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  • Ruth White making one last delivery

    July 26 will mark the last time Boothbay Harbor letter carrier Ruth White delivers the mail. White is ending her U.S. Postal Service career that began 31 years ago in York.

  • New website offers "historical" vacation rental experience in Maine

    Would you like to be surrounded by history and imagine what it was like to have lived in a house in the 1700s or 1800s yet still enjoy all the amenities of today’s world?

  • Alewife talk at Sheepscot General Store

    Each spring, millions of alewives migrate up Maine’s rivers and streams to spawn, and in the summer, their millions of offspring migrate back to the sea. A talk by Dr. Karen Wilson and Dr.

  • Come see the historical display at Aquarium

    The Maine State Aquarium in West Boothbay Harbor is a hidden gem in the Boothbay region. It is an attraction for its collection of Maine wildlife and holds an immense amount of Boothbay’s and Maine’s history.

  • Sixth annual Celebrity Chef Challenge scheduled for Sept. 8

    On Saturday, Sept. 8, chefs from central and Midcoast Maine will compete in the 6th annual Celebrity Chef Challenge. This year’s event will be held with Spectrum Generations’ partner, the Central Lincoln County YMCA, at their newly renovated facility at 525 Main Street, Damariscotta.  

  • Boothbay Harbor Country Club honored by Architectural Digest

    Boothbay Harbor Country Club made Architectural Digest’s list as one of the Most Beautiful Clubhouses in America. Our stunning clubhouse was chosen as the most beautiful clubhouse in the state of Maine. Architectural Digest is undeniably the preeminent authority on design.

  • Incredible, edible kelp: Bigelow Laboratory Café Sci July 24

    Imagine an aquaculture product that could solve today’s biggest food supply challenges. It would be rich in essential nutrients, grow quickly, and require minimal natural resources. Instead of harming the environment, it would have a therapeutic impact.

  • The story of East Boothbay shipyard Washburn & Doughty

    Today Washburn & Doughty Associates, Inc. of East Boothbay specializes in the construction of steel and aluminum commercial vessels, but it began with discussions around a kitchen table over a design for a small dragger.

  • Boothbay Railway Village

    BRV holds Antique Engine Meet

    On July 7, guests of Boothbay Railway Village viewed stationary engines that innovated work on farms and in households of late 19th and early 20th century America.

  • Come build bridges: Volunteer at the WW&F

    ​During the upcoming months it is all hands on deck at the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum in Alna. We need your help to build a bridge!
     

  • Bigelow Laboratory to host open house July 20

     What is it like to study the ocean at a world-class research institute? Find out on Friday, July 20, when Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences hosts its annual open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on its East Boothbay campus.

  • Black River Gallery opens in Boothbay Harbor

    The Black River Gallery (BRG) of Boonton, New Jersey is now of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Artists Catherine Day and Sue Kenney have opened the gallery to feature their photographic art and the work of guest artists. Right now, the gallery features Bernadette DeCesare.

  • Journey into the past at the Maine State Aquarium

    This season, visitors to the Maine State Aquarium may take a trip down memory lane. The aquarium has launched an interactive, walking, history tour and exhibit entitled “A Bygone Era.”

  • Hot dog!

    Local resident Heidi Leighton is selling hot dogs from her cart on the Boothbay Common on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. throughout the summer.

  • Nitrogen to the Rescue: Bigelow Laboratory Café Sci July 10

    Microscopic plants in the ocean have a giant impact on the health of the planet. While these phytoplankton are currently facing numerous challenges from climate change, recent research has revealed that they are getting a surprising boost in the Arctic.

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