Sports

Improvements at the CLC YMCA Sailing Camp at Round Pond
At the Central Lincoln County YMCA’s Sailing Camp at Round Pond Harbor, each summer youth in grades 3-9 enjoy learning how to sail. Our staff of experienced instructors will teach your kids lifetime skills in our fleet of 14’ Tech Dinghies.
Boothbay Region Youth Football
Boothbay Region Youth Football, for grades k through 6, will be holding two meetings to sign up players, and coaches will be available to explain the program to parents.
Sheepscot River Race has long history in Wiscasset
A few years ago, recalls Sheepscot River Race organizer Scott Shea, a father/son racing team started yelling and fidgeting precariously about their boat. Mice, which had been nesting
HVNC gets $400K grant
Midcoast Conservancy is delighted to announce that its Hidden Valley Nature Center has been awarded $400,000 by the U.S.
Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races draw 34 boats
On Saturday, June 17, in Boothbay Harbor, spectators on boats, wharves and docks, and a prime spot on the lawn in front of the Department of Marine Resources (DMR) on McKown Point, watched as some of the fastest lobster boats in Maine vied for first place in their respective categories.
Melcher races to Wiscasset three-peat
Paddle smart, paddle safe, have fun
“Believe me, young friend, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats,” so says Ratty in Kenneth Graham`s famous children’s novel, "The Wind in the
Learn trail-building skills with Midcoast Conservancy
On Saturday, June 24, from 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers are invited to join Midcoast Conservancy to build a new hiking trail at the Jump Pond Preserve in Palermo.
Bottle rockets, kites, jet propulsion and more at DRA’s Camp Mummichog
Many made-made machines are similar to machines found in nature. Weevil joints have gears, grasshoppers have built-in levers, and squids use jet propulsion.
Nature journaling workshop at Hidden Valley Nature Center
Midcoast Conservancy is offering a Nature Journaling workshop at Hidden Valley Nature Center on Saturday, June 17, from 9 a.m. to noon. June is a special time at Hidden Valley Nature Center, when the woodland wildflowers carpet the forest floor.
Hooked On Fishing day inspires young anglers
Fifty kids took to Damariscotta Lake Saturday, June 3 for Midcoast Conservancy’s annual Hooked On Fishing youth event.
Summer Special Olympics held in Orono
Seventeen local athletes traveled to the University of Maine at Orono on June 9-11 to compete in the Summer Special Olympics Games. They arrived on Friday late, as they attended graduation. Like in 2016, another athlete, student and friend, Thomas Wilcox, graduated.
Tree ID and forest ecology walk
Friday, June 23
13th annual Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle
Saturday, July 8
Nature Hike with BRLT
Tuesday, June 20