Archive for July, 2011
Enjoy the Natural Bounty of the Sebago Lakes Region
July 28th, 2011 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Moored boats on Long Lake, Harrison, Maine in the Sebago Lakes Region
While shopping for lakefront property near Sebago Lake State Park, traveling through the region on your way to North Conway, New Hampshire and the White Mountains, or Freeport, Maine and L.L. Bean, we know you’ll get hungry.
Bringing you the natural bounty of the area, the Sebago Lakes Region Farmers’ Markets offer fresh produce and fruit, meats, eggs and artisan cheeses, breads, baked and canned goods and an array of handcrafts.
Visit these markets and meet your neighbors who are the roots of sustainable agriculture and a creative economy. Take home fresh, homemade food and goodies. Enjoy the music. Learn from the farmers and artisans. Make your own statement in support of local food.
Bethel: Sat 9-12, late May thru Oct
Bethel Family Health Center
Railroad St (Rt. 26)
Bridgton: Sat 8-1, mid-May thru October
Depot Street
behind Reny’s Department Store
Fryeburg: Fri 8-1, mid-May to mid-Oct
Peary Park
Main Street
Gorham: Tues 5:30-8 p.m., late June-late August
270 Main Street (Route 25)
Gray: Thursday, 2:30-6 p.m., August 20 and Sept 3-Oct 15
behind Town Office complex
6 Shaker Road
Harrison: Fridays, 1:30-5:30 p.m., late May-October
Rte 35, parking lot between town office and library
Naples: Thursdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m., mid May-October
Village Green in front of Post Office
Off Route 302
Norway: Thursdays, 2-6 p.m., mid-May thru Oct
parking lot behind Fare Share Market
Main St.
FMI: www.norwayfarmersmarket.com.
South Paris: Sat 8-12, late May thru Oct
Fox School’s fenced playground
10 Market Sq, (Rte 117)
Windham: Saturdays, 8-noon, May-late October
parking lot at Manchester School
709 Roosevelt Trail (Rte 302)
FMI: www.lrfm.org.
Yarmouth: Thursdays, 2:30-6 p.m., May-mid-October
Rowe School parking lot
FMI: www.cumberlandfarmersmarket.org.
More natural beauty abounds along the shores of our lakes and ponds. Check out all the current lakefront property listings in the Sebago Lakes Region by clicking on the box below:
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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine July 27-Aug. 3
July 27th, 2011 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Scenic Wildlife Tour, Newry
July 28, Thursday, 10:00am-12:00pm, Guided Walk-GLLT, Wilson Wing Moose Pond Bog Preserve, join this walk and use nets and hand lenses to investigate dragonfly nymphs and other creatures in the muck and mud of the bog, a family oriented walk for children accompanied by parents, free, Wilson Wing Moose Pond Bog, Horseshoe Pond Road, Lovell. FMI: 207-925-1056, http://www.gllt.org.
July 28-July 30, Thursday-Saturday, events begin 6pm/Thurs, Casco Days, midway, fireworks, chicken barbecue, German Band concert, parade, pancake breakfast, Rick Charette and more, Casco Village, Route 121, Casco. FMI: 207-627-4515, http://www.mainelakeschamber.com/.
July 29-30, Friday-Saturday, 7:30-8:30pm, Laughing Matters, readers’ theater presents a humorous look at life in all its fun and folly, there is some adult content, $10, Denmark Arts Center, Main Street, Denmark. FMI: 207-452-2412, http://www.denmarkarts.org/.
July 30, Saturday, 10:00am-8:00pm, Depot Street Festival, pig roast, music, carnival rides, and more, Stevens Brook Elementary School, 14 Frances Bell Drive, Bridgton. FMI: 207-647-3116, http://www.mainelakeschamber.com/.
August 1, Monday, 7:00pm, Squid Jiggers, Maine based folk duo combine talents on guitar, bass, bodhram and tin whistles for a musical base for their vocal harmonies, $10/adults, $5/children 5-12, Sebago Schoolhouse, 16 Richville Road, Standish. FMI: 207-642-3743, http://www.schoolhousearts.org/.
August 2, Tuesday, 7:30pm, Wind Song, string quartet in B flat major, featuring the works of Mozart and Schubert, a Sebago Long Lake Music Festival presentation, $20, students free, Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison. FMI: 207-583-6747, http://www.deertreestheatre.org/index.htm.
