Archive for September, 2010
Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine, Sept 30 to Oct 6
September 29th, 2010 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Illuminated Collage by Cathy M. Grigsby
Oct 1, 5-8 p.m. Veronica Cross: A Solo Exhibit, Opening Reception, mixed media work, Lajos Matolcsy Arts Center, 480 Main Street, Norway. FMI: 207.739.6161, www.thewmag.org.
Oct 1, 5-8 p.m. Fiber to Pastel, Celebrating Life in Color: Original Works by Cathy M. Grigsby, Opening Reception, free, light refreshments, music by Maya Best, Frost Farm Gallery, 272 Pikes Hill, Norway. FMI: 207.743.8041, www.frostfarmgallery.com.
Oct 1, 8 p.m. A Chopin-Schumann Bicentennial Celebration, Laura Kargul, solo piano, performing Chopin’s Scherzo in E Major, the Barcarolle, and the Polonaise in A-Flat Major, and Schumann’s Fantasie in C Major, $15/adults, $10/seniors, $5/students and children, Corthell Concert Hall, University of Southern Maine, Gorham. FMI: 207.780.5555, www.usm.maine.edu/music/events.
Oct 2, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Hike Amos Mountain from the Heald and Bradley Pond Reserve, sponsored by the Greater Lovell Land Trust, bring a lunch and water, 3-4 mile hike, meet at Fairburn Parking Lot, south end of Heald Pond, Slab City Road, Lovell. FMI: 207.925.1056, www.gllt.org.
Oct 2, 4-7:30 p.m. Alan Day Community Garden Hosts Idea Exchange and Celebrates with Harvest Party, includes potluck dinner, garden tours and visioning, plus music around the campfire and more, Norway Grange and Alan Day Community Garden, Whitman Street, Norway. FMI: www.norwaydowntown.org.
Oct 3-6, 7 a.m. gates open, Fryeburg Fair, Maine’s Blue Ribbon Classic, $10/general admission every day, free/under age 12, Tuesday, Oct 5 is Senior Citizen Day/free to all age 65 +, Fryeburg Fairgrounds, Route 5, Fryeburg. FMI: 207.935.3268, www.fryeburgfair.com.
Oct 3, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Art at Marrett, Saco River Art League members and other Maine Artists will display and sell their works, silent auction to benefit the Marrett House and Historic New England, Marrett House, 40 Ossipee Trail East (Route 25), Standish. FMI: 207.882.7169, www.historicnewengland.org.
Oct 6, 7 p.m. Geocaching, expert Gary Hatch offers skills to keep your bearings and discover new places, sponsored by The Windham Land Trust, Windham Public Library, 217 Windham Center Road, Windham. FMI: 207.892.1908, www.thewindhamlandtrust.org.
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Out and About for the York County/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine, Sept 30 to Oct 6
September 29th, 2010 categories: Sanford Lakes Region
Crack Canyon by Conrad Marvin
Sept 30, 6-9 p.m. Creating Found Object Assemblages, workshop with Ross Bachelder, discover the pleasures and challenges of making artworks from collected and highly disparate objects, $25/person, pre-registration required, Kittery Art Association, 8 Coleman Avenue, Kittery Point. FMI: 207.439.8357, www.kitteryartassociation.org.
Sept 30, 7:30 p.m. Sweetser Series Maritime Lecture: Harvey Reid, author and musician will discuss his book “The Wreck of the Isidore,” about an 1842 shipwreck at Cape Neddick, $5/person, all proceeds benefit the Provident Association of Saco, Deering Room, Dyer Library, 371 Main Street, Saco. FMI: 207.283.3861, www.sacomuseum.org.
Oct 1-2, 1-5 p.m. Fall Exhibitions showcasing Conrad Marvin, Photography, and Lewis Woodaman, Sculpture, Barn Gallery, Shore Road and Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207.646.8400, www.barngallery.org.
Oct 2, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Explore Rocky Hills/Punkintown in the York Pond Area, bring a lunch and water and be prepared to bushwhack, led by Jack Kareckas, sponsored by the Great Works Regional Land Trust, park behind Brixham Danceworks off Route 236, South Berwick. FMI: 207.646.3604, www.gwrlt.org.
