Sports

• Donations continue coming in for Eastside Waterfront Park

  Thu, 07/18/2019 - 2:45pm

  

  Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation (BHWP) recently received a generous donation toward the creation of Eastside Waterfront Park. Longtime Boothbay summer resident Chuck Wilts joins approximately 70 other contributors to date. These include lifelong residents, summer residents and visitors. Contributions of any size are welcome and are tax deductible. Join the BHWP and these contributors in creating a lasting legacy of free, public access to our harbor for residents and visitors alike. We...

• Pemaquid Oyster Festival dedicated to Charlie Herrick

  Wed, 07/17/2019 - 10:30am

  

  The Pemaquid Oyster Festival, coming on Sunday, Sept. 29 from noon to dusk, will be dedicated to the memory of Charlie Herrick, who helped found the event in 2001, and dedicated himself to its success every year since then. Herrick passed away after a short illness on Jan. 2, 2019. "Charlie was an integral part of the Pemaquid Oyster Festival, and we will miss him this year," said Scott Folsom, Herrick's business partner at Schooner Landing Restaurant and Marina, where the Pemaquid Oyster...

• Southport Junior Yacht Club

  Tue, 07/16/2019 - 3:30pm

  Today we began Week 4 with yet another BMD. With a beautiful day ahead, Will and all the instructors welcomed the young sailors back, a much smaller group than last week. A few laughs were shared as instructors introduced themselves, including their favorite vegetable: a common favorite being carrots. Soon enough, everyone was sitting on the dock, cheering on the swimmers. Rory Leao, Henry Musgrove, Holden Nehrboss, Lowell Watson and Carter Wilson took on the challenge of completing the swim...

• Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Junior Sailing and Tennis Program

  Tue, 07/16/2019 - 3:00pm

  It’s hard to believe we are wrapping up our third week of the 2019 season. Our sailors and tennis players have gotten to enjoy a bit of every type of weather so far this year. The new Sailing & Education Center and comfortable One Design Room is a huge plus on the rainy or stormy days. Our third week of the season saw things really get busy. After a great first day on the water, we had great attendance at the ice cream social. Tuesday saw lots of progress being made in classes, both the...

• Lady Seahawks win another basketball championship

  Tue, 07/16/2019 - 8:30am

  

  Five months after winning a Gold Ball, the Boothbay Lady Seahawks have another jewel to put in their basketball champion’s crown. Boothbay won the Western Division Championship during the Gold Rush high school basketball weekend July 12-14 at Colby College in Waterville. The camp had 47 teams from Maine, Canada and out of state competing in four divisions: East, West, North and Central. The camp’s second toughest division was the west. Over the weekend, Boothbay played in 15 “minigames” against...

• Southport C420 sailors rock Harraseeket Youth Regatta

  Tue, 07/16/2019 - 7:45am

  

  Southport Yacht Club junior sailors took 1st and 2nd at the Harraseeket Youth Regatta July 11-12. With four more pairs in the top ten, Southport Yacht Club demonstrated it has the top teenage sailors in Maine. Three Southport sailors also competed in the Opti division with a top finish of 10th. The Harraseeket Youth Regatta is a favorite among Maine’s youth sailors because of the exposed wood frame club house, location, warm hospitality, and lunch on the barge in the race area. A few sailors...

• Neal Verge named 2019 Lobster Roll 5k Race honoree

  Mon, 07/15/2019 - 10:45am

  

  The Lobster Roll 5k Run and Walk began 10 years ago to raise funds for an outdoor track in the Boothbay region. A decade later, the fundraising efforts have shifted to improving the schoolground trail facilities currently used for the school cross country teams, snowshoeing, nordic skiing, and hiking. A recent addition to the race was naming an honoree. In 2018, Officer Larry Brown was named the inaugural honoree for his endless commitment to the youth of this community. This year, Neal Verge...

• Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta July 27 and 28

  Sat, 07/13/2019 - 8:30am

  

  2019 marks the 45th annual running of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club Regatta July 27 and 28. The BHYC regatta is a premier event on the Gulf of Maine Ocean Racing Association (GMORA) sailing circuit and it hosts many different classes of competition from PHRF handicap racing to one design classes, including Boothbay Harbor One-Designs, J80s, and J22s. The BHYC Regatta attracts between 30 and 60 boats from all over Maine to race two full days in and around Boothbay Harbor. There are classes of...
• Jefferson

  Race through the Woods at Hidden Valley Nature Center

  Sat, 07/13/2019 - 7:15am

  

  Midcoast Conservancy will host the ninth annual Race Through the Woods at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson on Sunday, Sept. 29. Registration is open; this event sells out every year, so racers are encouraged to sign up early. For runners who are inspired by the tranquility of running on rustic trails deep in the Maine woods and enjoy the challenge of highly varied terrain, where slippery roots or loose rocks demand concentration and focus, this is the race to run. Explore the exciting...

