SUMMERTIME!

“Book Club: The Next Chapter” - (PG13; 1 hour, 27 minutes) - This highly anticipated sequel follows our four best friends - Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, Diane Keaton and Mary Steenburgen - as they take their book club to Italy for the fun girls’ trip they never had. When things go off the rails and secrets are revealed, their relaxing vacation turns into a once-in-a-lifetime cross-country adventure. When Vivian (Fonda) gets engaged, the rest of the group gets the idea to… Read more

The Harbor Theater and Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library have joined forces to bring your family together over a classic book adapted to the big screen after 50 controversial years on the library shelves. On Friday, May 26, at 7 p.m., a family group of up to five can see “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” (PG-13, 1 hour, 46 minutes) for one admission price of $20, or individuals at $8 per person.

The deal continues with free popcorn to everyone who shows their BHML Library Card.… Read more

Hodgdon Yacht Services is pleased to announce the launch of Boothbay Boat Rental. The boat rental fleet includes Angler 20-foot and 22-foot center consoles with 150hp outboards that can be rented for single or multi-day periods.… Read more

For the first century of our nation’s existence, the Customs was the Federal system that supplied the largest source of income to the United States government.  In addition to collecting revenue, Customs Districts also managed important functions for commerce, from… Read more

We have been hard at work on the East side this winter! We knew we had a few things to do… We have built over 40 new docks which are now built to have the power lines underneath the boards to create a cleaner look and a safer environment for boaters. We also replaced six pilings on our most southern docks, where most of our yachts dock. We have switched over to Ethanol Free Gasoline on the gas dock! We are going to be the only marina in the region with Ethanol Free Gasoline, we will still… Read more

Thanks to Windjammer Days, a rich marine history and a community of sailing enthusiasts, Boothbay Harbor sees its fair share of beautiful boats. It is hard for a ship to stand out amid other stunning vessels. But whether due to its sleek lines, long history, or because the 86-year-old boat still wins races, the Gleam turns heads.   

“Gleam’s presence in Boothbay Harbor is pretty special because she's not from here, and you don't see boats like that often here,” said… Read more

Sunken Garden, off Federal and Main streets in Wiscasset, has “a certain peacefulness about it,” Garden Club of Wiscasset’s Emily Adler said. Created in the early 1900s in the foundation of a burnt hotel, it is free for the public to step down into, away from a busy week and into the tranquility, said Adler and, interviewed separately, Terry Heller of the club and head of Wiscasset’s Appearance of the Town Committee.

“The Sunken Garden is a hidden jewel in the middle of the historic… Read more

Winding roads with picturesque views, and then a steep gravel drive, lead to artist André Benoit’s scenic studio property in Boothbay Harbor. It is a sunny spring day and he has just finished “Rub a dub dub,” a wood assemblage depicting three men in a tub, rowing against one another, spiraling and spinning.

His studio is a 30-foot x 30-foot two-story workshop packed with finished art, materials and tiny bits and pieces of scrap metal and furniture and antiques. To the naked eye, it… Read more

Thursday mornings are set aside during the summer months by local residents and visitors for visiting Boothbay Farmers Market on Boothbay Common, off Route 27 in the heart of Boothbay Center.

Held from 9 a.m. to noon each Thursday from mid-May to early October, the Common is a beehive of activity, as a variety of vendors set up and display their wares and customers roam around looking for and buying fresh food and much more.

2023 is the 20th year of Boothbay Farmers Market… Read more

Fort Edgecomb is a state historic site, but 215 years ago it served as an important defense post. During the Thomas Jefferson administration, hostilities between the U.S. and Great Britain were growing. The Crown and the burgeoning new nation were at odds over trade and commerce, Native American policy, and Britain’s seizing of American sailors for use in its navy. The Embargo Act of 1807 also closed American ports to foreign trade during the Napoleonic War between Great Britain and France… Read more

Created in the imagination and realized in granite, marble, quartzite, bronze, metal and steel ... carved into abstract shapes, archetypal figures, birds, animals, and people – including two children: One in a soap box derby racer; another, flying on a magic carpet with an open book … welcome to the Boothbay Region Sculpture Trail (BRST).

The sculptors/artists represented on the Trail are Andreas von Huene, Miles Chapin, Chris Lewis, Mitch S. Billis, Roger Milinowski, Dick Alden,… Read more

Swim, swing, search ... ride, row, read … When the long summer days become a dilemma for parents who hear “I’m bored” more often than not from their kids, there are plenty of opportunities in the Boothbay and Wiscasset regions to engage the youngsters for a few hours a day … and get them away from their screen time.

For the younger ones, there is Clifford Playground on Back River Road in Boothbay. The newly refurbished facility has slides, swings, climbing bars and more items to burn… Read more

At Blake’s Boatyard, the term “family business” could not be more fitting. For 70 years, it has been owned by members of the Blake family, starting with Fred Blake in 1951 through to current owners Amy – who is Fred’s granddaughter – and her husband Dusty Goodwin.

Amy’s grandparents, great-grandparents and extended family members have all worked at Blake’s. As she told the Register, “Growing up myself, my brother Tyler and cousins Aaron and Charlinda all worked here at various times… Read more

When you are handed lemons, you make lemonade. And this “lemonade stand” has been more fruitful than ever imagined.

In this case, the lemon was the pandemic. But Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club did not let COVID-19 sour the club’s enthusiasm or hard work after the 63rd annual August Auction in 2020 was canceled, as were a number of other main events in the region.

“The pandemic forced us to think and act differently, create new goals for socializing while social distancing and… Read more

A new show at the Grill opens Monday, Sept. 19 and runs through Oct. 31, with three Maine artists who have not shown here previously. Pamela Browne, Jon Luoma and Margaret Merrill each have very different styles, approaches and mediums, including watercolor, Chinese inks, encaustics and acrylics. Join us for dinner Thursday evening Sept. 29 to celebrate the artists. The Grill is hosting a Prix Fixe three-course menu that will be offered for $29, with a choice of wine pairings for $10, or… Read more

Castle Tucker was Silas Lee’s dream house, on land he spent 15 years piecing together from “teeny” properties he bought up, owner Historic New England’s Midcoast Maine Site Manager Peggy Konitzky said.

So why is it not Castle Lee? Showing Boothbay Register/Wiscasset Newspaper around, Konitzky explained, for one thing, Lee called it Elm Lawn, for all the elms, which later died. The current name dates to early 20th century, when Jenny Tucker, daughter of Captain Richard and Mollie… Read more

Lincoln Theater is bringing two “hot” events to the big screen. First up, a documentary of the love story between two volcanologists and the hundreds of hours of footage they left behind. “Fire of Love,” opens Friday. Second, Ralph Fiennes leads the cast of David Hare’s “Straight Line Crazy,” from National Theatre Live. A blazing account of the most powerful man in New York and master manipulator whose legacy changed the city forever. Mark your calendars for this one night only event,… Read more

What could possibly be better than a good summer Shakespeare production? An encore!

Back by popular demand, The River Company has partnered with both The Waldo Theatre in Waldoboro and the Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta for a mini-tour of the extreme Shakespeare experience, ‘The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, abridged.”

“We are so incredibly lucky to be part of such a supportive and rich theater community,” River Company director Nick Azzaretti said recently, “… Read more