August 4, Wednesday, sunset, Scenic Wildlife Tour, get in touch with nature as you sit back and let us do the driving through some of the most picturesque locations in Grafton Notch State Park, takes approximately 3.5 hours, $30/adults, $20/6-12, free/5 and under, Grand Summit and Jordan Grand Resort Hotel, Pond Road, Newry. FMI: 207-824-3500,http://www.bethelmaine.com.
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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region July 27-Aug. 3
July 27th, 2011 categories: Sanford Lakes Region
“Wizard of Oz,” Arundel Playhouse
July 28-30, Thursday-Saturday, 8:00pm/Thurs-Sat, 2:00pm/Fri, “The Wizard of OZ,” grab your ruby red slippers as Dorothy, Toto and their friends follow the yellow brick road to the magical Land of OZ, $35/general admission, $31/matinee, Arundelbarn Playhouse, 53 Old Post Road, Arundel. FMI: 207-985-5552, http://arundelbarnplayhouse.com.
July 28-30, Thursday-Saturday, 8:00pm/Thurs-Sat, 2:00pm/Thurs, “Singing in the Rain,” see all the music, the dancing, the lamppost and the puddles of this zany warm-hearted romantic comedy, $25/adults, $22/seniors, $10/20 and under, Hackmatack Theater, 538 School Street, Berwick. FMI: 207-698-1807, http://www.hackmatack.org/hackmatack/.
July 29-July 31, Friday-Sunday, 8:00pm/Fri-Sat, 2:00pm/Sun, “Gypsy,” story about an aggressive stage mother during the 1920’s when vaudeville was dying and burlesque was born, $20, City Theatre, 205 Main Street, Biddeford. FMI: 207-282-0849, http://www.citytheater.org/.
July 30, Saturday 8:00am-2:00pm, Saco Spirit Car Show, 50/50 drawing, door prizes, merchant specials, show shirts, music, blueberry muffin bake off and more, free, Main Street, Saco. FMI: 207-282-1567, http://www.biddefordsacochamber.org.
July 30, Saturday, 3:00pm, Annual Harbor Fest, silent auction, chicken BBQ, free concert, Wells Harbor Park, Harbor Road, Wells. FMI: 207-646-2451, http://www.wellschamber.org/.
August 2, Tuesday, 10:00am registration, 10:30 show, 33rd Annual Pet Show, bring your pet or just come and enjoy the show, free, McArthur Library, 270 Main Street, Biddeford. FMI: 207-284-4181, http://www.mcarthurpubliclibrary.org/.
August 2, Tuesday, 7-8:30pm, Cornish Bandstand Summer Series, Desperate Measures performs bluegrass/contra-dance music, bring lawnchairs, blankets and bug spray, concession available, donations welcome, Cornish Bandstand, 180 Maple Street, Cornish. FMI: 207-625-4993, http://www.cornish-maine.org.
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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine July 27-Aug. 3
July 27th, 2011 categories: Belgrade Lakes Region
Yankee Brass Band, Bates College Lewiston
July 28, Thursday, 2-3:00pm, Family Concert, join grammy winning children’s musician Judy Pancoast, free, Auburn Public Library, 49 Spring Street, Auburn. FMI: 207-333-6640,
http://www.auburnpubliclibrary.org.
July 28, Thursday, 6:00pm, Yankee Brass Band, part of the Midsummer Lakeside Concert series this band is a historically accurate recreation of an American brass band from the mid-19th century, free, Bates College, 2 Andrews Road, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6400, http://www.bates.edu/.
July 29, Friday, 7:30pm, “King Lear,” opening night for Shakespeare’s epic tale of a father’s sorrow, $26, Monmouth Theater, 796 Main Street, Monmouth. FMI: 207-933-9999, http://www.theateratmonmouth.org.
July 30, Saturday, 7:00pm, Sounds of the City, dynamic student-led fundraiser, singers, instrumentalists, actors and comedians to perform, $10, Franco American Heritage Center, 46 Cedar Street, Lewiston. FMI: 207-783-1585, http://www.francoamericanheritage.org.
July 30, Saturday, 7:30pm, Banjo Dan and the Mid-Nite Plowboys, don’t miss out on an evening of bluegrass at its best, $15/adults, $6/children, Johnson Hall, 280 Water Street, Gardiner. FMI: 207-582-7144, http://johnsonhall.org.
July 31, Sunday, 2-4:00pm, Concert at Norcross Point, Nasty Habits band, super good times and classic rock and roll covers, free, the Gazebo, Bowdoin Street, Wintrhop. FMI: 207-377-7200, http://www.winthropmaine.org/.
