Out and About for the Belgrade Lakes Region of Maine Oct. 2-8

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“Tourmaline Mining,” Augusta

Oct.3-5, Thursday-Saturday, 9-5 p.m. weekdays, 10:00-4:00 p.m. Saturdays, “Tourmaline and the Rich Legacy of Mining at Mount Mica,” see exhibits from North America’s first gem pegmatite mine, $2 adults, children 6-18 $1.00, under 6 are free, Maine State Museum, 230 State Street, Augusta. FMI: 207-287-2301, www.mainestatemuseum.com.
Oct. 3-9, Thursday-Wednesday, 10-5 p.m., “Seashore Trolley Museum,” the largest electric railway in the world, adults $10, ages 6-16 $7.50, seniors (age 60 and up) $8.00, 5 and under free, 195 Log Cabin Road, Kennebunk. FMI: 207-967-2800, www.trolleymuseum.org.
Oct. 3-5, Thursday-Saturday, 10-5 p.m., 12-5 p.m. on Saturdays, “Colby Museum of Art,” important collections that specializes in American and contemporary art with additional, select collections of Chinese antiquities and European paintings and works on paper, free and open to the public, 5600 Mayflower Hill Drive, Waterville. FMI: 207-859-5600, www.colby.edu/academics.com.
Oct. 3-9, Thursday-Saturday, 10:00-5:30 p.m. weekdays, 10:00-4:00 weekends, “Sugarwood Gallery,” home to the largest number of Maine artisans whose specialty is using natures resources and God given talents to create works of art and one of a kind pieces, free to public, 248 Broadway, Farmington. FMI: 207-778-9105, www.sugarwoodgallery.com.
Oct.3-9, Thursday-Saturday, 8 a.m. to dusk, “Porcupine Disc-Golf,” a linear 18- hole intermediate and pro disc golf, $4 each for 5+ players, 8-12 yrs. $3, 8 and under free, 860 Church Hill Road, Augusta. FMI: 207-626-3039, www.porcupineridgediscgolf.com.
Oct.3-4, Thursday-Friday, 1-4 p.m., “Old Fort Western,” a national historic landmark, is Maine’s and New England’s oldest surviving wooden fort, open to the public, 16 Cony street, Augusta. FMI: 207-626-2385, www.oldfortwestern.com.
Oct. 4, Friday, 12-5:00p.m., “Farmers Market,” wood fired pizza, fresh fruit, cheeses, eggs, meats and honey, free to public, Viles Arboretum, 153 Hospital Street, Augusta. FMI: 207-626-7989, www.vilesarboretum.org.

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