Oct 2, 1-4 p.m. Woofminster Amateur Dog Show and Cover Dog Challenge, fun, games and photographs for Fido, silent auction, musice, raffles and more for Fido’s human, $12/adults, $5/children and dogs, free/under age 7, benefits NEADS:Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Ameicans, Camp Ketcha, Black Point Road, Scarborough. FMI: www.planetdogfoundation.org.
Oct 2, 4-7 p.m. 2nd Annual Gala and Silent Auction, a fundraiser for the new Waterboro Library and Community Center, a night of jazz, food and unique auction items, $25/person, includes one free bar drink, Heritage Co, Route 202, Day Field, Waterboro. FMI: www.fowpl.com.
Oct 2, 8 p.m. Shaw Brothers Concert, singers, songwriters, musicians, $25/person, Little Theatre at the Nasson Community Center, 457 Main Street, Springvale. FMI: 207.324.5657, www.nassoncc.org.
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Out and About for the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine, Sept 30 to Oct 6
September 29th, 2010 categories: Belgrade Lakes Region
Winter Scene by June Dragoon
Oct 1, 6-9 p.m. Raising Two White Boys in the South, Opening Reception, a collaborative, multi-media installation by artists Michael Dickins and Dawn Martin Dickins, Harlow Gallery, 160 Water Street, Hallowell. FMI: 207.622.3813, www.harlowgallery.org.
Oct 1-3, 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 2 p.m Saturday & Sunday, “Pirates of Penzance,” prices vary, Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main Street, Monmouth. FMI: 207.933.9999, www.theateratmonmouth.org.
Oct 1, 4-7 p.m. June Dragoon of Hillside Arts Gallery, Opening Reception, refreshments, SugarWood Gallery, 248 Broadway, Farmington. FMI: 207.778.9105, www.sugarwoodgallery.com.
Oct 2-3, 8 a.m. The Dempsey Challenge, Journey for Hope, fundraiser to support the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing at Central Maine Medical Center, includes 5K and 10K run/walk, 10, 25, 50 or 100 mile bike trek, Health-Fitness Expo and activities for the whole family, Simard-Payne Police Memorial Park, Lincoln Street, Lewiston. FMI: 866.990.1499, www.dempseychallenge.org.
Oct 2, 5 p.m. New England Boiled Dinner, includes corned beef, potatoes, cabbage, onions, beets, turnips, carrots, rolls, desserts and beverages, to benefit the United in Christ Presbyterian Church, $7/adults, $3/under age 12, Industry Town Hall, 7 Locke Hill Road, Starks. FMI: 207.696.5496, www.franklincountymaine.org.
Oct 2, 7:30 p.m. “Mrs. Smith Goes to Washington,” a one-woman play about Maine’s famous politician, Margaret Chase Smith, prices vary, Johnson Hall, 280 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207.582.7144, www.johnsonhall.org.
Oct 3, 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Paddle on Belgrade Lakes, join the Natural Resources Council of Maine for a fall paddle, life vest required, bring a lunch and binoculars, free, meet at Castle Island Boat Launch, Long Pond, Mount Vernon. FMI: 207.495.6039, www.belgradelakes.org.
Oct 4, 7 p.m. The Cartoon Medicine Show, rarely screened medical cartoon animations from the collection of The National Library of Medicine, from 1920s to 1960s, Room 1, Olin Science Center, Colby College, Mayflower Hill, Waterville. FMI: 207.859.4000, www.colby.edu.
Oct 6, 7 p.m. “Grownups,” starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David Spade, comedy about friends who reunite for a Fourth of July holiday, free, The Landing, UMF Olsen Student Center, Farmington. FMI: 207.778.7346, www.umf.maine.edu/inside/events.