August 3, Wednesday, 5:00pm, Edible Plant Walk, forage through the woods and discover nature’s bounty of edibles, call BRCA to sign up and get trip details, Dolley Property, Watson Pond Road, Rome. FMI: 207-495-6039, http://www.belgradelakes.org/events.html.
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Locally Produced Agricultural Products at Farmers’ Markets in the York County/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine
July 21st, 2011 categories: Sanford Lakes Region
Inviting crystal, clear water on Kennebunk Pond in Lyman, Maine
There are so many fun things to do in the York County/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine from spending time on the lake, to visiting York Animal Kingdom, watching a performance at Hackmatack Theatre, listening to a concert at the Cornish Bandstand, attending an event at the Nasson Community Center or hiking a trail through the Waterboro Barrens.
Summer at your lakefront retreat in the York County/Sanford Lakes Region of Maine is enhanced by meals made from local produce. And if you don’t have the time or space to grow your own, you’ll find farmers’ markets in many of our small towns and villages, as well as cities.
At each farmers’ market a variety of vendors offer quality fresh fruit, vegetables, plants, flowers, baked good, eggs, meats, fresh and dried herbs, soaps, cheese, yarn, maple syrup, plants and more. You can chat with the local farmers, meet your neighbors and contribute to the economic vitality of the town.
Below is a list of the local markets:
Kennebunk: Saturdays, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. , May-October, Grove Street parking lot, next to Village Pharmacy. FMI: www.kennebunkfarmersmarket.org.
North Berwick: Fridays, 3-6 p.m., opens in mid-June, Millfield off of Route 9.
Saco: Wednesdays & Saturdays, 7 a.m.-noon, mid-May-October, Saco Valley Shopping Center parking lot, Rtes 5 &1. FMI: www.sacofarmersmarket.com.
Sanford: Fridays, 8 a.m.-noon, May-October, Route 109 next to Sanford Institution for Savings Bank.
Springvale: Wednesdays & Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon, May-October, Rite-Aid parking lot on Springvale Square.
Wells: Wednesdays, 1:30-5:00 p.m. Late May-October, Wells Town Hall parking lot, Rte 109, half mile from Rte 1. FMI: www.wellsfarmersmarket.org.
York: Thursdays & Saturdays, Thurs–11 a.m.-2 p.m., July-September; Saturdays–9 a.m.-1 p.m., June-October, York Chamber Visitor’s Center, Rte 1 and I95, exit 7. FMI: www.gatewaytomaine.org.
Make shopping at your local farmers’ market a weekly ritual and take home healthy, nutritious vegetables, fruit and more.
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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine July 21-27
July 20th, 2011 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Western Maine BBQ Festival, Fryeburg
July 21, Thursday, 7:00pm and 9:30pm, Bob Marley, cutting edge stand-up comedy, one of the hottest and most sought-after comedians in the country, $25, Deertrees Theatre, 156 Deertrees Road, Harrison, FMI: 207-583-6747, www.deertreestheatre.org.
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Out and About for the York/Sanford Lakes Region July 21-27
July 20th, 2011 categories: Sanford Lakes Region
“Godspell,” at Little Theatre, Springvale
7/21-24, Thursday-Sunday, 5:00pm Thursday ends 10:30pm Sunday, Ossipee Valley Music Festival, featuring a variety of bluegrass artists, New England flatpickin’ championship, New England Songwriting Championship, see site for ticket prices, Ossipee Fair Grounds, 291 South Hiram Road, Hiram. FMI: 207-625-8656, www.ossipeevalley.com.
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Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region July 21-27
July 20th, 2011 categories: Belgrade Lakes Region
Nicholas Leichter Dance, Lewiston
July 21 and 23, Thursday and Saturday, 8:00pm, Nicholas Leichter Dance, Leichter and ultra-glam-fab singer-songwriter Monstah Black reimagine New York’s underground through extravagant song and dance, decorated with club, video, funk, hip-hop, fashion and drag. Set to Black’s original music, this outlandish take on The Wizard of Oz is “a nonstop binge of attitude, high-energy stepping, and freewheeling virtuosity.”, $24/adults, $12/students and seniors, Bates College, 2 Andrews Road, Lewiston. FMI: 207-786-6255, www.bates.edu/.
