As part of Woolwich Day celebration, there will be The Bob Meade Classic 10K Road Race and Family Fun Run on Aug. 4.

The Family Fun Run (1 mile) starts at 8 a.m. and 10k (6.2 miles) starts…

Olympic gold medalist Eleanor Logan of Boothbay Harbor has qualified to row on the U.S. eight-woman rowing team Olympic team at the games in London starting later this month.

Having won the…

Windjammers head to Cabbage Island in Linekin Bay to overnight at anchor there before they enter Boothbay Harbor for the 50th Annual Windjammer Days events. A.R. Tandy/BOOTHBAY REGISTER.

Fireworks Cruise
On Saturday, July 7, at 8 p.m. Cruise Bath’s colorful Heritage Days Festival waterfront, and enjoy on-the-river views of the impressive fireworks display.…

Because our nation’s birthday, July 4, is on Wednesday we face an early publishing deadline. We should all be thankful that a few of our national holidays still fall on their actual dates and the…

This past week marked the exciting start of the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club's nine-week Junior Sailing program. Six young sailors arrived for the morning class, sailing Optimist dinghies around the…

Explore the line-up of fine art shows and artist receptions, new exhibits and studio tours in Boothbay Harbor, Boothbay and East Boothbay/Ocean Point. First Friday Art Tour is sponsored by…

When Lenore Imhof first met her dog Jake at the Lincoln County Animal Shelter in Edgecomb, the young golden retriever/Irish setter mix was missing a lot of pounds and much of his hair. He wasn’t…

Boothbay Region Youth Football welcomes all players from grades one through six to participate this fall. For information on how to participate, call Lisa at 380-9006.

As part of Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ “Feather and Foliage” collaboration with Maine Audubon, naturalist and author Bob Duchesne will be “in-residence” at the Gardens in Boothbay from Monday…

Windjammer Days went out with a bang — or several.
Fireworks over…

Skies cleared for the June 27 Windjammer Days street parade. Participants began marching at 5 p.m. from the Boothbay Region High School up Route 27 to Towsend Avenue, to Commercial Street, and…

The start of the Windjammer Days parade was interruped at
around 5:30 p.m. when a…

Twelve windjammers arrived in Boothbay Harbor in a stately, full-sail procession on June 27 for the 50th Annual Windjammer Days. SUZI THAYER/Boothbay Register and JOHN MAGUIRE/…

The 'Spirit of Massachusetts' falls in behind 'Heritage,' front, and 'Nathaniel Bowditch' during their sail into Boothbay Harbor for the 50th annual Windjammer Days festival. Twelve windjammers…

A member of the Boothbay Region YMCA since 1955, Maxine Tourtillotte attributes her well-being and health to hours spent at the Y.

Tourtillotte, 89, joined the Y when it first opened and is…

Top: Isaac Alderson of Irish band Comas performs in the Whale Park on the morning of June 26. DIANE RANDLETT/Boothbay…

The Heritage sails into Boothbay Harbor followed by Ocean Classroom's Harvey Gamage in the distance for the 50th Annual Windjammer Days festival. The visiting windjammers moored…

More than two months after Pyro City started selling fireworks in Edgecomb – and a week before the big Fourth of July holiday – the Route One store is doing well, owner Steven Marson said.

“…

Top: Duel! Two pirates of the Dark Rose, Dixie Bull and Palgrave Williams, square off for a duel on the Whale Park stage Tuesday morning.

Center: A volunteer explains to a pirate…

Top: The winner! Dr. Aquilino Alamo, despite being soaked from the rain, is all smiles after arriving in the Waterfront Park in Boothbay Harbor. Alamo won the 50th Annual Windjammer Days Jammers…

Bath will celebrate Independence Day and Bath’s maritime heritage during Bath Heritage Days July 4-8.

In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Maine Maritime Museum, this year the event…

The people of St. Philip’s Church, in Wiscasset will have been busy hulling, crushing, and sugaring loads of luscious strawberries, readying them for the famous, real-whipped-cream-piled-high…

The smiling face of Boothbay racewalker Lauren Forgues as she trained along the byways of this peninsula has been a familiar sight since her high school days.

Now, after a year of intense…

While we have some rain drops, it hasn't dampened our spirits but it has changed two venues...