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Lots of Outdoor Recreation Awaits in the Sanford Lakes Region town of Waterboro, Maine
September 26th, 2010 categories: Sanford Lakes Region
Little Ossipee Lake in Waterboro, Maine
Fresh water fish abound in the ponds and lakes of Waterboro, Maine. The Abenaki Indians named the area Massabesic, which translates “ the place of much water.” Isinglass, Northwest, Bartlett, Round, Moody, Lone and Middle Branch Ponds plus Little Ossipee Lake and Lake Arrowhead, provide plenty of opportunities for fishing and other water related activities in Waterboro. New England Game and Fish’s Al Rayhard listed Little Ossipee as one of “Maine’s Hottest Winter Trout Lakes.”
Gobeil Park Picnic Area at Little Ossipee offers picnic tables, barbecue grills, a swimming area and state authorized boat launch. Nearby, Ossipee Pines is a scenic park with trails that cut across the pond onto islands that make for quiet walks while enjoying the natural beauty. The Waterboro Barrens covers 2,140 acres with one of the largest and best preserved pitch pine barrens in the state.
Rising above town is Ossipee Mountain, with an elevation of 1,058 feet. The Ossipee Mountain Trail is maintained by the Ossipee Mountain ATVers for hiking, ATVs and other outdoor adventures. At the top of the mountain stands a historic fire tower, which is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register.
The ATV club maintains over 30 miles of trails in Waterboro. Also quite active is the Ossipee Mountaineers Snowmobile Club.
Another historic site in town is house which was built in 1850 for wealthy merchant James Leavitt. It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is operated today as the Taylor-Frye-Leavitt House Museum.
Lakeside Market, a full service gas and convenience store on Route 5, has been in business under various owners since the mid-1800s. It’s the oldest operating store in Waterboro.
The Raven Hill Orchard and Farm on Ossipee Hill Road is home to the New England Farm 2 Fork Project. This project “is an eco-gastronomic organization that supports a biodiverse, sustainable food supply, local producers, heritage food-ways and the pleasures that surround the American kitchen and table.”
If you like to get outside, then Waterboro offers many recreational opportunities. You’ll also find a rich historical heritage in this rural area. Consider owning a slice of heaven when you purchase lakefront property here.
www.waterboro-me.net. 207.247.6166
Incorporated: 1787
Square miles: 57.4
Population: 7,000
Fire/Ambulance/Sheriff: 911
Fire non-emergency: 207.247.5299
Sheriff non-emergency: 207.247.4227
Waterboro Public Library: 207.247.3363
Waterboro Elementary School: 207.247.6126
Massabesic Middle School: 207.247.6121
Massabesic High School: 207.247.3141
Boat launches: Little Ossipee Lake, Lake Arrowhead
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The Fryeburg Fair from October 3-10 in the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine
September 24th, 2010 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Fryeburg Fair to open on October 3, 2010
Known as Maine’s Blue Ribbon Classic, the Fryeburg Fair is an 8-day agricultural fair held on 185 acres in the Saco River Valley. This year’s fair will take place from October 3-10. Gates open at 7 a.m.
The Fryeburg Fair has been a grand event for the last 160 years! It offers a piece of Americana that you shouldn’t miss. What’s more fun than watching kids show their calves, men exclaim over horse pulling events and women compete in bake-offs.
Other contests include the the pig scramble, the skillet toss, as well as scooting. A Firemen’s Muster begins at 9 a.m. on Sunday. The ever popular Woodsmen’s Day is Monday, October 4th. Events begin at 9:30 a.m.
Roam the fairgrounds and you’ll find games, rides, music, exhibits, demonstrations, bright lights, brilliant colors and . . . fair food from popcorn and cotton candy to Italian sausage sandwiches smothered in peppers and onions! Can’t you just smell the carnival pizza? This is not the week to begin a diet.
The midway is a wonderland assortment of flashing lights, ringing bells and buzzing buzzers. Of course, no midway is complete without the Carnies shouting, “Step right up. Everybody’s a winner. Tons of prizes. Step right up.”
New this year is a Garden Center. According to Roy Andrews, Fair President, “Johnny’s Selected Seeds from Albion, Maine, the largest Maine seed company, will be in the building.”
Nightly entertainment, which begins at 8 p.m., includes Nate Gibson, Steel Magnolia, Gloriana, Vocal Trash, Tyler Dickerson and Tennessee River. There will be fireworks after the Thursday night show.
