Gardens Aglow has once again been voted one of the top ten holiday light displays in the country in USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ choice contest. Selected as number four, Gardens Aglow competed…
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Gingerbread Spectacular fans fell in love with the inventive 27 gingerbreads of 2021, 12 of which received…
Gingerbread Spectacular
What a difference a year makes.
In 2020, Gingerbread Spectacular judges created an “Almost Most Spectacular” award for Carla Warren. This year, Warren won the big one: Most Spectacular,…
Where It’s At
‘Tis the season to be busy ~ Fa la la la la, fa la la la ~ Run around until you’re dizzy ~Fa la la la la, la la la la ~
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Doctors and other employees from the John Andrews Family Care Center, along with some of the employees family members, entertained the residents and staff of the St. Andrews Village Gregory Wing…
Boothbay Region Y Arts
The weather outside wasn’t frightful but the scene was so delightful as members of Boothbay Region YMCA Y Arts led parents, grandparents, friends and visitors in singing Christmas carols from the…
All are welcome to attend a free community Christmas supper on Saturday, Dec. 25 from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the American Legion Hall, 25 Industrial Park Drive, Boothbay. Snow date is Dec. 26.…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum held its first weekend running “North Pole Express” Dec. 4 and 5 for the first time since before the pandemic. BRV Director of Marketing and Events Lori Reynolds…
Boothbay Lights
The afternoon of the arrival of the North Pole’s world famous residents in Boothbay Harbor was sunny and bright. Children waited on the town dock with their families eager to catch a glimpse of…
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce
Enter to win a $100 Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce gift card redeemable at any participating business. To view the list of these businesses, visit …
Saturday, Dec. 4
Board your Christmastime Train (first trip at 10 a.m.) at Sheepscot station (97 Cross Road, Alna) for a 20-minute steam-powered ride through the wild pine forests,…
From 4-6 p.m. on Main Street Pier on Route 1 will feature a roving Santa, a DJ, and hot cocoa and cookies. Fireworks over the Sheepscot River starting around 6 p.m…
Over Thanksgiving weekend, Tugboat Inn, 80 Commercial St., Boothbay Harbor, began offering igloo dining on the Marina Lounge Deck. Twelve feet in diameter, the two igloos are adorned with white…
The sun shone. Temperatures inched upward. It was a picture-perfect day for Boothbay Region Garden Club’s outdoor Winter Market. The market, featuring everything one could possibly need or want…
The Boothbay Harbor Pier 1 buoy tree is alight for the second year in a row. Mark, Dianne and Eric Gimbel brought several local people and businesses together to get the 925-buoy tree up before…
The second annual Lighted Fire Truck Parade will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 27 in Boothbay and Boothbay Harbor.
The decorated fire engines will stage at the Boothbay Fire Station…
The Edgecomb Community Church Thrift Store will be holding sales of Christmas clothing and décor along with bake sales and raffles. Each Tuesday and Saturday, from Nov. 20 to Dec. 11, freshly…
It was a morning of measuring and photos, and stepping back to admire the banister curves, the handsome furnishings in the parlor, and the subtly colored wallpapers of the grand Nickels-Sortwell…
Action for Animals Maine (AFAM) held “Friendsgiving” for around 120 Lincoln County community members Nov. 13 at American Legion Post 36. AFAM President Giselle Armstrong and Vice President Clint…
The historic Opera House stage in Boothbay Harbor will showcase the talents of Maine musicians during the final two live concerts of the 2021 season. Regional…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum
Unlike during Prohibition, whiskey - and history - lovers attending Boothbay Railway Village Museum’s first Speakeasy Night at the Museum Nov. 13 won’t need to know a special knock or password to…
Be at Brady’s on Union Street in Boothbay Harbor on Wednesday, Nov. 10 at high noon to celebrate the birthday of the United States Marine Corps.
Said organizer Jim Singer of Southport, “…
Thanks to Central Maine Power, L.L.Bean, and other generous sponsors, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ Gardens Aglow will once again illuminate the festive…
Attendance limited to 250 people
Update: Due to town ordinances, the food trucks will not be available and cooking s’mores will not be done due to safety concerns by the Spruce Point Inn staff.