• Join Midcoast Conservancy for a full moon paddle

  Thu, 07/11/2019 - 9:00am

  Midcoast Conservancy will host a full moon paddle at its Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson on Saturday, July 14, from 8-10 p.m. Participants can enjoy the silvery glow of the “buck” moon (because new antlers emerge from bucks' foreheads around this time of the year) from canoes provided by the nature center as they glide along Little Dyer Pond after a beautiful mile-and-a half hike into the woods. Little Dyer Pond is a true Great Pond with no public boat launch and almost no...

• Bookmaking in Bath

  Wed, 07/10/2019 - 3:45pm

  

  The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) invites the public to get creative and craft homemade journals. Join Maine Master Naturalist volunteer and book artist, Jill Osgood, on Saturday, July 13 at 10 a.m. at the LOCAL Garden in Bath to make your own blank journal for journaling or sketching nature and everyday life. This workshop includes hand stitching a few simple pamphlet structures that are perfect for putting in your backpack and taking in to the field. Osgood will also include instruction...

• First National Bank supports BRHS Lobster Jam

  Tue, 07/09/2019 - 2:00pm

  

  First National Bank recently donated $1,500 to the Boothbay Region High School girls basketball program towards the 2019 Lobster Jam tournament. The 9th annual Lobster Jam will take place on July 26 and 27, hosted by Boothbay Region High School. Sixteen teams from across Maine will compete in the two-day tournament in order to be crowned the Lobster Jam Champs. Come enjoy a weekend of basketball and support the Lady Seahawks.

• Beauregard and Barclay compete at New England Championships

  Tue, 07/09/2019 - 1:30pm

  

  Ella Beauregard and Hamilton Barclay of Southport Yacht Club competed in the C420 New England Championships July 1-2 in Shelter Island, New York. The Shelter Island Yacht Club successfully bid for the event even though it is south of New England. Connecticut College coach Jeff Bresnahan and Steve Houston were regatta co-chairs, while Tufts Coach Ken Legler was PRO, and Olympian Amanda Clark squared the start line from the pin boat. SIYC members graciously housed sailors in their homes as only...
• Midcoast Conservancy

  Free youth camps being offered

  Sun, 07/07/2019 - 8:15am

  

  Midcoast Conservancy is offering two free camps this summer. Little Dyer Adventure Club returns for another year at Hidden Valley Nature Center in Jefferson from July 23 to 25, and the Paddleboard Adventure Camp will be held on Stevens Pond in Liberty from July 16-18. Adventure Club members ages 8-11 will learn to work and play alongside each other as they develop their sense of adventure. Participants will experience the basics of canoeing, mountain biking, hiking and leave-no-trace camping...

• Reggae Cruise celebrates 30 years of one love

  Sat, 07/06/2019 - 8:30am

  

  This summer marks the 30th anniversary of musician David Gagne’s Reggae Cruise, Sunday evenings, rain or shine, from June to September since 1989. The cruises started on Captain David Walker’s Islander about 13 years after Gagne began playing gigs at McSeagulls and at J.H. Hawke, where Mine Oyster is now. “It was cozy, a beautiful little boat. We did it maybe two or three years on that boat and then we were hired by the folks who owned Cabbage Island … We just kept going and going and...

• Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race Aug. 18

  Sat, 07/06/2019 - 8:15am

  

  The 15th annual Westport Island Shore Run 10K Road Race will take place on Sunday, Aug. 18 on bridge-accessible Westport Island. Registration is now open for "Maine’s Best Little 10K Road Race." The 10K road race will start at 9 a.m; the 3.5-mile "Fun Walk" will start at 8:30 a.m. This exciting 10K road race takes place on a USATF-certified beautiful course that winds through scenic pine and fir tree forests and over two bridges spanning inlets to Heal Cove and Montsweag Bay. The race benefits...
• Boothbay Harbor

  Pickleball bouncing along on new court

  Thu, 07/04/2019 - 7:30am

  

  The new pickleball court in Boothbay Harbor is a smash hit as nearly two dozen players convene twice a week for a game or two, or eight. The new court is a local home to what the United States Pickleball Association calls the fastest growing sport in the world. Local residents lobbied Boothbay Harbor officials to create pickleball courts five years ago at the former tennis court location. Boothbay Harbor responded by building an outdoor basketball and adjacent pickleball court. So far, the...

