On Sunday, Aug. 24 at 4 p.m. at the Bremen Town Center, 208 Waldoboro Road (Route 32), Mary Bryant Berger will present “Growing Up at Camp Biscay,” a program about her family’s camp on Biscay Pond.

The Boothbay Register is in the process of digitizing its newspapers. However, several issues from 1910 to its beginning in 1876 were destroyed by fire in 1945. Some issues were recovered after the fire, but very few. 

Juggling, unicycling, balance acts! Welcome to the world of Maine Youth Circus, performing during Wiscasset Art Walk on Thursday, Aug. 28, from 4 to 7 p.m., on the sidewalks of Wiscasset Village.

The Rev. Dr. Kelly Murphy Mason will lead the last service of the 2025 summer season at Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, Aug. 24. Her sermon is titled 'The Poetry of Prayer & the Prayer of Poetry’. Margaret Mceldowney will serve as organist, and special music will be provided by the renowned Maine duo Castlebay. Castlebay weaves together the heritage of New England with Celtic lands in their ballads; their music transcends time and place. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome!

Back by popular demand, Boothbay Region Land Trust will again be hosting a Field & Forest Family Fun Day! On Saturday, Aug. 16 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Oak Point Farm, the community is invited to come out for a variety of activities that are fun for all ages. Explore the beauty and everyday opportunities available at BRLT’s preserve headquarters, along with additional fun offerings including a bounce house, dunk tank, music, food, and much more at this free event!  

Bring the entire family to the Boothbay Region Land Trust's Oak Point Farm, 60 Samoset Road, Boothbay Harbor on Saturday, Aug. 16! From 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. it's a day full of family fun including music, a bounce house, dunk tank, water games  and nature-focused activity stations on one of Boothbay Region Land Trust’s most beautiful preserves!

Join Boothbay Region Land Trust at Oak Point Farm and explore all this location has to offer including our natural playground, our nature center and loads of fun activities all afternoon. Food will be available for purchase.

The Rt. Rev. Mark Beckwith continues his long time ministry on Southport Island when he will preside over the service of Holy Communion Sunday, Aug. 17 and Sunday, Aug, 24 at All Saints by-the-Sea. Services are at 8 and 10 a.m. Providing inspirational music leadership from the organ at all services is Mr. Henry Lowe from Walpole. A coffee hour will allow church attendees to enjoy fellowship after the 10 a.m. service. Worshippers of all faiths are welcome to join our community as we worship God in this beautiful, sacred space.

A journey to 19,341 feet above sea level begins with a single step. Longtime regional visitor Greg Godkin, 53, recently joined ranks with those who have reached the summit of Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro — all with a broken foot.  

Summit day began at midnight and took four hours to reach the peak; just in time for the sun to rise.  

“When I made my first step at the top of the mountain, that sense of accomplishment. There's no material item that I will ever own that will ever come close to that feeling,” he said. 

The view from Tim Lewis’ Boothbay Harbor home is beautiful, especially during the summer when the noon sun reflects off the Atlantic, and the seaweed-adorned shipwrecks still wasting in the harbor peek out at low tide. Light from the bay window similarly illuminates the vases that decorate almost every surface of the house. 

During week 8 at Boothbay Sea and Science Center, students explored a variety of fisheries practices that ranged from recreational to large scale commercial companies. They learned how different methods of fishing impact marine life, and why regulations are essential for maintaining our fisheries. With another week of sunshine, we took full advantage of outdoor lessons, ocean views, and hands-on learning.

The Boothbay Harbor Fire Department (BHFD) lobster bake fundraiser Aug. 9 was a big success according to Lieutenant Jesse Peters. Peters said the event raised around $14,000.    

Come see the magic of Jeanne Rosier Smith on Friday, Aug. 15 from 3 to 5 p.m. Jeanne will be doing a demo and answering questions at Black River Gallery, 16 McKown St., Boothbay Harbor. This is a must attend event!

“My paintings are a visceral response to the world. A flip in the stomach, an intake of breath sparks the work. My process relies on instinct. Dissolving and blending colors, creating vibrations with layered pigments reflects a balance of heart and mind working toward a moment of joy.

The next public supper will be March 19, the meal will consist of vegetabel soup, salad, Irish soda bread, corned beef and cabbage, potato, crrots, and key lime cake. The cost is $10 for members and $12 for nonmembers. Additional meals may be purchased for take-out at the same cost when reserved. Takeouts should be picked up at 5:45pm. For more information or to make a reservation, call 882-8230. Please join us for this delicious meal.

The Rev. Virginia Rickeman will lead the service at Wilson Memorial Chapel on Ocean Point this Sunday, Aug. 17. Jim Swist will serve as organist. The service is at 9:30 a.m. All are welcome!

Virginia "Ginger" Rickeman grew up in Massachusetts spending summers in Boothbay Harbor.

On Tuesday, Sept. 16, beginning at 4 p.m., a celebration of 40 extraordinary years of the Holocaust and Human Rights Center (HHRC) of Maine will be held. The experience will include cocktails, awards and recognitions, a silent auction, book signing, dinner, dancing, live music, and a master of ceremonies. The event is being held at The Woodlands, 39 Woods Road in Falmouth.  

In partnership with the non-profit Maine Federation of Farmers’ Markets (MFFM), the annual Boothbay market is breaking down barriers to fresh, local foods with its new SNAP/EBT and voucher program.

A quick stop at the market’s Information Booth next to the gazebo, run by members of Healthy Lincoln County, to pick up a shopping sheet, is all people need to get started.

Whether it was food or knowledge you were craving, Friends of the Southport Historical Society served up a satisfying dish. Southport Town Hall was packed Aug. 4 for the group’s latest installment of the Donald and Joyce Duncan Lecture Series, “Cookbooks as Historical Evidence,” led by Marieke Von Der Steenhoven, Bowdoin College's Special Collections Education and Engagement librarian.  

Coastal Senior College (CSC), serving midcoastal Maine from Wiscasset to Camden, opens registration on Aug. 12 for its 16 fall courses, which begin the week of Sept. 15.

Current and new members of the College are offered ten “live classroom” courses in locations throughout both Lincoln and Knox counties. An additional six courses are offered on “Zoom,” available to any member of the statewide Maine Senior College Network.  There are no “hybrid” courses on offer combining “live” and “Zoom” students. 

River Arts is pleased to host a one-day wet felting workshop with Maine fiber artist Laura McNelly. McNelly, a former teacher and floral designer, was introduced to felting when she began volunteering at a local school and for a group of homeschoolers. McNelly began her pursuit of felting through online classes and other online resources to hone her skills and techniques. McNelly finds inspiration for her pieces in her surroundings: from an ocean vista, a view across the blueberry barrens or flowers by the roadside.