Parking is not an issue. You can either support local folks and organizations by parking on their lawns for a fee, or park at the fairgrounds for $5.
Admission is $10 for adults, no charge on Tuesday for anyone ages 65 and older, and free every day for children under 12. So . . . this is your last chance to attend an agricultural fair in Maine this fair season. Come roam the fairgrounds and eat some foods that you normally wouldn’t eat. Visit the exhibit halls. Tour the museums. Marvel at the animals. Enjoy the people. Have fun.When you need a break, take a look at lakefront property in the area. Then you can enjoy the activities that take place at the fairgrounds all year long.
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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine, September 23 to 29
September 22nd, 2010 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Pearl Fryar’s Topiary Garden
Sept 23, 5:30-7 p.m. Wine Tasting featuring French Wines, free, Cafe Nomad, 450 Main Street, Norway. FMI: 207.739.2249, www.facebook.com/cafenomad.
Sept 23, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Children Need Wild Places, workshop for parents and children ages 5-12 to gather ideas and information to get outside and enjoy all that nature has to offer in Mane, free, registration is required, Gorham Adult Education, 106 Weeks Road, Gorham. FMI: 207.222.1095, www.gorham.maineadulted.org.
Sept 24-26, 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, “Night Sky,” written by Susan Yankowitz, directed by Jerry Walker, the story of an astronomer who loses her ability to speak as a result of a car accident, $15/adults, $12/students and seniors, Schoolhouse Arts Center, 16 Richville Road, Standish. FMI: 207.642.3743, www.schoolhousearts.org.
Sept 25, 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. 21st Annual Cornish Apple Festival, featuring this season’s apples, freshly pressed cider, vendors, local performers, raffles and more, Thompson Park, Main Street, Cornish. FMI: www.cornish-maine.org.
Sept 25-26, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Alpaca Open Farm Weekend, Kezar River Farm, 73 Lochan Way, Sweden. FMI: 207.831.8401, www.kezarriverfarm.com.
Sept 25, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Pownal Fall Festival, featuring games, food, fun and history, fire department demonstrations, a fun run and art exhibit, Town Hall, Hallowell Road, Pownal. FMI: 207.688.2264, www.pes.rsu5.org.
Sept 25, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Apple Saturday, cider pressing will be featured, bring your own apples or buy Shaker orchard apples, also an apple pie sale in cooperation with the New Gloucester Historical Society, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester. FMI: 207.926.4597, www.shaker.lib.me.us.
Sept 25, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. 7th Annual Maine Lakes Brewfest, sponsored by the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce, 25-30 brewers, live entertainment, $25/person, bring your ID, tickets include souvenir glass, sample coupons and voting coupons, Point Sebago Resort, 261 Point Sebago Road, Casco. FMI: 207.647.3472, www.mainelakesbrewfest.com.
Sept 25, 5-7 p.m. Phatasmagoria: James Luna Performative Lecture with Wabanaki Drummers and Dancers, storytelling, humor, dance and other native performance traditions in multimedia formats used to relay the strife, misconceptions and commodification of ethnicity in America, Corthell Hall, USM, College Avenue, Gorham. FMI: 207.780.4141, www.usm.maine.edu.
Sept 26, 1-4 p.m. The Fall Harvest, informative and fun program focusing on old-time fall harvesting practices, includes cider press demonstration, harvest bake sale, photo and tool exhibit, free pumpkin painting for children and live fiddle music, Kimball-Stanford House, Route 5, Lovell. FMI: 207.925.3234, www.lovellhistoricalsociety.org.
Sept 28, 8 p.m. Ani DiFranco, up close and personal, folksinger, $72/person, dinner available before show by reservation–not included in ticket price, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207.935.7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.
Sept 28, 7:30 p.m. An Evening with Pearl Fryar, listen to him speak about his life changing experiences and how he is making a difference in the world around us, free, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Bradley Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207.935.9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org.
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Out and About for the York County/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine, September 23 to 29
September 22nd, 2010 categories: Sanford Lakes Region
Sally Struthers and Billy Flynn in “Chicago”
Sept 24, 11 a.m. “Museum of Human Beings,” author Colin Sargent will attend the Adult Book Discussion, drop ins welcome, Kennebunk Free Library, 112 Main Street, Kennebunk. FMI: 207.985.2173, www.kennebunklibrary.org.
