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There were many firsts at the Windjammer Days Tug Across the Harbor on July 1: no construction company teams (but, there is a whole lot of building going on); there was a school team BRES (…

Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor

Where else on the peninsula would you see in a church five young foreigners laughing and speaking in Turkish with a 96-year-old parishioner, exchanging contacts and making plans to visit again?…

Free registration is now open for the 2022 OBD Williams-Fossett Vintage Car Show. The annual event will return to the Bristol Consolidated School on Bristol Road in Bristol on Saturday, Aug. 13…

The Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta has selected the winning T-shirt design to represent the 2022 event, being held Oct. 7-10…

Windjammer Days 2022

Ten contestants donned lobster bibs and faced the pair of one-pound soft shell lobsters: Pete Lee (North Carolina), Tom Hughes (Massachusetts), Joan Gray (Southport), Liz Grant (Maine), Al Havand…

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee (LCDC) will host its annual Family Fun Day Lobster Bake Sunday, Aug. 7 from noon to 3 p.m under the big tent at Cider Hill Farm, 785 Main St. in…

Windjammer Days 2022

The Harbor Aglow lighted boat parade ended the first day of the Windjammer Days festival June 26. Over a dozen boats, from yachts to outboards and fishing vessels, were decked out with original,…

During the height of the pandemic touring musicians were forced into hibernation and live performances were few and far between. The summer of 2022 at Boothbay Harbor’s Opera House is now…

The Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor invite all summer workers from away who are working seasonally in the Boothbay region to a welcome gathering at the church, 125 Townsend Ave., on…

Celebrating its 10th year, Wiscasset Art Walk (WAW) will be presenting a series of summertime evenings that highlight art and art-making, music and performance, and community connections. The 2022…

Join the Lincoln Festival Chorus on Monday, June 20, at 7 p.m. - registration at 6:30 p.m. Rehearsals are at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, usually on Monday. 

Membership…

The Boothbay Region High School Class of 1972 will hold its 50-year reunion at Brady’s in Boothbay Harbor on Saturday Aug. 6, starting at 1 p.m. Photographer Leisha MacDougall will take an…

“Be sure to return to this beautiful place,” urged Jennie Mitchell, guest speaker at the first-ever Alumni/Masonic cookout at Barrett’s Park in Boothbay Harbor on Sunday afternoon, to the…

Boothbay’s Got Talent is back this year and plans to continue with the online format for the competition portion of the event. The reason for this is to give local youth and teens the…

Harbor Theater
The gala opening of  “Downton Abbey: A New Era” at Harbor Theater in Boothbay Harbor on Friday, May 20 was attended by 84 “Downton fans,” 48 or so in 1920s attire for…
Maine Tasting Center

Maine Tasting Center at 506 Old Bath Road in Wiscasset has expanded its calendar of classes in the Learning Center.

The business opened in July 2021…

Train and trail fans alike are invited to board the Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington (WW&F) Railway steam train at Sheepscot Station in Alna for a 20-minute trip through the backwoods of…

Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) invites all Lincoln County residents to visit its three museums free of charge on June 4. The 1754 Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta, the 1761…

Prom 2022 in Boothbay Harbor: warm, brilliant sunshine – a perfect spring day followed by an equally perfect evening.

All Boothbay Region High School students may attend. Those who did were…

Suzie’s Fill the Boats with Love fundraiser for Boothbay Region Food Pantry, Midcoast Humane and the Boothbay Region Elementary School Clothing Closet is this Sunday, April 24 from noon to 5 p.m.…

Tickets go on sale online starting Friday, April 22 at 8 a.m. for the Gala Opening of “Downton Abbey: A New Era” on Friday, May 20, 6 p.m. at the Harbor Theater.

General seating tickets…

Here comes summer, and here comes a return to St. Philip’s annual celebration of the luscious red fruit that signals summer is on its way. Remember the homemade biscuits swimming in minimally…

Opera House at Boothbay Harbor

JigJam are a multi-award winning quintet from the heart of the midlands in Ireland. Blending the best of traditional Irish music with Bluegrass and Americana in a new genre which has been branded…

Who makes the best potato salad among the employees at Coastal Maine Popcorn?

