I spent last Saturday morning at the Rotary barn, greeting purchasers and selling furniture (mostly), and we had a great day. Good conversations, good times, and sales-wise,…
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This week was the seventh of the Southport Junior Yacht Club. We had sun and smiles throughout the week, especially for Bingo on Wednesday!
Throughout the week, we had eight new swimmers:…
I usually get on my statistics kick in March, roughly three weeks before the Maine State Library Annual Report is due. But the library has felt exceedingly busy this summer,…
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has captured the world's attention, but it has also captured the attention of criminal scammers. One area where AI scams are particularly dangerous is celebrity…
A reminder of a change in the normal schedule – the August potluck will be our annual island cookout taking place on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 3 p.m. (rain or shine) at the hall.…
Where It’s At
The first time I wrote about Jaap Eduard Helder’s fabulous art was in 2020 and his solo show at Studio 53, “The Wordless Stories of …” and I had a wonderful time viewing and writing about the…
A Bird’s Tale
On one of the oppressively hot and humid summer days we have been experiencing lately, we had the good fortune to be at the cool, shady camp of brother Andy and sister-in-law Nina on the shore of…
Joe’s Journal
Well, we survived another week of sweltering summer weather, sort of.
I never thought I would write that sentence while living on the Maine coast. It looks like some climate change is…
’Round Town
For some reason, Leica the wonder dog (it’s a wonder she’s a dog!), made several executive decisions recently.
About six months ago Leica abandoned her crate. She gave us no notice, no…
And the winner is ... Here’s another opportunity to win 10 more lobsters. The drawing will be held on Aug. 29, just in time for Labor Day Weekend! Each Thursday morning, we will be selling raffle…
Boothbay Region YMCA Community Catalyst for Good
If you’ve ventured to Barters Island, you know it’s a spectacularly unique place along our peninsula. Sweeping views of sea and horizon. The ever-present tide reminding us of the bountiful gift of…
What an exciting week on the SYC campus! We hosted the Maine State Opti Regatta on Wednesday and Thursday, with 60 young sailors racing on the Sheepscot. It is quite a scene as each…
The annual Legion fundraiser Yard Sale and Craft Fair is now here this Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.Our Legion storage sheds and garage are full, so there will lots of great treasures to be had.…
The blast of heat has continued from the July 4 weekend and throughout these five weeks. Locating a cool spot outside of a dip in the ocean has been a challenge. Regardless, July was a fun and…
The Sprucewold Directories are here! Stop by our cabin on Bayberry to pick one up. On Saturday we will distribute them at the Sprucewold Beach Club annual…
On the Hahn Cove hillside the new Beattie cottage is seeing lots of activity this summer even though it’s not quite finished. Rob and Cammie had barely said goodbye to CJ and Charlie last week…
This is my first column for the month of August and I’m lamenting the fact that summer is going far too quickly!
Welcome to our many August vacationers. Beth (Ford) and husband Anthony…
Southport friends are invited to gather at the Southport Yacht Club on Sunday morning, Aug. 11 at 11 for a community celebration of the life of Anne Grimes, who died Jan. 21 of this year. Anne…
This week was the sixth of the Southport Yacht Club sailing program. It was filled to the brim with fun and different events throughout the week, including the Maine State Opti…
A small but raucous crowd filled the Rotary building as we celebrated the Olympics with our own world-famous cornhole tournament last week. Amy got into the spirit of the thing with a picnic…
Occasionally, the Buzz practically writes itself. It occurs less often than a blue moon - which I learned, happens on average, every 2.5 years - but it does happen.
It’s where the stars…
In 2023, post-disaster fraud cost Americans over $9.3 billion, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB). With hurricane and wildfire season in full swing, it’s important to remind…
Over the weekend we decided to join in the birding fun that we wrote about in…
’Round Town
The storms of this past winter did a lot of damage throughout the region but the east-facing shore of Southport took a serious hit. I am most familiar with the waterfront from Gray Homestead to…
Joe’s Journal
Dear Reader:
Does your head hurt?
Is your neck sore after being whipped back and forth as the political bombshells cascade down from Niagara-on-the Potomac?
Is your brain…
Yet another very busy week here at Ocean Point!