Sept 24, 8 p.m. Jon Pousette-Dart Band, reunited, $27.50/advance, $30.50/day of show, Jonathan’s Restaurant, 92 Bourne Lane, Ogunquit. FMI: 207.646.4777, www.jonathansrestaurant.com.
Sept 25-26, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Apple Festival, juried arts and crafts show, silent auction, pancake breakfast, yard sale, apple store, pick your own apples, bakery, lunch wagon, children’s activities, Shaker Village tours, proceeds benefit children of York County Shelter Programs, Old Shaker Village, Shaker Hill Road, Alfred. FMI: 207.324.1137, www.alfredshakermuseum.com.
Sept 25, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Eliot Festival Day, always the last Saturday in September, features crafts, food, entertainment, chili cook-off, antique car show, parade and 5k road race, town center, Eliot. FMI: 207.439.5033, www.gatewaytomaine.org.
Sept 25, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 8th Annual Punkinfiddle Festival, A National Estuaries Day Celebration, featuring traditional crafts, hands-on learning, music, old-fashioned games, food, farm animals and more, $15/person, $10/Laudholm Trust members, Wells Reserve, 342 Laudholm Farm Road, Wells. FMI: 207.646.1555, www.wellsreserve.org.
Sept 25-26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Alpaca Open Farm Weekend, East Coast Alpacas, LLC, 32 Putnam Ridge Road, Limington. FMI: 207.637.2833, www.eastcoastalpacas.com.
Sept 25, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Autumn Celebration, petting zoo, line dancing, corn toss and other contests, live music, street performers, crafts, farmers’ market and more, Memorial Park, Old Orchard Beach. FMI: www.oob365.com.
Sept 25, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Chalk on the Walk Community Art Festival, live music by the Pete Kilpatrick Band, street chalk competition, dog contest, music, performances, games and more, downtown Biddeford. FMI: 207.284.8520, www.heartofbiddeford.org.
Sept 25, 7 p.m. Dance Party, dance to the sounds of Frankie and the Flying Hubcaps as well as The Flying Penguins, The Little White Church, Route 25, Limington. FMI: 207.637.3467, www.ossipeetrailarts.org.
Sept 26, 8 a.m. Sacopee Valley Hawks Football Golf Tournament, $75/player, includes 18 holes, cart, BBQ, raffles and contests, Province Lake Golf, 18 Mountain Road, Parsonsfield. FMI: 207.625.4114, www.provincelakegolf.com.
Sept 26, 2 p.m. “Chicago,” starring Sally Struthers as Matron “Mama” Morton and George Dvorsky as Billy Flynn, prices vary, Ogunquit Playhouse, 10 Main Street, Ogunquit. FMI: 207.646.5511, www.ogunquitplayhouse.org.
Sept 28, 6 p.m. Rusty French Group Pot-Pourri, facilitated by Claire Auger, renew or refresh your French language speaking and listening skills with like-minded people, free, Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, corner of Main and Elm Streets, Sanford. FMI: 207.324.4714, www.lbgoodall.org.
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Out and About for the Greater Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine, September 23 to 29
September 22nd, 2010 categories: Belgrade Lakes Region
Alfred Hitchcock’s “The 39 Steps” at the Bangor Opera House
Sept 23, 7 p.m. Ghost Lamp Tour, an educational and entertaining evening walk through Bangor history, $5/non members, free/Bangor Museum and Center for History members, free/under age 12, meet at Waterfront Parking Lot next to the Sea Dog Microbrewery, 26 Front Street, Bangor. FMI: 207.942.1900, www.bangormuseum.com.
Sept 23, 7:30 p.m. “The Pirates of Penzance,” Preview Performance, featuring Mark S. Cartier as the Major-General, $24/general, $22/senior, $20/student, The Theater at Monmouth, 796 Main Street, Monmouth. FMI: 207.933.9999, www.theateratmonmouth.org.
