Portage caps off Round-Up with parade

Portage Lake’s Main Street was filled with bystanders on a hot and sunny Sunday afternoon as a parade celebrated the final day of the town’s Summer Round-Up. Emergency and police vehicles, tractors, floats and more rolled along the route, which ended just past Coffin’s store. Many in...

Houlton Potato Feast Days start on Friday with lobster fare

HOULTON, Maine — Houlton’s 66th Annual Potato Feast Days will kick off on Friday with the town’s famous Lobster Feast in downtown’s Monument Park. Each year The Greater Houlton Chamber of Commerce expects thousands of people for the two-day – Aug. 15 and 16 – event featuring lobster feast dinners, baked potato bar, live music, the nostalgic doll parade, touch a truck and candy drop for kids.

Burger Boy in Caribou is once again heading to auction

Ribbon cutting in Searsport Tuesday to mark the completion of Route 1. Data shows high number of middle, high school students feeling depressed. Skies clearing tonight. Some afternoon clouds and a few spotty showers Wednesday.

The Maine Potato Blossom Festival 2021, Fort Fairfield, Maine

Pick any day and you can spend the whole day doing something new and fun at the 74th event.

Reed Gallery show to honor Mars Hill native

The University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Reed Art Gallery has opened a new exhibition honoring the life and legacy of longtime art patron and collector David Hitchcock. Titled Selections from the Carl and Alice Hitchcock Collection: A Tribute to David Hitchcock, the exhibition opened Aug. 1 and will remain on view throughout August.

Dino Fest 2025

Portland band keeps a 5-year promise with Houlton reunion concert

Slated for a spring 2020 concert at the Unitarian Universalist Church, Gunther Brown was stalled by COVID-19 and never made it back.

Local Food Fest kicks off at Castle Hill

Farm Fresh Rhode Island will host its signature local food event and fundraiser, Local Food Fest, on Tuesday, August 12 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Local Food Fest is held at Castle Hill Inn’s Chalet Patio and Lawn, which overlooks Narragansett Bay. The event celebrates the talent of local chefs and growers who work together to transform the local harvest into 20+ seasonally inspired dishes for guests to enjoy.

A small town with a big spirit: Portage Days 2025

PORTAGE LAKE, Maine (WAGM) - Portage Days kicked off last Thursday with a community ice cream social, setting the stage for a weekend full of family fun activities. The celebration continued Friday and throughout the weekend with a variety of events, including a cardboard boat race and a Whoopie Pie Festival.

Agency on Aging extends glass art Exhibit throughout August

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine – The Aroostook Agency on Aging is pleased to announce that it has extended its July glass art exhibit throughout August. During Presque Isle’s First Friday Art Night on Friday, Aug. 1 from 4:30–7:30 p.m., artist Dr. Diane Vo will show both her intuitive stained glass art and her hand-crafted basketry. In addition, she will explain and demonstrate her unique approach to glass art.

A Portland band keeps a 5-year promise with Houlton reunion concert

Portland-based roots rock and Americana band Gunther Brown will head north this weekend for their “One Night Only Reunion Tour.”. Slated for a spring 2020 concert on the Sanctuary Stage at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Houlton, Gunther Brown was stalled by COVID-19 and never made it to Aroostook County that year, the church’s Rev. Dave Hutchinson said Monday.

Fort Fairfield Celebrates 78th Annual Potato Blossom Parade

FORT FAIRFIELD, Maine (WAGM) - If you were in Fort Fairfield Saturday afternoon, you were among hundreds lined up along Main Street for the annual Potato Blossom Parade. Floats, clowns, antique cars, and other parade entrées took off from the high school and made their way down Main Street. The celebration stretched on for about an hour until the final float passed by.

Maine Potato Blossom Festival Parade sees high entries, turnout in 78th year

Bette and Bill McVicars settled into their spot under a shade tree in front of the Fort Fairfield Public Library around 11 a.m. on Saturday, more than two hours before the Maine Potato Blossom Parade would begin its slow descent down Presque Isle Street. But the McVicars were hardly early.

Family-Friendly Camping Spots in Northern Maine

Camping in Aroostook County is a great way to experience northern Maine. There are some family-friendly campgrounds to explore that have beautiful views, outdoor activities and convenient amenities. Location and Relaxation. Location is important as well as access to local things to do like going to the lake, shopping, site-seeing...

Family-Friendly Camping Spots in Northern Maine

Camping in Aroostook County is a great way to experience northern Maine. There are some family-friendly campgrounds to explore that have beautiful views, outdoor activities and convenient amenities. Location and Relaxation. Location is important as well as access to local things to do like going to the lake, shopping, site-seeing...

Houlton’s ‘Moment in the Sun’ featured in new documentary on total eclipse

A new documentary, featuring four Mainers and their connection to the 2024 total solar eclipse, will premiere on Friday at the Maine International Film Festival in Waterville. “A Moment in the Sun,” a feature documentary film by New York and Australian filmmakers, explores how a rural community of 6,000 pulled together to welcome nearly 30,000 eclipse chasers, scientists and tourists from around the world.