Celebrate the fall with a weekend of paddling, shopping nature made and inspired art, exploring the refuge on foot or in canoe, visiting with live Owls up close, sipping and munching on delicious food, refining your archery skills, fungi foraging, and much more!.
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Cascade Brook celebrates positive behavior
FARMINGTON — The atmosphere at Cascade Brook School was joyful and lighthearted as students, staff and community members celebrated Fall Festival on Friday, Oct. 12. Students spent the afternoon taking part in carnival-like activities such as face painting, juggling, musical chair, games and more. There were fire trucks and police trucks for children to explore, rabbits […]
Shawnee Peak to hold fall festival
BRIDGTON — Shawnee Peak invites everyone to their fall festival from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13. The main attraction of this event is the scenic ride to the summit where views extend over the Lakes Region of Maine and toward the Presidential Range of New Hampshire. The base area will be a hub of family friendly activity. […]
Library Friends to host Fall Festival, annual book sale
WEST PARIS — The Friends of the West Paris Library are sponsoring a Fall Festival from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 14, in the West Paris Historical Society building, 232 Main Street. As part of the festival, the Friends will hold their annual used book sale, which includes adult, young adult and children’s […]
Couples compete for beer and cash at annual wife-carrying
NEWRY — Two couples were neck and neck as they reached the second-to-last and most difficult obstacle, the mud-pit lake. Where many other teams competing in the 16th Annual North American Wife Carrying Contest faltered that day, these two made quick work of the challenge, wading through and continuing on with ease, or so they […]
Wife Carrying competition this weekend
NEWRY — Sunday River Ski Resort will host the 16th annual North American Wife Carrying Championship at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10. It’s part of the resort’s annual Fall Festival, Director of Communications Sarah Devlin said. The festival runs from Oct. 9 to 11. Fifty preregistered couples will traverse a 278-yard obstacle course made up […]