Sept 24-26, Common Ground Country Fair, sponsored by the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association, a celebration of rural living that promotes organically grown Maine produce and alternative lifestyles, includes demonstrations, exhibits, workshops, entertainment, livestock, food and more, $10/adults, $8/seniors, free/12 and under, Common Ground Fair Grounds, 294 Crosby Brook Road, Unity. FMI: 207.568.4142, www.mofga.org.
Sept 24, 2 & 7 p.m. Denny Breau, award winning singer/songwriter and guitarist, accompanied by Ann Breau and Frank Coffin for the evening performance, free, Sawyer Memorial Auditorium, 371 Sawyer Road, Greene. FMI: 207.946.5311, www.sawyer-foundation.com.
Sept 24, 7:30 p.m. “It’s Complicated,” performed by the Boston-based Baroque ensemble Musica Nuova, the program takes unrequited love for its theme, Italian music from the early 1600s for its substance and a Facebook relationship status for its name, $5/person, benefits the 2010 Dempsey Challenge, Olin Arts Center Concert Hall, Bates College, 75 Russell Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207.786.6135, www.bates.edu.
Sept 25, 9-11 a.m. Inland Woods and Pine Ridge Trails, Opening Celebration, guided walking tours, mountain bike rides, behind the hospital in the heart of Waterville, Inland Hospital, Kennedy Memorial Drive, Waterville. FMI: 207.861.3292, www.inlandhospital.org.
Sept 25, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. AppleFest at the Museum, Boy Scout Lunch Counter, Apple Pie Cafe, museum buildings open, apple exhibits, children’s tent, Barrel Car rides, music wagon rides and book signing of Images of America Series: Monmouth by Bobbie Bowler, Monmouth Museum, 748 Main Street, Monmouth. FMI: 207.933.2287, www.monmouthmuseuminc.org.
Sept 25, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Apple Pumpkin Festival, sponsored by the Jay-Livermore-Livermore Falls Chamber of Commerce, a cultural celebration and harvest festival featuring artisans, agricultural products, historical items, seasonal decorations, food, live music and fun for the kids, Livermore Falls Recreational Field, 1 Foundry Road, Livermore Falls. FMI: 207.897.5349, www.jay-livermore-lf.org.
Sept 25-26, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Alpaca Open Farm Weekend, Graceland Alpaca Farm, 109 Ridge Road, Lisbon Falls. FMI: 207.353.2171, www.gracelandfarm.com.
Sept 26, 2 p.m. Remembering Muriel: A Celebration of Muriel Havenstein and her beloved jazz/swing music, Concert at Jewett, $10/adults and seniors, $5/school students, free/12 and under, Jewett Auditorium, University of Maine, Augusta. FMI: 207.621.3551, www.concertsatjewett.com.
Sept 26, 3 p.m. “The 39 Steps,” Alfred Hitchcock Thriller presented by Penobscot Theatre, prices vary, The Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor. FMI: 207.942.3333, www.penobscottheatre.org.
Sept 29, 12:30 p.m. Noontime Art Talk: Winslow Homer’s The Trapper, by Veronique Piesch, Professor of Art, complimentary lunch served 12-12:30 p.m. to the first 40 visitors, Colby College Museum of Art, 5600 Mayflower Hill Road, Waterville. FMI: 207.859.5600, www.colby.edu.
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Waterford, Maine, the Quintessential New England Town in the Sebago Lakes Region
September 19th, 2010 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Sunset over Keoka Lake in Waterford
Waterford, Maine, certainly has plenty of water to ford, including Keoka Lake and Five Kezars, Papoose, McWain, Bear, Duck, and Little Moose Ponds. Located along Routes 35, 37 and 118, the villages of Waterford are nestled in the rolling hills of western Maine.
Traditional white clapboard houses, all of which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, are centered around a town common in historic Waterford Flat. the quaint center of Waterford. One such house is the Lake House, which in 1847 was known as Shattuck’s Hygienic Institution, “Maine Hygienic Institute for Ladies.” The Lake House Inn is one of the oldest inns in Maine and is renowned for its superb dinners. Another house on the village green was home to Artemus Ward, pen name of Charles Farrar Browne, a favorite author of Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain’s mentor.