Golf Tournament: Thursday, June 28

The Boothbay Country Club Golf Tournament has been…

For the first time in decades, private fireworks are legal in Maine and the State Fire Marshal’s Office is offering safety tips to consumers, many of whom likely have never used the devices before…

The Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club is pleased to announce that it has become the second of two certified U.S. Sailing schools in Maine.

Since 1993, U.S. Sailing has played a leading role in…

Someone recently sent us an email about the robin nest in their yard. They also mentioned the eastern phoebe nest under their neighbor's porch eaves.

It got us thinking about less well known…

A gentle breeze helped maneuver Hope into shore for a blessing of floats and the Junior Sailing Fleet at the Boothbay Harbor Yacht Club in the early evening on June 21.

Paul Coulombe,…

This event kicks off the schooners coming down the coast to Boothbay Harbor for the 50th Annual Windjammer Days Festival in Boothbay Harbor.

Dr. Aqui Alamo pulled the last line for the…

The Boothbay Region YMCA is pleased to present a retrospective exhibit of photographs by Anne B. Ross from July 2 to July 14. An opening reception will be held in the Bosarge Aquatic…

On Tuesday, July 3, the Pemaquid Paddlers will be paddling on Broad Cove and its East Branch off of Muscongus Bay. Many types of birds should be seen on this trip as we will be paddling into an…

The 8th Annual Healthy Kids Strawberry Shortcake Shuffle is fast approaching Saturday, July 7 at Great Salt Bay School in Damariscotta.

Come join us to run, walk, have fun and eat the best…

Boothbay region business owners and residents should expect to receive phone calls from the East Coast Marketing Group starting in the next few weeks and ending in August.

The Boothbay…

The Boothbay Railway Village will host to the Maine Antique Power Association and the Maine Antique Tractor Club on Saturday, June 30. These two fine organizations are dedicated to preserving…

Boothbay Region Community Resources in partnership with the Boothbay Harbor YMCA will hold a Set for Success back to school event on Aug. 19.

Their mission is to provide all elementary…

Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens is throwing a party and it's sure to be a highlight of the summer; in fact it'll be A Bloomin' Good Time!

On Thursday, July 26, from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. the…

The Lions International and the Rotary International will team up once again to hold the 12th Annual Lions-Rotary Golf Scramble at the Boothbay Country Club on Sunday, July 22. The shotgun start…

Boothbay Region High School field hockey coach Kate Iuzzolino invites field hockey players, from middle school age to former players, to play pick-up games and runs on Perkins Field, BRHS. The…

The Boothbay Civic Association's Fourth of July celebration on the Boothbay Common this year will provide many of the features that have made it an attraction for more than 25 years.

Joan…

This week contains the first official day of summer, which brings with it thoughts of barbecues, having lunch on the rocks, swimming off the rocks, making cairns with rocks of all sizes... and…

Invasive aquatic plants, such as Eurasian milfoil, can spread quickly in lakes, displacing native plant and fish populations, as well as human swimmers, anglers and boaters. According…

Boothbay Harbor Lobster Boat Race organizers are gearing up for the annual event, scheduled for Saturday, June 16.

The Charles Begin Memorial Races will begin at 10 a.m. This year's races…

Gov. Paul LePage has signed a proclamation declaring June 24-27 to be the 50th annual Windjammer Days Festival in Boothbay Harbor in honor of this historic festival and the ship building industry…

A full-scale replica of the War of 1812 privateer Fame will be available for boarding at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath this Saturday and Sunday, June 23 and 24, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.…

A snapping turtle chose the outskirts of the Meadow Mall parking lot as the perfect place to lay its eggs over Memorial Day weekend.

Spectators gathered to watch it dig an 8-inch hole in the…

When she’s out kayaking alone, Dee Cooper-Rooney can yell out anything she wants. She lets out the anger from two abusive relationships.

She lost three…

The First Fridays Arts Tour highlights the art of the Boothbay Region. From June through October this free, self guided tour offers fresh art exhibits, open house receptions and artist…

They made the oldest athlete in the house wait until the end to receive his applause.

Ninety-year-old John Druce didn’t mind, as he reminisced about his playing…