It is that time of year when the Bremen Library gets ready for our popular wreath sale fundraiser. The sale will begin earlier this year. Wreaths will be available for sale beginning Wednesday, Nov. 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Bremen Town House on Waldoboro Road (Route 32) next to the Bremen Fire House. The sale will continue Monday through Saturday and end Saturday, Nov. 21. Any remaining wreaths will be sold on Nov.

The Edgecomb Community Church will be holding its annual Thanksgiving pie sale on Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 9 a.m. to noon at both the church at 15 Cross Point Road in Edgecomb, and at Ames True Value on Route 1, Wiscasset.

After a long hiatus, students at Boothbay Region High School (BRHS) are going international. In February, nine students from the junior and senior classes will take a nine-day excursion to Costa Rica through Education Tours (EF), where they'll kayak across Lake Arenal, zipline through lush canopies and do much more.

The Lincoln County Historical Association (LCHA) has announced its fall 2026 series of online talks for members, featuring presentations on local art history, colonial land claims, and Maine’s musical traditions.

The Edgecomb Community Church is inviting any and all to a special event on Sunday, Nov. 1. Guests are asked to gather at 11:30 a.m. A Samhain Gathering and Celtic New Year ritual will be offered at noon at the 15 Cross Point Road site of the ECC Labyrinth which is located behind the church.

St. Andrews Auxiliary Thrift Shop is happy to participate in the 125th Birthday Celebration of the 1901 footbridge. It is a pleasure for visitors and residents alike to admire our beautiful harbor while strolling across the expansive footbridge. We will mark the celebration by offering three high end items representative of our shop’s fine merchandise:

The Voices of Love concert, which will be presented at the Congregational Church of Boothbay Harbor, 125 Townsend Ave., at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 18, is a program featuring local musicians and readers. Concert goers will be inspired by American music performed by Timothy Wissler, retired organist from The Cathedral in Atlanta, the handbell and vocal choirs of the Congregational Church; flutist Carolyn Lanigan,  singer/songwriter Ed Parker, and Genie O'Connell conductor, organist and pianist.

Lincoln Theater is pleased to welcome singer-songwriter Aly Apaltro, stage name Lady Lamb, for a special performance of “An Evening with Strings,” Friday, Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. Join us for this intimate evening in the historic 150-year-old theater and enjoy music by a local breakout star.

Burke’s Island Farm, Route 27, Boothbay will be holding a Stall-O-Treat event on Saturday, Oct. 24 beginning at 5 p.m. All are welcome to this free event.

Horses and horse owners will be in costume, the stalls will be decorated, there will be games, treats and more to celebrate Halloween.

Burke’s owner Amy Reny said overflow parking is available at Reny Construction, just follow the lighted path.

A fun family event before the real holiday. Come in costume if you want.

Dress in your costume and bring your trick-or-treating bag for the 27th annual Halloween Parade! The parade will commence at the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library Lawn at 4 p.m. sharp on Saturday, Oct. 31 and will end at the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor for a special Trunk-or-Treat. This event will happen rain or shine.

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library is hosting its first Author Talk of the fall season with Maine author Claire Hersom. Join us on Thursday, Oct. 15 at 10:30 a.m. as Hersom discusses her debut novel, “Smithville Junction: A Maine Novel.”

Midcoast Poetry Journal invites the community to "Words Before Winter," an afternoon of poetry, laughter, stories, and the sort of literary unpredictability that has become a hallmark of Midcoast poetry gatherings.

The Skidompha Secondhand Book Shop in downtown Damariscotta will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., its special summer hours, through the holiday weekend. On Tuesday, Oct. 13, it will resume its regular hours, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The shop is open every day all year except for Thanksgiving and Christmas day.

A major source of funding for Skidompha Public Library, it is run entirely by volunteers, with donated books, records, CDs, DVDs, puzzles, and games. Donations are accepted whenever the shop is open.

McSeagull’s Restaurant, established in 1976 on Pier One, Boothbay Harbor, is partnering with the Community Resource Council to celebrate the restaurant’s 50th anniversary and to help CRC and its beneficiaries on Saturday, Oct. 10 from 11:30 a.m. to close.

The event will feature “1976 Menu Specials,” including 76-cent hot dogs, 76-cent Budweiser bottles, $7.60 well drinks and $19.76 lobster rolls.

There will be live music during the day. The Maniacs will play from noon until 3 p.m. and Jackson and Company from 5 to 8 p.m.

In the third installment of the “Real Pirates” series, we learned that the Marianne was indeed the pirate ship reported at “Damerill’s Cove” (known today as Damariscove) in the 1717 Boston News-Letter. Captained by Paulsgrave Williams, the vessel successfully reached the chosen rendezvous destination off the coast of Boothbay Harbor – the place that he expected to reunite with his partner Samuel (“Black Sam”) Bellamy and the treasure accumulated from more than 50 vessels.

With temperatures peaking at 73F, it didn't feel much like a fall day in downtown Boothbay Harbor Oct. 2. However, businesses are beginning to show their Halloween spirit as storefronts transform into spooky scenes, and pumpkins appear in plant pots and window frames. It may be too early for leaf peeping, but visitors are enjoying the pleasant weather in the meanwhile.

Artist Bob Rose didn’t set out to capture the soul of Boothbay Harbor when he sat down one summer day with a huge pad of paper. “My wife was working downtown at the Boothbay (Region) Art Gallery, and I’d gotten off work in the Southport boat yard. I drove into town and had a few hours to kill, so I started drawing the town.” The result is a stunning piece, comprising a series of 13 panels creating a 4’ by 30’ mural, that has been acquired by the Opera House at Boothbay Harbor.