waldoboro. Organized by a broad coalition including community leaders, local…
NEWCASTLE — The Lincoln Home is hosting a lawn party to celebrate the fourth of July, from 4:30 - 8:30 p.m., with fireworks viewing at dusk. Dance on the lawn to the fun music of The Boneheads and…
LINCOLNVILLE — Two frogs embrace beside a pond while an alligator looks on. A yellow pinwheel twirls beside an arbor of pink climbing roses, while in the background, lobster buoys decorate an…
Midcoast Conservancy’s seasonal hiking series of “Wednesday Wanders” and “Saturday Saunters” continues in July. Two walks are being offered, both starting at 10 a.m., and both having a Maine…
Residents of Appleton, Liberty, Somerville, Union, Washington
UNION — Tri-County is holding its annual Household Hazardous Waste Drop Off Day, Saturday, June 22, 2024, from 8:30 - 11 a.m., for the residents of Appleton, Liberty, Somerville, Union, and…
UNION — New Union Farmers Market will be open Fridays, from 3 - 6 p.m., at the entrance to the Union Fairgrounds.
Live music every market.
For more information email Midcoast…
UNION —The Union Historical Society’s Come Spring Bus Tour, Saturday, July 20, at 8:30 a.m., will depart from the Old Town House, at 128 Town House Road, in Union.
The narrated tour follows…
ROCKLAND — Rockland Main Street, Inc. returns the Summer Solstice Celebration, a community event filled with activities, entertainment, and fun for all ages.
On Saturday, June 22, downtown…
BELFAST — The Waldo County Amateur Radio Association, in Belfast, will be participating in a national amateur radio exercise , June 22 – 23, from 1 p.m. on Saturday until 3 p.m. on Sunday, at the…
CAMDEN — John Burns will lead an outdoor presentation on A Unique Partnership: The Fascinating Relationship Between the Spotted Salamander and a Green Alga, Tuesday, July 2, at 12 p.m., at…
UNION — Three days of events have been planned as part of the 250th anniversary of the founding of Union, July 19 - 21, 2024. While some activities honor the past and other activities are firmly…
CUSHING — The Georges River Land Trust announces a new summer event: Nature Fest, a 2-day, immersive learning experience designed to bring the whole family closer to nature on July 25 and 26, from…
more than $400,000 has been raised for beautification projects
ROCKPORT — After sitting fallow for years, the courtyard gardens at Pen Bay Medical Center are being revived.
Work has begun to transform the two interior spaces outside the hospital’s…
LINCOLNVILLE — Lincolnville Center Indoor Flea Market will be held Saturday, June 15, from 8 a.m. to noon, in the Community Building, located at 18 Searsmont Road, Rt. 173, Lincolnville CENTER. …
ROCKLAND — New Hope Midcoast, the Regional Domestic Violence Resource Center serving Midcoast Maine since 1981, will hold its 12th annual boutique sale of new and gently used clothing and…
The Belfast Daffodil Project thanks all who bought bulbs and helped to plant them for the resulting glorious yellow daffodil displays around town this spring.
The effort was a success…
CAMDEN — The Camden Public Library will host another event in the Camden Talks Climate series cosponsored by the town of Camden and CamdenCAN (Climate Action Now) on Thursday, June 13, at 6:30 p.m…
free admission on June 14
THOMASTON — On Friday, June 14, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., the historic Knox Museum will present a Flag Day Community Celebration. Located at 30 High Street, Thomaston, the Knox Museum offers free…
CAMDEN — Join Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District (KLSWCD) on June 12, from 4 - 5:30 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center, located at 30 Conway Road in Camden, for a walk to learn…
the Alden House
BELFAST — One hundred and eighty-four years ago, when Hiram Alden built his Greek Revival house at 63 Church Street, he couldn’t have foreseen its present life as a pristine bed and breakfast with…
Winners announced
CAMDEN — The West Bay Rotary ducks raged down the sluiceway into Camden Harbor this past Sunday, much to the delight of hundreds of onlookers.
“It was nip and quack on the falls, then all-…
members of the community invited to visit
THOMASTON — The Pen Bay Amateur Radio Club is participating in the upcoming ARRL Field Day event at the Thomaston Green, (William King Street, Thomaston, Maine). The event is open to the public…
UNION — Since 1774, the grassy green Common at the center of the town of Union has undergone many phases and changes. This year there have been several improvements to the communal space as part…
WALDOBORO — Waldoboro Day will be celebrated June 14 and 15, 2024.
