It was the great outdoors that lured Boothbay Region Land Trust Environmental Educator Tracey Hall to the Boothbay region 13 years ago, and it’s the great outdoors that keeps her and her family…
Outdoors
Captain Bill Campbell is a second generation excursion boat captain in Boothbay Harbor. He has been taking people out on the waters around Boothbay Harbor, and to…
A Bird’s Tale
Like many people dealing with the recent heat, we elected on a recent weekend afternoon to cool ourselves in one of the lakes that we in Maine are blessed with. We…
Despite the lack of sunshine and the oppressively high humidity level recently in Boothbay Harbor, people and pets have been out in droves, sightseeing at the…
‘Round Town
When the alarm went off at 3 a.m. I thought it was a fire call and jumped out of bed and into my Husqvarna, not-up-to-code, pseudo-fireboots and headed for the door, forgetting to put on my pants…
Kefauver Studio & Gallery
Kefauver Studio & Gallery is the venue for the 2nd annual Guests on the Lawn Friday, Aug. 14, through Sunday, Aug. 16, from 10 a.m…
The art of plein air painting has beckoned artists outdoors with paints, palettes, and canvas to capture a scene or a place as they see, and experience it, for centuries.
And it is a form of…
Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association
The 11th annual Boothbay Region Fish & Game Association Saltwater Fishing Tournament was held this past Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 8 and 9, and the sunny weather drew a good crowd of…
For anyone looking for something a little out of the ordinary to do while visiting Boothbay Harbor, Cabbage Island Clambakes is a destination that defies the mundane.…
The Coastal Humane Society will be holding its 10th anniversary Paws for a Cause 5k and 1-mile walk/parade on Saturday, Aug. 22.
…
Less than a mile down Gardiner Road off Route 1 in Wiscasset, you will find the Morris Farm. Started in 1994, the Morris Farm is one of the last operational farms in the area that acts as both a…
Meghan Smith, daughter of local lobsterman Hazen and Jennifer Smith, is interning at the Maine State Aquarium through a partnership with University of Maine Farmington, where she’ll be a senior at…
The popular Tour de Farms bike ride, which begins at Morris Farm in Wiscasset and continues through the scenic farmland of Midcoast Maine, is back…
For anyone hanging around on Pier 1 in Boothbay Harbor on Friday, July 31, there was a big surprise.
It weighed a ton. Rico the…
Damariscotta had a look at its potential future Wednesday, July 29.
Although nothing has yet been decided, the board of selectmen, along with business owners and town officials, met with…
The Lincoln County Rifle Club will be holding an open house on Saturday, Aug. 1, from 9 a.m. to noon. All are invited to come see our facilities…
Drive down the Pemaquid peninsula and step back into the history of 17th century Maine. Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site will be the location of a two-day 17th century encampment on both…
Amateur and experienced trail runners get ready! Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson has two great opportunities for runners to train and compete.
Summer Trail Training Series (…
After more than a year of careful analysis and planning, five Midcoast Maine conservation organizations are proposing to unite as one; and they are taking their case to their memberships. If…
The fourth annual Harbor Fest kicks off on Labor Day Weekend with a 10-day celebration of music, food, fashion, art and healthy living events. The festival takes place in a variety of locations on…
Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association (SVCA) and the Maine Art Gallery invite artists to explore the Sheepscot watershed and create art in a week-long plein air event, July 20-25. There is an…
The farmers market on the Boothbay Town Common was teeming with fresh vegetables, meats, breads, flowers, cheeses and pretty much everything else edible, healthful or…
Photos: Summer Scenes
Most everyone would agree that Mother Nature is amazing. In this particular instance, the cucumber plant sends out a spiral enabling it to…
There's a water sport that turns exercise into a Zen experience: paddleboarding. Paddleboards resemble surfboards, but come with paddles. They are wider,…
No man had to wait for either time or tide on Saturday as the 11th annual Rubber Ducky Race benefitting the Pemaquid Watershed Association (PWA) was a success.