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2010: A Good Year for Water Quality in the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine
July 14th, 2011 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
The calm before the storm on Highland Lake in Bridgton
We’re always thrilled when we receive good reports about water quality in the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine. Such was the case today when the LEA Lake News arrived in the mail. Executive Director of LEA, Peter Lowell, gave us his blessing to share this news with you.
Overall, 2010 was a fairly good year for most of the lakes within LEA’s [Lakes Environmental Association] service area. More than two-thirds of our waters showed better than average clarity and more than two-thirds showed lower than average phosphorus levels. The majority also showed lower than average chlorophyll levels. This makes sense as, in general, lower phosphorus levels result in less algae growth and the result is clearer lakes.
However, ice-out and open water came very early in 2010, and this corresponded with stronger dissolved oxygen depletion in the bottom waters of some of the deeper lakes in the region. This is due to thermal stratification setting in earlier than usual, thus oxygen in the bottom waters is used up sooner in the season. This can be hard on cold-water fish species like salmon and trout as they rely on deep, cold and well-oxygenated water to survive and grow in the summer months.
Years with more pronounced dissolved oxygen depletion can also result in more phosphorus coming into our lakes from the bottom sediments. When there is no oxygen in the water at the bottom of the lake, a chemical process can occur that releases bound-up phosphorus from the sediments. This process, called phosphorus recycling, adds another source of this potent nutrient to lake ecosystems. Fortunately, this new phosphorus is usually trapped beneath the thermocline in the summer and does not make it to the upper sunlit waters where it could trigger an algae bloom.
When the lake does turn over in the fall, much of this phosphorus combines with ferrous iron and precipitates back into the sediment layer. However, in shallower lakes and basins that turn over early or where sunlight reaches the bottom, phosphorus recycling is a serious concern as it can cause mid-summer algae blooms.
Let’s hope that at the end of the 2011 season, we’ll see similar, if not better, results for the water quality in the Sebago Lakes Region of western Maine.
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Out and About for the Sebago Lakes Region of Maine July 14-20
July 13th, 2011 categories: Sebago Lakes Region
Agricultural Fair, Waterford
July 14-17, Thursday-Sunday, 7:30pm/Thurs.-Sat, 5:00pm/Sun, “Narnia, “ a musical presentation of the first and most famous story of the Chronicles of Narnia series, $16/adults, $14/students and seniors, Schoolhouse Arts Center 16 Richville Road, Standish. FMI: 207-642-3743, www.schoolhousearts.org/.
July 15-17, Friday-Sunday, gates open at 7:00am, Waterford World’s Fair, events include agricultural exhibits, animals, music, demonstrations, tractor pull, senior citizen day on Friday, Green Road, North Waterford. FMI: 207-583-4993, www.waterfordworldsfair.org/.
July 15-16, Friday-Saturday, events begin at 4:30pm on Friday and end at 5:00pm on Saturday, Lovell Old Home Days, events include 5k race, chicken/pig roast, parade, family games, and cow chip bingo, see site for details, Lovell. FMI: 207-925-6272, www.lovellmaine.us/.
July 16-17, events begin at 7:00am on Saturday and end at 6:00pm on Sunday, Molly Ockett Days, events include a parade, tour of the Bethel Inn, magician, music, barbeque, lobster bake, frog jumping contest, fireworks and more, see site for events with cost associated, Bethel. FMI: 207-824-2282, www.bethelmaine.com/.
July 17, Sunday, 11:00am-1:00pm, Hawthorne House Victorian Tea, will provide insight into the life and times of author Nathanial Hawthorne. Come enjoy a glimpse back in time with period costumes, stories, food and beverages. Reservations are required, $15/ 12 and over, $10/under 12, Hawthorne House, Hawthorne Road, Raymond. FMI: 207-655,9136, www.sebagolakeschamber.com/.
July 17, Sunday, 8:00pm, doors open at 6:00pm, Waltzing for Dreamers, featuring Zoe Muth and the Lost High Rollers, a Seattle singer/songwriter, free, on-line orders $10 fee, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695, Dug Way Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207-935-7292, www.carolnoonanmusic.com/ArtsCenter/.
July 20, Wednesday, 6:30-10:05pm, “Tosca,” Metropolitan Opera Summer Encore of Giacomo Puccini’s operatic thriller, stars Karita Mattila in the title role, Marcelo Alvarez is her lover, the painter Cavaradossi, and George Gagnidze plays Scarpia, the sadistic chief of police who wants Tosca for himself, $18/adults, $15/seniors, $10/students, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Bradley Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207-935-9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org/.
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