While you are in this quintessential New England setting, step into the Waterford Library, designed by John Calvin Stevens and son, John Howard Stevens. Or envision the ladies sitting on one side of the room facing their men on the other side during town meeting at the Old Town Office and Meeting Hall. Of course, the ladies were not allowed to vote and had to keep quiet–surely an impossible task.
The lakes, mountains, country lanes and rolling terrain of Waterford offer breathtaking natural beauty.
Bear Pond is located only a mile and a half from Waterford Flats. The pond is surrounded by Bear Mountain, Hawk Mountain and Mount Tir’em, which provide a magical backdrop for a relaxing vacation.
Camp Wigwam, a summer camp for boys, sits among a pine grove and hugs the northwestern shoreline, while Bear Mountain Inn is set on 52 acres of the northeastern shoreline.
McWain Pond, known formally as Long Pond, it is approximately 450 acres and has no public access. At 3 1/2 miles long, it’s perfect for boating, water skiing and swimming. Fishing too! The spring-fed pond contains large and small mouth bass, smelt, sunfish and blue gills.
The shoreline of McWain Pond is home to two summer camps. Birch Rock is a small residential camp for boys. Camp Waziyatah is a co-ed residential camp. Disney filmed the TV show “Bug Juice” at Camp Wazi.
Spend any amount of time on lakefront property in Waterford and you’ll certainly refresh your spirit. Fish, bird watch, kayak or canoe, tube, waterski, and stargaze. Hiking trails plus rock and ice climbing opportunities await on the surrounding mountains.
Waterford Town Office, 366 Valley Road, Waterford 04088
www.waterfordme.org, 207.583.4403, fax: 207.583.6433
Incorporated 1797
Square miles: 49.2
Population: 1,445
2010 Tax Rate: $12.75/thousand
Fire/Police/Ambulance: 911
Non-emergency—Stoneham Rescue: 207.583.2523
Oxford County Sheriff: 207.743.9554 or 800.733.1421
Waterford Library: 207.583.2050
Waterford Memorial School: 207.583.4418
MSAD 17, Oxford Hills School District: 207.743.8972
Boat Launches: Keoka Lake, Bear Pond, Five Kezar Ponds (rough access), Crooked River
Public Beach: Keoka Lake (residents only)
Playgrounds: Werner Park, Sandlot Ball Field, Waterford Elementary School*
Picnic Area: Crooked River Rest Area
*Not available during school hours
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Suds Up with Friends at the Maine Brew Fest on the Shore of Sebago Lake
September 17th, 2010 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Time to Sample Beer at Maine Lakes Brew Fest
On a beautiful autumn day, there is no better place to sip suds with friends than at the 7th Annual Maine Brew Fest held at Point Sebago Resort on Sebago Lake. This is a premier kick-off to fall for anyone who loves beer.
Sample Maine-made beer, Microbrews and wine from 25 to 30 brewers including Allagash, Bar Harbor, Blacksmiths Winery, Brays, Gritty McDuff’s, Oak Pond, Peak Organic, Sea Dog, Sebago and Shipyard Brewing Companies.
Nothing goes better with beer than great tunes and food. The entertainment line-up includes The Disclaimers and Old Mill Tavern’s After Burners. You can snack on sizzling or savory food from local eateries and non-profit organizations. And do some early Christmas shopping at the craft fair.
The Maine Brew Fest is sponsored by the Greater Bridgton Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce. Volunteers pour the beer, brewers explain the key ingredients and vendors offer beer-related merchandise.
Admission is $25 and includes a souvenir glass, brew sampler tickets and voting coupons so you can pick your favorite brew. You must have a photo ID to attend.
The Maine Brew Fest coincides with Octoberfest Weekend at Point Sebago Resort. The 775-acre setting of this picturesque resort includes a nationally acclaimed 18-hole golf course.
Rain or shine, the Maine Brew Fest will take place from 11 a.m. -5 p.m. on Saturday, September 25, 2010. While you taste, enjoy the entertainment, beer education, great food and craft fair.
And before or after the Brew Fest, check out some lakefront property on Sebago Lake.
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