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Camden Garden Club Announces 2026 Lamppost Sponsors
Camden Garden Club
2026 Lamppost Sponsors

 The Camden Garden Club offers sincere gratitude to the following participants for supporting the 2026 Lamppost Sponsorship Program.
Thank you for your help in keeping Camden one of the most beautiful towns in Maine.

With their generous donation, sponsors are helping Camden Garden Club create and maintain 13 public gardens

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Free book marketing chat with publicist Melissa Gerety June 4
DIY Book Marketing for Maine Authors

Whether you are a veteran author or having a new book come out, you do not want to miss this! This is a free event and book marketing chat from a woman who knows her stuff!

See poster for details. 

To get daily Maine book marketing tips, notices of writer events, and other free resources follow our Facebook page.

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ANDRE Events - Movie at Rockport Opera House - June 7
Rockport Opera House

ANDRE Events - organized by Lynn Rutter and other local residents

 

A celebration of a legend whose story defined our Rockport harbor: Andre the Seal. This year marks the 40th anniversary of Andre’s passing.

One of the planned events will be a free screening at the   historic Rockport Opera House.... Join us!

June 7th 3pm – Movie - Andre, directed

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DUCK, DUCK, GO DUCK!
West Bay Rotary

Don't miss your chance to win... only two weeks left until race day!

On Sunday June 14th at 12:00 p.m. the West Bay Rotary Club will host its annual Duck Derby. It's a sight to behold, as 3,000 rubber ducks take their marks, get set, and with the sound of an air horn, are released down the falls, furiously competing to be among the first across the

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Navigating Mid Coast Maine

 

Navigating Mid Coast Maine:

covers the basics of navigation and trip planning while taking you to the far corners of the Boothbay area. Our instructors have hundreds of hours cruising the waters covered in this course as recreational boaters and on Coast Guard Auxiliary patrols. They are certified CG Auxiliary Small Boat Coxswains and Boat Crew

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Sunday Tidbit: Set Free From Fortune Telling Addiction
Eastgate Ministries

 

   One day, a lady friend unexpectedly showed up at my doorstep. “Can you please help me, Roy?” Her voice was filled with desperation, “Sit here, on the deck,” I said. Sitting across from her, I asked with genuine concern, “What’s troubling you?” She revealed a red bag containing Tarot cards and said, “I can’t go a single day without consulting

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Hit up Brady's before Suzy Bogguss Saturday night
Brady’s

Join us a t Brady's Saturday night before the Suzy Bogguss concert and enjoy fantastic food, friendly service, and the best popovers anywhere!!

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Boat America!

 

Boat America:

completing this course can lower your boat insurance. In Maine, anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1999 operating a boat with more than 25 hp MUST have a certificate showing completion of Boat America. This course is an introduction to how boats handle, boating laws and requirements, emergencies, and trailering. Cost: $40, includes

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BOB COLWELL & COMPANY SUNDAY MAY 31st FROM 5-8PM 727 OCEAN SUNSET
Smuggler’s Cove Oceanfront Inn

Please join us Sunday, May 31st as we welcome back the very talented Bob Colwell to 727 Ocean Sunset at Smuggler's Cove Inn.  Bob Colwell always puts passion in his performances!  Come early for HAPPY HOUR from 3-5PM and dinner on the deck!  207-633-2800.  Reservations recommended.  www.smugglerscoveinn.com

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Boating Course June 16 & 18

 

Suddenly in Command:

basic skills and emergency situations including how boats handle, getting underway, docking, VHF radio, and required equipment are covered. Cost: $30.

 

Date/Time: June 16 & 18, 6 pm - 8 pm. each night. Location: American Legion Hall, 25 Industrial Park., Boothbay ME. To Register/more information: davidbeastwood@gmail.com Davi
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Castlebay in Concert, Saturday, June 6th at Sail, Power, & Steam Museum
Sail Power & Steam Museum

 

Castlebay in Concert, Saturday, June 6th at Sail, Power, & Steam Museum

The ever-popular Castlebay performs in concert at the Sail, Power, & Steam Museum (SPSM) as part of 2026 summer concert series on Saturday, June 6th at 7 p.m. at the museum at 75 Mechanic St., Rockland in the South End.


