Jackie Paskal hugs the halibut she caught off Boothbay Harbor aboard the Blackjack, skippered by Capt. Danny Stevens. Courtesy of Dan Stevens 

Cross over the bridge to Southport Island on Wednesday, July 18, for the Southport United Methodist Church’s annual Country Fair from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Members and friends of the congregation…

A new nonprofit organization will promote, teach and facilitate the enjoyment of sailing in the Midcoast region.

The Shipyard Community Sailing Center has been created to carry forward the…

Charles Brooks of Boothbay holds the 50-pound, 50-inch striped bass he caught off Barrett’s Park on July 4.

A mother osprey, top right, looks on and voices skepticism at the passersby. A nice little gust of wind propelled the young sailors quickly past her not-yet-hatched offspring in the channel marker…

Sailing season for the summer of 2012 has begun at Southport Junior Yacht Club Sailing Foundation!

A light rain was falling in the early morning, but by 9 a.m. the sun was peeking through…

The third annual Lobster Roll 5K run/walk, a fundraiser for the creation of a track in the Boothbay region, will be held Saturday, July 28. The event, hosted by the Boothbay Region Athletic…

For nine years, Orne’s Candy Store has hosted their annual Rock Skipping Contest, where kids (of all ages) come and see whose rock can boast the most skips.

The Boothbay Harbor footbridge…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens knows how to throw a party, and this year’s fundraising event on Thursday, July 26, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., will be the party of the season.

Fabulous food,…

My mother used to say, “Now Bob, watch your step…” And my father (a sergeant in the USMC) shared something similar: “Watch where you’re going, you knucklehead!”

At the carnival we were urged…

The second annual Maine Craft Beer Comes to Boothbay on Saturday, July 14, will be more of a tasting than a festival says Maine Brewers’ Guild President Dan Kleban.

The event showcases the…

Children in two different age groups can enjoy wonderful books and exciting activities during any or all of the four Monday sessions of Every-Birdy Loves Reading at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens…

Two hundred years ago in 1812, the U.S. Navy saved our country and our way of life. On July 14, at the Town Hall in the Boothbay Railway Village, you can talk and listen to the man who knows the…

The Windjammer Days Festival kicked off June 24 with a fleet of a dozen Boothbay Harbor One Design sailboats competing in the inner harbor.

The Boothbay Harbor One Design is a classic 20-…

When Huntington, an eastern screech owl, was younger, his feet became caught in a fence. That could have been the end of the little guy, but he was rescued. Last year, he came to live in Wiscasset…

As I check my notes and reflect on the past week or so, I realize that the Dock Party wasn’t a month ago but just over a week ago. When the Fourth of July falls on Wednesday our world gets…

Midcoast United will host summer soccer camps with Seacoast United Maine. There will be a full-day camp for those serious soccer players. Campers can expect high level coaching with one of the…

Luke and Jonathan Yerrall caught their first striped bass on the Fourth of July, and it's a beaut! The 6-year-old twins fought and later released the 30.5-inch fish aboard the Breakaway…

Due to a higher than normal number of bear-related complaints this year, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife wants to remind the public how to best avoid bear conflicts.

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Boothbay Region High School field hockey coach Kate Iuzzolino invites field hockey players, from middle school age to former players, to play pick-up games and runs on Perkins Field at Boothbay…

The Fourth of July fireworks display, cancelled due to weather conditions on the night of the Fourth, will be tonight, July 5, at 9-ish p.m. Be there!

The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Annual Windjammer Days Boating Treasure Hunt.

Sisters from Southport Allie Withee, 15, and Cate Withee, 12, won the 50th Annual Windjammer Days Boating…

The Wiscasset, Waterville & Farmington Railway Museum will celebrate the grand opening of their display at the Wiscasset waterfront on July 4 at 5 p.m.

This display is a full-size boxcar…

Come visit the Boothbay Harbor region in full bloom of rich vibrant colors showcasing our region’s unique fashion boutiques. The annual Boothbay in Bloom Fashion Show will be held at the Spruce…

Salad Days is the perfect combination of local food, local music and great ceramics coming together for a fun, one-day event on the beautiful Watershed campus in Newcastle. The fundraiser has…

Come to Fiddle Day at the Morris Farm on July 8 from noon to 5 p.m.