If you were here vacationing this past week you experienced what I describe as “typical” Maine weather, a little bit of everything including…
On Tuesday, Aug. 6, from 11 a.m. to noon, we are thrilled to have Bethany Schmidt, the tech guru on loan from the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library, to help anyone who would like with their…
Boothbay Region YMCA: Catalyst for Good
Are you committed to lifelong health? Most of us would answer in the affirmative. Here at the Boothbay YMCA, twelve key members of our Y family are the embodiment of this goal. These individuals…
The weekend’s activities at SYC began with our annual Seguin Island Trophy Race held on Saturday. With six boats braving the light wind and strong tides, the race proved to be an…
Firewise Chipping Day was postponed last week due to a machinery malfunction but co chairs, Randy Lehman and Curt Audin, rescheduled for a new date, Monday, July 29. The chipper could be heard at…
Many us remember Dick Snyder who lived in Newagen for many years, and who died on Feb. 21 of this year. We have an opportunity to gather at the Southport Town Hall on Saturday, Aug. 3, beginning…
Last Saturday was the VA Townhall on Geriatrics and Extended Care which is all under the VHA (VA Healthcare). VHA in Maine falls under the leadership of VHA Maine, Ms Tracye Davis. This event…
Somehow it’s already August. McKown Pointers can hear the yacht club cannon go off at sunset each evening; its now booming closer to 8 than 8:30, a somber reminder that the days are becoming…
This week was the fifth of the Southport Yacht Club sailing program. While the weather was mostly dreary…
Where It’s At
Mushrooms have long been a subject of fascination for writers – fiction and non-fiction; and their healing properties in their natural state raw or cooked, in powder and capsule form around the…
The Rotary building was rocking and rolling with fellowship and good cheer last week and with lots of visitors and guests. We were introduced to Matt Crane, who is considering a move from Wayne,…
Wow, what a weekend! Hopefully, you are almost fully recovered from it all as this weekend will test everyone’s stamina too. But before we talk about what’s ahead, let’s review this past week.…
A Bird’s Tale
We might be far from the tropics, but the temperature sure has felt downright tropical here in Maine (and across much of the nation) over the last few weeks. Maine and much of the country also got…
’Round Town
Mamie Louise Anderzohn grew up on a small farm in the Midwest. How she ever landed at the small state school in western Pennsylvania which I attended is beyond me. She taught a “methods” course in…
The last week of July is coming next week. I’m still amazed: where does the time go? In the spring we were reveling in rain, rain, rain. Now we are wondering when it’ll rain; all our plants are…
Wow, we have certainly experienced some of the best weather of the summer this past week, let’s hope it continues.
There are many to thank for last week’s activities. Among them are China…
One way to deal with all the debris from our winter storms is to have a ‘pick up’ party, which is what the Horn Cove residents did last Saturday. They gathered chain saws and other implements to…
More heat and humidity, but at least it cools off at night! On Sunday afternoon, the Sprucewold Beach Club Member Social was held at the beach, with over 45 members in attendance.…
Welcome to our second edition of the Chief’s Corner. In this column we will focus on campfire safety, and whether you are enjoying a campfire at your home, an RV or state park, or backpacking and…
Weather was in our favor this week as temperatures cooled and gave us so many opportunities to get on the water. Our weekend started with the Annual Cornhole Tournament on Friday…
This week was the fourth of the Southport Yacht Club sailing program. We attended another regatta at the Haraseeket Yacht Club in Freeport, hosted our second Ice Cream Social, were…
If you only read the column this far, please note: the JPVIS annual meeting is this Saturday, the 27th. Dunkin’ coffee and donuts at 9 a.m., the meeting starts at 9:30. The vibrancy of our…
The VA Townhall event is this Saturday, July 27 at 2 p.m. Yes, the event is for veterans but I think it is equally, if not more, important for veteran families and potential care givers. For…
Hot enough for you … try the upstairs Barn Flea Market. That sure is not. A big thank you to Cathy Fisher, Deb Graves and their crew who unpack boxes, clean shelves and are there, upstairs…
The incredible weather continues. Even Goldilocks would love it - not too hot, not too cold. As I write this Sunday night, a loon's…