A discussion on such at the Boothbay Harbor business has…

The Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor Sunday School would like to invite anyone in the community to join them at 10 a.m. on April 17 for their annual Easter Egg Hunt! Search for eggs, do a…

After a pause of just over two years, over 60 guests gathered at Brady’s restaurant April 4 to have lunch together. There was a buzz of conversation as old acquaintances were renewed and newcomers…

Edgecomb Community Church, UCC, will gather for the annual Easter sunrise service at Fort Edgecomb, ME, on Sunday, April 17, beginning at 6 a.m.

Easter Sunday sunrise services are a…

Singer-songwriter John Schindler of Boothbay will perform a set of his folk-influenced original music during the Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s online Frances Perkins Award Celebration…

Area Girl Scouts will be selling Girl Scout cookies in the lower parking lot at Boothbay Region High School on Saturday, March 26 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Edgecomb Community Church announces that its thrift store, which has been closed for the winter months, is now reopening Tuesday, April 5. Their hours will be as last year: Tuesdays 10 a.m. to…

Boothbay Railway Village Museum is in planning stages for a new archive building. Director of Curation and Education Whitney Lytle said a site survey will happen this spring for the building which…

The best corned beef, the best chef, worker bees, and delivery crew! What more could we ask for to create a community wide supper? This event feeding 85 residents was put together by the Southport…

Celebrating Women on the Working Waterfront
The late Capt. Marion Dash, first female boat captain on the coast of Maine, who co-founded Windjammer Days with her husband, Capt. David Dash. Photo courtesy of Boothbay Register

Historically, maritime careers were considered for men only. Back in the day, a woman was more likely to be seen as the figurehead carved on the bowsprit of a boat rather than as a deckhand or…

Boothbay Harbor Rotary Club presented Boothbay Region Elementary School teachers and staff with lunch March 2. Rotarians sponsored lunch for Southport Central School the previous week and will…

Boothbay Harbor will welcome Pedego Electric Bikes with its “… hello, fun…” slogan at the Meadow Mall in early May. Branch owners Roger and Lisa Matthews plan a soft open…

Anne Gobes and Mike Ciccarelli of the Cape Newagen Alpaca Farm, for a second year, showed their generosity by joining the Southport Island Association in the annual Winter Walk Feb. 20.

Lincoln County Republicans held their Lincoln Day Dinner at the 1812 Farm in Bristol on Feb. 12. The theme of the event was Lincoln’s speeches. Trish Warren, candidate for House District 48, read…

Lisa Houck

River Arts in Damariscotta begins the winter season with an exhibition in black and white. Running from Feb. 15 to March 26, the “Black & White” show offers a sophisticated collection of works…

Love filled the air on Southport when Southport Island Association (SIA), Southport General Store, Sweet Dreams Bakery, and the kids at Southport Central School teamed up to bring the community…

Outrageous Valentine’s Breakfast sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary will be served on Saturday, Feb. 12 from 8 to 10 a.m.

The menu will be our typical full breakfast menu as served…

Join Hearty Roots at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson Feb. 21, 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., for a morning filled with cross country skiing, fat tire biking, and exploring the trails with other…

The Lincoln County Republican Committee is hosting their Lincoln Day Dinner on President Lincoln’s birthday Saturday, Feb. 12, beginning at 6 p.m. The celebration is being held in Bristol at the…

Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor

The Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor will not be holding in-person worship this Sunday, Jan. 30. However, our worship team will put together a pre-recorded service this week that will be…

Salt Bay Farm, 110 Belvedere Road, Damariscotta, is a favorite local destination for sledding. The big hill behind the parking lot offers a long, fast descent to those with a…

Did you know, if you happen to own a garlic press, you have Julia Child to thank? Following on her best-selling cookbook, “Mastering the Art of French Cooking,” and her popular series on public…

Damariscove Island

Let’s celebrate throughout 2022 our four hundredth anniversary of the very first maypole dance in America, on May 1, 1622. Damariscove’s incredible history provides a peek at our very deeply…

MaryEllen and Ted Gibbon of Ocean Point, Boothbay and Oakhurst, New Jersey announce the engagement of their daughter Jessica Marie to Ryan Morrison, son of Jill Bergman of Boca Raton, Florida and…

Where It’s At

New Year’s Eve. Regardless of where you are or go, as the midnight hour approaches TVs will be tuned in to Times Square, New York City to watch the ball drop and raise their champagne (or other…

American Legion Auxiliary Post 36, Boothbay will once again be hosting their annual festive New Year’s Day Brunch at Legion Hall Jan. 1, 8:30 to 11 a.m.

Come join with us and indulge in the…