• Ocean Point 5K and kids’ run July 20

  Wed, 07/03/2019 - 2:00pm

  The 2019 Ocean Point 5K run and kids’ one-mile fun run will be held Saturday, July 20. Starting at 25 Park Street, Ocean Point in East Boothbay, the kids’ run starts at 8 a.m., followed by the 5K at 8:30 a.m. More information on the event is on Facebook (@oceanpoint5k) or online at oceanpointcolonytrust.org/Ocean-Point-5K A custom YETI tumbler will be awarded to the top male and female finisher in the 5K.

• Trees in the Forest and the Gallery

  Tue, 07/02/2019 - 1:00pm

  Friday, July 12 Join Boothbay Region Land Trust, 9-11:30 a.m. at the Schoolhouse Pond Preserve, Cross Road, Trevett. BRLT has partnered with Mathias Fine Art to offer a tree identification walk and private viewing of tree art. Our day will start in the woods of Schoolhouse Pond Preserve. As we walk a one-mile loop past old stone walls and along a sphagnum bog, we will encounter a variety of the tree species found in Midcoast Maine. A naturalist will offer some interesting insights into the...

• Paddle to Indiantown Island Preserve

  Tue, 07/02/2019 - 1:00pm

  Monday, July 15 Grab your kayak or canoe and join Boothbay Region Land Trust Executive Director and registered Maine Kayak Guide Nick Ullo from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. as he paddles out to Indiantown Island Preserve. This moderate 3-mile paddle begins in the Townsend Gut and travels up the Sheepscot River before landing at the Indiantown Island float. Paddlers will have the opportunity to stretch their legs with a short hike while investigating the significant cultural history of the preserve...

• Rocky Coast Road race draws 137 runners

  Tue, 07/02/2019 - 12:15pm

  The 39th annual Rocky Coast 10k /5k on Saturday, June 29 in Boothbay Harbor was a huge success with over 137 runners. Elijah Caret, 18, won the men’s 10k (38:54), Emily Lewis, 28, won the women’s 10k (44:35), Alexis McCoy, 35, won the women’s 5k (21:27) and Tanner Tanter, 43, won the men’s 5k (22:24). Information on the runners’ town of residence was unavailable. Race director Lisa McIntosh said via email, “We couldn’t do this without the help from our sponsors- the First, Dead River, J. Edward...

• Vintage baseball July 7

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 5:00pm

  The Midcoast Sports Hall of Fame is sponsoring a vintage baseball game on Sunday, July 7, at 1 p.m. at Philbrook Field, near the former A.D. Gray school on School Street in Waldoboro. The Sunrise team will be playing Dirigo. Refreshments will be on sale. Bring your own chair. A hat will be passed for donations. If you have any questions, call Tom Mellor at 691-2770, email him at ttmellor@gmail.com or email team organizer Jacob Newcomb at jacob.newcomb@gmail.com

• Southport Junior Yacht Club

  Mon, 07/01/2019 - 4:30pm

  With the thunderstorms of the weekend passed, the second week of the sailing program is off to a wonderful start with a BMD (Beautiful Maine Day). This phrase is commonly used around the yacht club to name the days where the sun is shining and there is a consistent breeze: a perfect day to go sailing. The young sailors began to gather as the instructors were sent down to the dock to bail the motor boats. As I watched Will take attendance and everyone introduce themselves, it was really...

• Lighted boat parade July 6

  Sun, 06/30/2019 - 10:15am

  

  The Windjammer Days lighted boat parade, scheduled for Saturday, June 29 was postponed due to weather concerns. The parade, the final event of the festival, has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 6. And there’s still time to register! Go to www.boothbayharborwindjammerdays.org/lighted-boat-parade See you at the waterfront in Boothbay Harbor - 9 p.m.!
• Press release

  30th Sheepscot River Race July 6

  Sat, 06/29/2019 - 8:30am

  

  The 30th anniversary Sheepscot River Race is Saturday, July 6 at 3:30 p.m. This race began as a Fourth of July activity run by the Wiscasset Recreation Department, as a few laps around mooring balls in Wiscasset Harbor. Today, the race is sanctioned by the Maine Canoe and Kayak Racing Organization and is considered one of the most scenic paddling races in the state. Competitors of all abilities in canoes, kayaks or paddleboards are welcome. “The course is approximately 6.2 miles and will be...

