KINGFIELD — Eleven new signs along the Maine High Peaks Scenic Byway welcome visitors with interesting stories about the region, thanks to a $25,543 grant from the Franklin County Tax Increment Financing District and a $10,459 from the Maine Department of Transportation. The new interpretive signs were recently installed at four scenic turnouts along the byway: […]
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Mclaughlin Garden first Family Fun Day to include road show
PARIS — The Mclaughlin Garden & Homestead will host its first ever Family Fun Day on Sunday, Aug. 6. Starting at 2 p.m., the garden will host the Celebration Barn Road Show, “On the Go!,” a fusion of comedy, physical theater and vaudeville. The cast includes Jess Bryant from North Carolina, Khalil LeSaldo from Maine, […]
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Wellness fair offered Aug. 5 PARIS — The town of Paris is hosting a Health and Wellness Fair in conjunction with the Open House and Touch-A-Truck Event at the Paris Fire Department, 137 Western Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5. FMI, breakfast tickets: 207-539-4800. Nature Club visiting Pemaquid Point OXFORD — The Twin […]
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See Maine's early outdoor traditions in a 3D program
RANGELEY — Maine State Museum director Bernard Fishman will share a rare look at Maine’s outdoor traditions in the 1800s and all in 3D at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, at Lakeside Theater. The Maine State Museum has created a virtual time machine by taking vintage stereoscopic photographs of early Maine sporting scenes and projecting […]
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Source to Sea Trekkers invited to paddle after hours
AUBURN — The Androscoggin Land Trust will host a night of twilight paddling as a leg of the Androscoggin River Watershed Council’s Source to Sea Trek. The Paddle After Hours event will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 3. Paddlers will leave Auburn’s Festival Plaza boat launch at 5:30 p.m. for a […]
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Pinpoint of Life Camp to host workshop
HARTFORD — The duo of Laura Lee Perkins and Ken Green will lead a workshop on “Using Nature to Transform and Heal” on Sunday, Aug. 6, at the Pinpoint of Life Camp at the Hartford Town Hall, 1190 Main St. A devotional service will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon with Perkins, CM, medium […]
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Wilton Fish & Game to offer archery, shooting gallery at open house
WILTON — The Wilton Fish & Game Association will hold the annual open house on Saturday, Aug. 5, during the Wilton Blueberry Festival Weekend. Archery will be available from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a certified instructor on site to instruct the use of equipment, safety and technique. This is an opportunity for anyone […]
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Monthly open observatory night PARIS — Twitchell Observatory’s next open observatory night will be held from 9 to 11 p.m. Friday or Saturday, Aug. 4 or 5, on Hooper Ledge Road if skies are clear. The observatory expects to see Saturn, constellations and the moon. The event is free to attend. Weather postponements will be announced […]
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National Weather Service scientist to lead discussions on climate change
AUBURN — The Auburn Public Library will work with NOAA scientists to provide a series of interactive events to examine climate trends on the state. The first of the monthly hour-long programs will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7, with programs to follow on Oct. 5 and Nov. 9. Climate change is a […]
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United New Auburn Association meeting AUBURN — The United New Auburn Association will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 25, at Rolly’s Diner. The speaker will be the city manager Peter Crichton. MHS preparing for encampment MINOT — Minot Historical Society will host a Civil War Encampment from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at 493 […]