Register in…
Join the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor in person or online for worship Sundays at 10 a.m. Face coverings will be required for all people, regardless of your vaccination status, for in-…
Southport Island Association hosted “A Very Southport Halloween” at Robinson's Wharf Oct. 31 for the town’s first Halloween kickoff party in years. There were games, fortune telling, stringed…
The Edgecomb Community Church has a busy holiday fundraising season approaching. The Thrift Store will be holding bi-weekly sales of Christmas clothing and décor along with bake sales and raffles…
Costumes and candy galore: Hundreds of kids and adults enjoyed Boothbay Railway Village Museum’s Community Halloween Party Oct. 31.
“People were lined up at quarter of 11, ready to party,”…
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce has announced that the Boothbay Lights events, Nov. 19 through Jan. 1, will be the same “as they were last year,” and it is planning big for next year.…
Boothbay Railway Village Museum invites the community to celebrate Halloween on Sunday, Oct. 31, and the end of the 2021 on their expansive four-acre Village Green.
Trick or Treat around…
Once again, Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation is sponsoring a Family Christmas Ornament Decorating Contest. Start planning your designs now.
Cash prizes will be awarded. Grand prize…
Two Salty Dogs Pet Outfitters handed off a $1,200 check to Action for Animals Maine Oct. 20. AFAM is a nonprofit committed to helping people in Lincoln County in need of financial assistance for…
Something exciting is rumbling down the tracks at Trout Brook Preserve! There are now two ways to enjoy the wooded hillsides of Trout Brook Preserve and surrounding Alna, by rail or by trail.…
Where it’s at
As I write this, foliage was expected to hit its peak this weekend (Oct. 16 and 17) and next weekend (Oct. 23 and 24). My plan: Drive around this peninsula and then onto Damariscotta and check out…
Nancy B. Spinney, of Southport, Maine and Lawrence A. Dean, of Greenfield, Massachusetts were married on Saturday, Sept. 25.
The evening ceremony and dinner that followed were held at the…
“Haunted” tours of the historic courthouse and graveyard will offer fun and fright to kids and adults alike on Oct. 29 and 30.
Lincoln County Historical Association will present special…
Hundreds of people headed for Boothbay Railway Village Museum Saturday, Oct. 9 and Sunday, Oct. 10 for the 53rd Fall Foliage Festival.
Over 50 vendors guaranteed there were wares to tempt…
Connected, a non-denominational free group is resuming meetings again starting in November. The group is a free, nondenominational gathering that invites widowers, widows, divorced and singles 55…
Do you know where your yarn is grown?
On Sunday, Oct. 10, join Real Maine members for the first Maine Fiber Tour and Trail. Celebrate Maine grown fiber and support your local farms.…
Boothbay Railway Museum’s Family Harvest Day dawned a bit overcast, but families still came out to celebrate the arrival of autumn and spend some time together.
At 10 a.m., families ready…
The best thing you can do this Saturday is head to the Boothbay Region Historical Society at 72 Oak Street, Boothbay Harbor.
On Oct. 9, from 9 a.m. until all is sold, you will find a…
Each year the Boothbay Railway Village Museum celebrates the arrival of fall with Family Harvest Day. The event this year, Saturday, Oct. 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., features classic New England…
Great news: the Boothbay Region Historical Society’s renowned Cheese and Bake Sale is back!
Grafton Village cheddar will be available for purchase on Friday, Oct. 8, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m…
At Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, preparations are already underway for the seventh annual Gardens Aglow. After positive feedback from last year’s successful pivot to hold the event…
You may join Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor in person or online for worship Sundays at 10 a.m. Face masks are now required for everyone. We will be passing the Friendship Folders at the…
The Boothbay Charities Classic raised $15,000 for Special Olympics Maine (SOME) Sept. 18 in a first-ever cornhole tournament. The event was sponsored by The First National Bank, hosted by Boothbay…
Wiscasset Art Walk
Twig artist Susy Perrine will build a garden structure…
New U.S. Junior National Scottish Fiddler Champion Owen Kennedy is among the musical performers at the Fall Foliage Festival Oct. 9 and 10 at Boothbay Railway Village Museum. He’ll be joined by…
On Sunday, Sept. 26 the Edgecomb Community Church will have as guest minister the Reverend Peter Foss. Rev. Foss has preached many times at this church while filling in as an interim pastor…