• 2019 Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle 5k for the whole family

  Sat, 06/29/2019 - 7:30am

  

  The 2019 Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle 5k/Fitness Walk is Saturday, July 6 at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta. The event, in its 15th year, features expanded 5K age groups for all the young runners. The 3K fitness walk is for all ages. The race, sponsored by Renys and Kieve/Wavus, begins at 8:30 a.m. Registration begins at 7:30. All participants will receive custom sweatbands and our famous strawberry shortcake. The event is professionally timed and prizes will be given. To register online...

• BRHS lacrosse meeting July 3

  Fri, 06/28/2019 - 3:00pm

  

  The Boothbay Region High School girls lacrosse team invites all high school girls interested in playing lacrosse next year to join us Wednesday, July 3 at Perkins Field, BRHS, from 5:30-6:30 p.m., to learn about the game and participate in some casual scrimmaging. No experience necessary. We encourage girls in 8th to 12th grade who have any interest to join us for a fun hour of lacrosse. Free ice cream after the scrimmage for the first 20 players who show up.
• Windjammer Days Day 5

  Antique Boat Parade

  Fri, 06/28/2019 - 7:45am

  

  The fifth day of Windjammer Days 2019, June 27, featured the annual Antique Boat Parade. Music in Whale Park included the Capital Band. More boat pictures are on the gallery page.

• Everyone plays ball!

  Fri, 06/28/2019 - 7:15am

  

  Have you ever seen a 95-year-old woman, all of 5 feet tall, play baseball? If you were driving by the Lincoln Home in Newcastle recently, you would have seen her and her 80-to-90-year-old teammates decked out in their Golden Oldie T-shirts and ball caps, cheering, batting, walking bases, and having a grand time. Kevin Benner from Lincoln Home’s maintenance department, clears the parking lot of cars, chalks the bases onto the hot top and opens the 14th annual baseball game with “Play Ball!” The...

• Wiscasset Yacht Club open house June 30

  Thu, 06/27/2019 - 5:30pm

  

  Wiscasset Yacht Club is accepting applications for membership. All boating enthusiasts are invited to an Open House from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 30. Meet club members, take a tour of the clubhouse and grounds, share in some refreshments, and enjoy the many scheduled activities. Sailing instructor Tom Stoner and some of his students will be at the boat shed eager to show off the sailboat fleet and to introduce prospective members to the new Adult Sailing Program. And Safety &...

• WD: Lobster eating, cod fish race, parade and more

  Thu, 06/27/2019 - 11:15am

  

  Day 4 of Windjammer Days 2019 was highlighted by pirate antics, the arrival of the windjammers, the lobster eating contest, the cod race, street parade and music at Whale Park. More photos are on the gallery pages.

• Making Your Best Shot – Fireworks

  Wed, 06/26/2019 - 11:00am

  

  Windjammer Days as well as the 4th of July is coming which means the skies will be filled with fireworks again. The displays can be dazzling and can make for a wonderful subject to photograph. Here is what you will need to make your best shot of fireworks. For equipment you’ll want a tripod to keep your camera steady, a shutter release cable and, of course, your camera with a fully charged battery and a formatted memory card. A flashlight can be useful to see camera settings since you will be...

• Registration begins for Aug. 3 Nequasset Paddle

  Tue, 06/25/2019 - 9:45am

  

  Early registration is underway for the second annual Nequasset Paddle to be held on Woolwich Day, Saturday, Aug. 3. Pre-registration is $10 and can be made at the town office during business hours. Registration after July 31, or on the day of the race is $15. The race sponsored by the Woolwich Special Events Committee is for kayakers and canoeists. Kyle Beeton, race coordinator, said they’ve made a few changes this year. One is the starting time, which has been moved back an hour to 10 a.m...

• Fish & Game Club to hold .22 rifle shoots starting June 27

  Tue, 06/25/2019 - 8:45am

  The Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association will be introducing IR50/50 rimfire (.22 only) matches at the club on Dover Road in Boothbay this summer starting Thursday, June 27, with registration beginning at 5 p.m. Shooting starts promptly at 6 pm. The shoots will continue every other Thursday into September. Check the club's calendar at www.brfga.com for any additional shoots that may be held. IR50 is a nationwide (mostly East Coast), sanctioned rimfire benchrest shooting organization...

