The Friends of Windjammer Days have announced that a carnival, with fun for all ages, will be included in the festival’s line-up this year.
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Outdoors
This 40-page 2016 Windjammer Days guide includes all the events for this year’s festival, Sunday, June 26 - Saturday, July 2 - and this year there are two new ones: The Miss Windjammer Pageant and…
On Sunday, June 5, Wanda Garland, botanist, photographer, and long-time educator, will lead a group on a wildflower walk. Come enjoy the beautiful trails at Hidden…
The Wednesday Walkers, a walking/hiking group in the Midcoast, has expanded again this year. Hikes are now being led by…
If you’re looking for a low-calorie snack this summer, don’t go to the Beryl’s Pastries stand at the Boothbay Farmers’ market.
But if…
Woolwich’s town administrator, Lynette Eastman, became a champion for the second year in row. She did so by raising over $1,000 in pledge donations for the upcoming annual Tour de Cure, the…
The Wiscasset Rod & Gun Club has announced plans to award a free, lifetime Maine fishing license to a Wiscasset child under the age of 15. The club is soliciting entries from interested…
There was a half marathon, or 14.1-mile, road race taking place in Edgecomb on Sunday, May 22. It was the second year in a row that the race has taken place, to benefit the Wiscasset organization…
Discover the Midcoast
The La Verna Nature Preserve provides an ideal place for a picnic by the sea. Located off Route 32 in the village of Chamberlain (Bristol), the mostly forested preserve is part of the Pemaquid…
The Lincoln County Fish and Game Association and Medomak Valley Land Trust will be hosting the annual Youth Spring…
Discover the Midcoast
Wildflowers are just starting to come into bloom. Finding and identifying them is fun and challenging, too. This past Saturday we were doing just that as we walked along the Bristol Recreational…
The CLC YMCA and the Boothbay Region YMCA will host eight weeks of Adventure Camp this summer for ages 9-15. Campers can choose one week or the…
Caleb Erskine and John Brooks will offer a yurt building course from June 24-26 at Hidden Valley Nature Center. Participants will…
A Bird’s Tale
Like many parents, this spring we have found ourselves perched beside baseball diamonds on breezy early evenings on many days. We enjoy watching the game and chatting with other parents. While…
Midcoast Conservancy
Midcoast Conservancy will be hosting the annual Hooked on Fishing event, where kids get out on the water and experience the fun of fishing.
The event will be held at Damariscotta Lake State…
Anne D. “Andy” Burt believes her passion for environment activism comes from her Dutch maiden name, Updike.
Burt premiered her most recent film, “Down to Earth, Climate Justice Stories,” at…
Discover the Midcoast
The Wilber Preserve in Phippsburg offers a short but highly enjoyable hike to the summit of Cox Head overlooking the Kennebec River and Atkins Bay.
From Route 1 in Bath take the exit for…
Obtaining a Maine Guide license allows one to lead day and overnight canoeing and stand-up paddle boarding on inland waters, backpacking, hiking,…
When was the last time students just let their inhibitions melt away, flexed their imaginations, and did something just because it was really, really fun? Mt. View…
Midcoast Conservancy will offer two days of nature exploration, just in time for Earth Day. First, join us…
Looking to get back out on some trails after a long winter? Perhaps you're a road runner who's always wanted to try trail running, but weren't sure…
Discover the Midcoast
It’s often been said some of the area’s tallest trees could be found in the woods surrounding the historic Pownalborough Court House in Dresden.
True or not, there are some pretty enormous…
When Gladney Mckay arrived as a participant in one of Hidden Valley Nature Center’s 4-day timber frame class last spring, she came with no experience but with a…
Welcome to the Alewife Run and The Fish Ladder Restoration Festival in Damariscotta Mills! Whether you’re a fan of the alewife migration, a supporter of the Fish Ladder Restoration or just want to…
Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to have Brianna Smith on staff as the crew leader for its summer Youth Conservation Corps. She brings a wealth of…
Skidompha’s Chats with Champions Committee and Sherman’s Maine Coast Book Shop are delighted to announce that Boothbay Register/…
Spring in Maine means a lot of good things: longer, warmer days, robins, budding trees and maple syrup.
On March 26, there were some blue balloons and a sign at the corner of Eddy and Cross…
Newcastle Local Planning Committee
Newcastle’s Local Planning Committee has finalized its plans for a mid-spring extravaganza that will encourage residents to come out and participate in the development of the town’s comprehensive…
The CLC YMCA, in partnership with the Boothbay Region YMCA, is offering a combined and expanded summer camp experience to provide kids ages 3+ in Lincoln County…
The CLC YMCA, in partnership with the Boothbay Region YMCA, is offering new teen leadership opportunities at Camp Knickerbocker this summer for 6-8…
Spending active time outdoors is good for individuals and it’s good for families. More and more research is showing that spending a little bit of time being physical outside has significant health…
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust informed Westport Island officials of its intention to purchase a 144-acre property within an area known as the Squam Creek Preserve…
Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to announce the addition of Andrew Bezon to its staff. Andrew will take over the position of forest and recreation specialist from…
Joe Norton has been building walls for around 12 years. They're not the kind of walls that keep people out. In fact they do just the opposite. Their artful beauty draws people in.
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The Chewonki Foundation in Wiscasset is opening an innovative, intentionally small independent day school, the Elementary School at Chewonki, for…
Discover the Midcoast
It was 50 degrees when we recently explored the Bass Falls Preserve in Alna. This mostly wooded property lies along the upper waters of the Sheepscot River.
The Sheepscot Valley…
Wiscasset Municipal Airport
Any time Maine Aeronautics Association does a fly-in and open house at Wiscasset Municipal Airport, it’s a chance for airport visitors to learn. But the one the nonprofit is planning this August…
Join Midcoast Conservancy naturalist Lynne Flaccus for a walk through the woods under the light of a full moon at Hidden Valley Nature Center in…
In addition to an intriguing set of illustrated lectures this winter, the Boothbay Railway Village is also launching a series of hands-on programs related to the…
Wiscasset Middle High School
Shoveling in front of Wiscasset Middle High School Friday, sophomore Trinin Jeffrey, in orange-rimmed sunglasses, and a few of his classmates had a plan.
“We’re going to make this lump of…
The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will hold its annual Kids’ Ice Fishing Derby on Wiley Pond from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Feb.…
Tim Simmons of Boothbay just returned from a week in Sweden. As interesting and exciting as he said it was, it wasn't a vacation. He was invited to go by his friend, crustacean scientist Matz…
Alna’s Pam Hull held her 11-week-old golden doodle Ruby in her arms Feb. 4 while talking with fellow Alna Snowmobile Club member Brenda Fifield of Kingfield. A few yards away, members continued…
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation
Winterfest was already going to be a nice time Saturday. The Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Department had a weatherproof game plan. But some things can only happen with snow.
Attendees…
A dozen Hidden Valley Nature Center members offer their time and talents each year helping to train both kids and adults the skills and joys of cross-country skiing…
On Friday, Feb. 12, celebrate the Great Maine Outdoor Weekend with a joint Pemaquid Watershed Association (PWA) and Damariscotta River Association (DRA) hike at PWA’s La Verna Preserve in Bristol…
Wiscasset Parks and Recreation
It won’t take snow for Winterfest to be a go on Saturday, Wiscasset Parks and Recreation Director Todd Souza said.
Some snow-dependent activities may need converting, such as a walk instead…
Now that the Liberal Cup Biathlon at Hidden Valley Nature Center has been rescheduled for Sunday, Feb. 28, some spots have opened up due to skiers who can no longer participate.
To register…