This event, sponsored by Wiscasset Family Medicine, will be held on the back lawn of the Morris Farm. Concertgoers are…

As part of Woolwich Day celebration, there will be The Bob Meade Classic 10K Road Race and Family Fun Run on Aug. 4.

The Family Fun Run (1 mile) starts at 8 a.m. and 10k (6.2 miles) starts…

Olympic gold medalist Eleanor Logan of Boothbay Harbor has qualified to row on the U.S. eight-woman rowing team Olympic team at the games in London starting later this month.

Having won the…

Windjammers head to Cabbage Island in Linekin Bay to overnight at anchor there before they enter Boothbay Harbor for the 50th Annual Windjammer Days events. A.R. Tandy/BOOTHBAY REGISTER.

Fireworks Cruise
On Saturday, July 7, at 8 p.m. Cruise Bath’s colorful Heritage Days Festival waterfront, and enjoy on-the-river views of the impressive fireworks display.…

Because our nation’s birthday, July 4, is on Wednesday we face an early publishing deadline. We should all be thankful that a few of our national holidays still fall on their actual dates and the…

This past week marked the exciting start of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club's nine-week Junior Sailing program. Six young sailors arrived for the morning class, sailing Optimist dinghies around the…

Explore the line-up of fine art shows and artist receptions, new exhibits and studio tours in Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay and East Boothbay/Ocean Point. First Friday Art Tour is sponsored by…

When Lenore Imhof first met her dog Jake at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter in Edgecomb, the young golden retriever/Irish setter mix was missing a lot of pounds and much of his hair. He wasn’t…

Boothbay Region Youth Football welcomes all players from grades one through six to participate this fall. For information on how to participate, call Lisa at 380-9006.

As part of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ “Feather and Foliage” collaboration with Maine Audubon, naturalist and author Bob Duchesne will be “in-residence” at the Gardens in Boothbay from Monday…

Windjammer Days went out with a bang — or several.
Fireworks over the harbor…

Skies cleared for the June 27 Windjammer Days street parade. Participants began marching at 5 p.m. from the Boothbay Region High School up Route 27 to Towsend Avenue, to Commercial Street, and…

The start of the Windjammer Days parade was interruped at
around 5:30 p.m. when…

Twelve windjammers arrived in Boothbay Harbor in a stately, full-sail procession on June 27 for the 50th Annual Windjammer Days. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register and JOHN MAGUIRE/Wiscasset…

The 'Spirit of Massachusetts' falls in behind 'Heritage,' front, and 'Nathaniel Bowditch' during their sail into Boothbay Harbor for the 50th annual Windjammer Days festival. Twelve windjammers…

A member of the Boothbay Region YMCA since 1955, Maxine Tourtillotte attributes her well-being and health to hours spent at the Y.

Tourtillotte, 89, joined the Y when it first opened and is…

Top: Isaac Alderson of Irish band Comas performs in the Whale Park on the morning of June 26. DIANE RANDLETT/Boothbay…

The Heritage sails into Boothbay Harbor followed by Ocean Classroom's Harvey Gamage in the distance for the 50th Annual Windjammer Days festival. The visiting windjammers moored…

More than two months after Pyro City started selling fireworks in Edgecomb – and a week before the big Fourth of July holiday – the Route One store is doing well, owner Steven Marson said.

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Top: Duel! Two pirates of the Dark Rose, Dixie Bull and Palgrave Williams, square off for a duel on the Whale Park stage Tuesday morning.

Center: A volunteer explains to a pirate…

Top: The winner! Dr. Aquilino Alamo, despite being soaked from the rain, is all smiles after arriving in the Waterfront Park in Boothbay Harbor. Alamo won the 50th Annual Windjammer Days Jammers…

Bath will celebrate Independence Day and Bath’s maritime heritage during Bath Heritage Days July 4-8.

In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Maine Maritime Museum, this year the event…

The people of St. Philip’s Church, in Wiscasset will have been busy hulling, crushing, and sugaring loads of luscious strawberries, readying them for the famous, real-whipped-cream-piled-high…