Executive Director Donna…
Some may have noticed a couple of areas in town have been “spruced up” recently, including the eye of the whale in the Whale Park, or the planting bed below the Humane Society Thrift Shop sign.…
On Aug. 8 and 9 at Wiscasset Community Center, Wiscasset Rod & Gun Club will hold an event that club president Ed Goud hopes will become an annual one. The half-century-old club will host its…
A Bird’s Tale
How many stories have we all heard over recent years about people buying a house at the height of the market when prices were overinflated and then having to deal…
Boothbay Region High School Junior Dominick Thompson and freshman Tyler Field have been hard at work with Technology Integrator Barbara Greenstone to creating the Boothbay Region Walks website for…
The Maine B.A.S.S. Nation is holding an adult/youth bass tournament June 27 on Damariscotta Lake at the public ramp in Jefferson.
Entry fee is $25. Tournament hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.…
Adams Pond
Adams Pond may be best known as a public water supply, but the pond, its surrounding wetlands and woodlands are also home to many fish, wildlife and bird species.
This past semester,…
‘Round Town
People around here are so thoughtful.
I can't tell you how many times someone has called me about an area scene that they thought was photo-worthy. Some have been great and others, not so…
A Bird’s Tale
We always called them “partridges” growing up here in Maine. Probably most people still know them by that name.
But…
Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) in Jefferson is excited to continue collaborating with the Maine Winter Sports Center (MWSC). This summer on June 25-27, Thursday to Saturday, HVNC and MWSC will…
The tennis courts at the Boothbay Region Schools have been in use since the spring of 2014.
Although on school grounds, the courts are community courts and are available for all members of…
A Bird’s Tale
Grandmother (she was always known as “Nanny” to us) Audrey Giles Chase was an avid observer and student of nature, especially birds, as well as a lover of language.
She always insisted that…
Two local 18-year-olds, Quinn Pickett and Maya Schwehm, have been hiking the Appalachian Trail for over three months and hope to finish in Maine by Aug. 1.…
Some people enjoy spending a day outdoors at the beach, others by playing a round of golf; then there are those who spend their leisure time embarking on quests to find benchmarks…
Come help us celebrate Boothbay Region Land Trust’s (BRLT) trifecta of achievements. Thanks to your tremendous support, BRLT enters its 35th anniversary year as a…
Get your tickets soon for the June 24 drawing of a canoe package raffle valued at $2,500 being offered by the Wiscasset Rod & Gun Club.
The winner will receive a classic 16-foot Grumman…
A Bird’s Tale
We were out on Monhegan Island over Memorial Day weekend. After a wild boat ride out courtesy of very strong northerly winds, it was a pleasure to arrive on the island to be greeted by lots of…
Oscar Cronk has had many titles over the years, worm digger, hunter, trapper, dog trainer, husband, church elder, and renowned maker of hunting scents; just don’t…
Deer hunters in Maine harvested 22,490 deer in 2014, the second-highest total in the past six years.
“Hunters had an unusual year with heavy snow hitting much of the state on opening weekend,…
“Hunters had an unusual year with heavy snow hitting much of the state on opening weekend,…
Camp Knickerbocker season is approaching fast, so please get your registrations in soon. The deadline for camp scholarships is May 29. Free…
Over the May 16-17 weekend, 10 high school outing clubs came together in Caratunk at Adventure Bound…
Each spring Hidden Valley Nature Center (HVNC) turns locally harvested wood into unique, creative picnic tables and benches. You can outfit your house or yard with the perfect piece just in time…
Join us on Memorial Day weekend to celebrate the return of the alewives. The eighth annual Damariscotta Mills Fish Ladder Restoration Festival will be held on Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day…
A Bird’s Tale
Great horned owls do it. Northern cardinals do it. Rose-breasted grosbeaks do it — duet, we mean.
While we think of males as being the sex in birds that does most of the singing (and they…
‘You can do it’ * Emergency Service Challenge, May 23, Camden Snow Bowl
Last May, Shawn St. Cyr, a father of three and industrial arts teacher at Lincoln Academy in Newcastle, ran the 5K …
The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust (KELT) is offering free children's programs with the Patten Free Library in May. The two programs will offer spring themed stories…