Slugger, the Hall of Fame Mascot from the Sea Dogs, the Blueberry Queen and Princess, Ms. Frizzle and…
SEARS ISLAND — Friends of Sears Island’s annual Summer Solstice by the Sea celebration will be held on Thursday, June 20, from 5 to 8 p.m., on Sears Island. Sundog Solar of Searsport will be the…
CAMDEN — Jock Robie will lead a Worm Bin Workshop on Thursday, May 30, from 6 - 8 p.m., at Merryspring Nature Center.
At this free two-hour hands-on workshop, Jock Robie will explain about…
CAMDEN — Denise DeSpirito will lead an outdoor presentation on Transitioning Spaces: Merryspring’s Native Tree and Shrub Border at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, June 4, at 12 p.m.
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CAMDEN — John Fromer will lead an outdoor presentation on Opening the Perennial Garden at Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, May 28, at 12 p.m.
“A lot of exciting things happen in your…
SOUTH THOMASTON — The Episcopal Church of St. John Baptist, located on the corner of Main and Green streets in Thomaston, will host a combined yard sale and plant sale on Saturday, June 1, from 8…
WALDOBORO — The first Waldoboro Community Yard Sale of the season is Memorial Day Weekend with over two dozen businesses and homes participating. The Waldoborough Historical Society will have…
UNION — The Union Sestercentennial committee announces an Antiques and Collectibles Auction event as part of the 250th Anniversary celebration activities. Bruce Gamage, Jr., owner of Gamage…
STOCKTON SPRINGS — On Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Stockton Springs Community Library (SSCL) will host its Annual Book, Bake, and Plant Sale. This event provides an opportunity to…
CAMDEN — Camden Public Library will welcome Rebecca Goldenthal, owner of In Full Bloom Container Gardens, for a talk on Tuesday, May 21, at 6:30 p.m., all about container gardening.
"A…
CUSHING — The Little Sprouts of Cushing Community School 3rd annual Plant, Seedling, and Bake Sale is just around the corner on Saturday, June 1, from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m., with drop off of donations…
Help take good care of important pollinators
As part of their natural reproductive cycle, honeybees will swarm. A swarm is when a queen and a good portion of the worker population of bees leave the hive to find a new home. While a honeybee…
CAMDEN — Camden Garden Club’s second Clean-Up Day will take place Monday, May 20, at 9 a.m., to continue beautifying the public spaces of Camden Village. All are welcome to join garden club…
ROCKPORT — Saturday, May 25, Maine Coast Heritage Trust (MCHT) invites the public for a guided bird walk with MCHT Steward and Naturalist Kirk Gentalen, at Erickson Fields Preserve, located at 164…
NEWCASTLE — The Knox Lincoln County Beekeepers (KLCB) announces a number of in-person presentations taking place at Lincoln Academy in the ATEC building this summer.
“This a great…
CAMDEN — Don Reimer will lead the Bart Wood Memorial Bird Walk at Merryspring Nature Center on Saturday, May 25, at 7:30 a.m.
Throughout the weeks of April to early June, Mainers get to…
UNION — The Peoples United Methodist Church of Union is having a multi-family yard, garage, barn and tent sale, Saturday, May 18, from 8 a.m. - 3 p.m., across from the Union Common , rain or shine…
CAMDEN — Bargain shoppers are invited to attend Quarry Hill’s early-season Yard Sale, happening this year, rain or shine, on Saturday, May 18, in the parking area in front of the community’s…
TENANTS HARBOR — On Saturday, May 25, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., the Jackson Memorial Library, in Tenants Harbor, will hold its annual Plant Sale.
A variety of plants will be on offer,…
LINCOLNVILLE — The Lincolnville Center Indoor Flea Market will begin its eleventh season on Saturday, May 18, and will be held on the third Saturday of each month through October. The market runs…
CAMDEN — Merryspring’s annual Spring Plant Sale will be held on Friday, May 17, from 3 to 6 p.m., and Saturday, May 18, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
This year’s Plant Sale will feature an…
ROCKLAND — Friends of South School Yard Sale and Flea Market will be held Saturday, May 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at The Flanagan Community Center, in Rockland.
On hundred percent of the…
BELFAST — Gardeners ready to refresh their landscapes will find more than 1,000 plants to choose from at the Belfast Garden Club’s annual plant sale Memorial Day Weekend, according to the Garden…
John Fromer will lead an online presentation called, Perennial Garden Design, hosted by Merryspring Nature Center on Tuesday, May 14, at 12 p.m.
“As gardeners, we enjoy growing perennials…
donations support the preservation of historic Chapman-Hall House
DAMARISCOTTA — Local residents and businesses are encouraged to plan now for the May 17 Shredding on Site event sponsored by the Chapman-Hall House Stewardship Committee and Bath Savings Bank. …