• YMCA, BHYC working together

  Tue, 06/25/2019 - 8:30am

  

  The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club and Boothbay Region YMCA are excited to announce a new partnership to offer greater opportunities to our community's children and teenagers this summer. This partnership allows participants to take part in sailing and/or tennis at BHYC and Camp K activities through the Y with transportation between those activities provided by the Y. Just like Y and BHYC Junior activities, this whole program is open to members and non-members alike and allows for a variety of...

• Clear Stream Construction wins tug across the harbor – again!

  Tue, 06/25/2019 - 8:00am

  

  And they yanked the arms right off the other teams, OK, not really, but Clear Stream Construction did yank the rope out of all of their opponents’ hands. That’s right, Clear Stream Construction won the sixth annual tug of war and set a Windjammer Days Festival record June 24, becoming the first team ever to win twice – and in consecutive years! The Friends of Windjammer Days renamed the event the Stephan Branch Memorial Tug of War Across the Harbor. Stephan and Margaret Branch had hosted teams...

• Lobster Roll 5k and kids’ run July 27

  Tue, 06/25/2019 - 7:15am

  

  Run and celebrate! It’s time for the 10th anniversary of the Lobster Roll 5K race and kids’ fun run! Join us Saturday, July 27 at 8 a.m. in front of Boothbay Region High School. Last year, over 200 runners supported the community to run on one of the most scenic race courses in Maine. Prizes are awarded for overall winners, age group winners and the team challenge. The 5K race starts at 8 a.m. On-site registration is open at 6:30 a.m. The kids’ fun run will be after (around 9 a.m.) on the...

• BRBA has a fun, challenging and safe season

  Mon, 06/24/2019 - 1:15pm

  

  After a chilly and wet spring, fifty of the region’s boys and girls had a fun-filled baseball season with Boothbay Region Baseball Association (BRBA). Once the cry of “Play Ball” was heard, the hooting, hollering and laughing heard from the fields was encouraging and the skills built by these hard-working kids are notable. The future of baseball in our region looks bright. The support of our community, sponsors and parents made field improvements, the acquisition of safety equipment and gear...

• Rock skippers help open Windjammer Days

  Mon, 06/24/2019 - 12:15pm

  

  The 15th annual Rock Skipping Contest took on a new meaning on Sunday, June 23 because for the first time it was a benefit for Boothbay Region Health Center. “In the past it has benefited the food pantry, but this year we moved on to the Health Center. We are excited to do that,” said John Webster who, with his wife Jean, began the competition. The couple owns Orne’s Candy Store in Boothbay Harbor. “”We need a primary health center that is affordable,” said Webster. “We are struggling to break...

• YMCA’s 39th Rocky Coast Road Race June 29

  Fri, 06/21/2019 - 7:30am

  

  The Boothbay Region YMCA will hold the 39th annual Rocky Coast Road Race beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 29 at the YMCA on Townsend Avenue. This event will take place in partnership with Windjammer Days. All proceeds from the race support LIVESTRONG at the YMCA, a 12-week free program for cancer survivors and their families. Focused on small-group training and relationship building, LIVESTRONG works to provide specialized training for those who are living with, through, or beyond...
• Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust

  Dodge Point dock rebuilt and ready for boating season

  Fri, 06/21/2019 - 7:00am

  

  Volunteers and staff from Coastal Rivers Conservation Trust remove the dock each fall and reinstall it in the spring to provide easy access to the preserve by boat. Coastal Rivers co-manages Dodge Point Preserve, which is owned by the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands (BPL). Visitors to the dock may notice the pier is looking sturdier than it did last year. BPL representatives and Coastal Rivers volunteers and staff worked together to replace the rotting pier supports last October. Coastal Rivers...

• Beauregard and Barclay attend sailing clinic in Newport

  Thu, 06/20/2019 - 1:30pm

  The 19th Brooke E. Gonzalez or “BEG” Clinic was held at Sail Newport June 13-16. Miss Gonzalez was a promising youth sailor who died tragically in 1997. Gonzalez impressed members of the sailing community with her willingness to learn and improve. The clinic honors that memory by gathering some of the best youth sailors with astounding coaches in Newport, Rhode Island. Ella Beauregard and Hamilton Barclay of Southport attended the clinic after a rigorous application process on first selection...