A popular Midcoast favorite, Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee

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Castlebay in Concert, Saturday, June 6th at Sail, Power, & Steam Museum
Sail Power & Steam Museum

 

Castlebay in Concert, Saturday, June 6th at Sail, Power, & Steam Museum

The ever-popular Castlebay performs in concert at the Sail, Power, & Steam Museum (SPSM) as part of 2026 summer concert series on Saturday, June 6th at 7 p.m. at the museum at 75 Mechanic St., Rockland in the South End.

A popular Midcoast favorite, Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee

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Camden Garden Club Awards Annual Scholarships
Camden Garden Club

Camden Garden Club is proud to present the 2026 Scholarship Awards. Our candidates share their personal statements below. Their academic fortitude and intellectual curiosity, combined with a driven interest in Environmental Science, have made them stellar scholarship candidates and winners.

 Norah Gallant of Hope, Maine, speaks to her future in

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Add to Camden's Time Capsule by June 28
Camden Rotary Club

 

How will Camden residents 50 years from now learn about what life was like here in 2026?

They’ll open a time capsule assembled by the Camden Rotary Club, Camden Public Library, and Camden Rockport Historical Society.

Locals are invited to contribute drawings, photos, small mementos, news stories, letters to the future, and notes about

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Thank you to our sponsors!
MCH Making Community Happen

 

We want to extend our sincere gratitude to the businesses and individuals who have already stepped forward to sponsor our July 9th fundraising event, "Celebrate Meals on Wheels in the Vineyard". Your generosity helps ensure that vital meals and services continue to reach older adults throughout Knox County.

There is still time for additional

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Did You Know… Camden Lions members Bob and Judy Oxton are celebrating their 65th Wedding Anniversary in June? Please join us in celebrating with them!!!
Camden Lions Club

If you are interested in serving your community with the Camden Lions Club, please contact Matt Jones at:  mjone10@gmail.com.

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Summer Concert Series 2026 at Sail, Power, & Steam Museum
Sail Power & Steam Museum
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Rent a Mooring at the Sail, Power, & Steam Museum
Sail Power & Steam Museum

 

FROM:                 Jim Sharp, Executive Director

                                sailpowersteammuseum@gmail.com

DATE:                    May 18, 2026

RE:                         Moorings Available at SPSM/Midcoast Sailing Center

 Rent a Mooring at the Sail, Power, & Steam Museum

 

Rockland – The Sail, Power, & Steam Museum’s (SPSM) Midcoast

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Sail, Power, & Steam Museum welcomes Waterfront Manager
Sail Power & Steam Museum

DATE:                    May 18, 2026

Sail, Power, & Steam Museum welcomes Waterfront Manager

Rockland – The Sail, Power, & Steam Museum (SPSM) announces and welcomes Waterfront Manager Kevin Cooke to SPSM’s Midcoast Sailing Center (MCSC) team.

Cooke’s role will serve the community and MCSC by managing adult sailing, charter and rental fleet

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Spaghetti Supper for Firefighters & EMS Affected by the Searsmont Fire at Robbins Lumber
Totman Enterprises, Inc

On Thursday, May 28, from 4 to 7 pm, the community is invited to Lori's Cafe at 504 Belfast-Augusta Road in Liberty, Maine for a drive-through Spaghetti Supper Fundraiser benefiting the firefighters and EMS personnel injured in the Robbins Lumber fire in Searsmont on May 15, 2026. Meals are offered on a by-donation basis — give what you can — and

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ANDRE Events - Movie at Rockport Opera House - June 7

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Buy tickets online until Friday, June 12th at midnight from www.WestBayRotaryOfMaine.org. Tickets can also be purchased from any West Bay Rotarian. And every Saturday until race day, West Bay Rotarians will be selling tickets in front of French & Brawn from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Sunday Tidbit: Set Free From Fortune Telling Addiction

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