• Healthy Kids 15th annual Shortcake Shuffle

  Thu, 06/20/2019 - 8:15am

  The 15th annual Healthy Kids Shortcake Shuffle 5K and 3K Fitness Walk will take place at Great Salt Bay Community School in Damariscotta July 6. The age categories for the 5K have been expanded to include children ages 1-5, 6-10, 11-14 and 15-19 as so many young people are running the event. All participants will receive a custom sweatband and as always, homemade strawberry shortcake will be served and prizes awarded! The race is professionally timed. All proceeds go to the Healthy Kids child...

• Weekly yoga comes to Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens

  Wed, 06/19/2019 - 12:00pm

  

  At the Gardens, we know through experience what science has confirmed—spending time in nature reduces stress, enhances creativity and improves general health and well-being. Yoga has also been proven to reduce stress, promote relaxation, relieve anxiety and improve one’s quality of life. With that in mind, CMBG introduces weekly yoga at the Gardens this summer. One of the major tenets of yoga centers on being in the moment, at one with nature. In fact, many of the postures of the yoga practice...

• 2019 Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Racing results

  Mon, 06/17/2019 - 2:45pm

  

  Work Boats Under 24 Feet Class A, Skiffs 16 feet and under, Outboard up to 30 hp, operators up to 16 years old. 1. Nugget , Cameron Murphy 2. Ryan Russell Class B, Inboard, Outboard or Outdrive, 31 to 90 hp. 1. Zippin’ , David Noyes 2. Naden , Frank Bennett 3. Layla Lynn , Dustin Thibault Class C, Inboard, Outboard or Outdrive, 90 hp and over. 1. Casco Miss , Dave Johnston 2. Sea Foam , Hayden Brewer Fastest Working Lobster...

• 34th annual Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Races

  Mon, 06/17/2019 - 7:45am

  

  The 34th annual Charles Begin Memorial Lobster Boat Races were held in Boothbay Harbor Saturday, June 15. Here are some scenes. Results will be published later.

• Midcoast Conservancy’s Love the Lake Regatta July 20

  Sun, 06/16/2019 - 7:30am

  

  Midcoast Conservancy’s second annual Love the Lake Regatta will be held on Saturday, July 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Rolling Acres in Jefferson. Home to the Joseph A. Fiore Art Center, Rolling Acres has a spectacular stretch of shoreline on Damariscotta Lake. Designed to be a fun, family-friendly day on one of Midcoast Maine’s most beautiful lakes, the regatta will provide participants with the opportunity to get onto the water using one of Midcoast Conservancy’s kayaks, canoes or stand-up...

• Summer games in Orono a blast for Special Olympians

  Sat, 06/15/2019 - 8:00am

  

  Boothbay region Special Olympians competed when the University of Maine in Orono hosted Maine Summer Special Olympics Games June 7-9. The occasion was more than just a competition as athletes from all over Maine came together to celebrate the summer games’ 50th anniversary with a 1969-themed dance to round off the festivities. Special Olympics Maine was started by Melvin “Mickey” Boutilier in 1969, one year after bringing a group of Maine athletes to Soldier’s Field in Chicago where Eunice...

• Get revved up! It’s lobster boat racing season!

  Wed, 06/12/2019 - 7:45am

  

  There’s gonna be a lot of wake goin’ on this weekend with the start of the 34th lobster boat racing season Saturday, June 15 at 10 a.m. with the Charles Begin Memorial Races right here in Boothbay Harbor. Sign up begins at 9 a.m. Racing fee: $25. Categories include gas classes based on length and cubic inches, diesel classes based on horsepower and length, a wooden boat race, gas and diesel free-for-alls, and four races just for Boothbay region boats. The race course runs in front of Tumbler...

• Forest Bathing Walk at Porter Preserve

  Tue, 06/11/2019 - 7:45am

  Friday, June 21 Join the Boothbay Region Land Trust at the Porter Preserve, Kimballtown Rd, Trevett from 10-11 a.m. Celebrate the summer solstice and the return of daylight on an Introduction to Forest Bathing walk. Discover the health boosting benefits of moving slowly and mindfully through the forest. Open your senses and connect with the natural world through a series of invitations designed to enhance your health, wellness, and happiness. This leisurely walk covers less then a mile of trail...

•  
• 1 of 97
• next ›