Climb aboard boats all over the state for excursions to see lighthouses, puffins, whales and seals.
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Summer in Maine is green. So are these 4 works of art.
The color has many connotations, from growing things to climate change.
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Rockland library to host history talk on the ‘female Indiana Jones’
Rockland Public Library will present “The Extraordinary Life of Ruth Robertson: A History Talk by Patricia Hubbard” at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 21. The event is free and open to all. Hubbard, of Thomaston, who became Robertson’s literary executor in 1992, will describe the life and work of Robertson, a true “female Indiana Jones.” Born […]
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Two art critics featured in CMCA’s 2025 Distinguished Lecture
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art will present its 2025 Distinguished Lecture, a conversation between critics Jarrett Earnest and Mary Louise Schumacher titled “What We Talk About When We Talk About Art,” at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, at The Strand Theatre in Rockland. Produced with the generous support of the Dorothea and Leo Rabkin […]
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Get off the Main(e)land and explore 22 of Maine’s islands
The state boasts thousands of islands, each one offering a slightly different vibe, from quiet camping getaways to bustling harbor towns.
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Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s annual Makers Market is this Saturday
The Center for Maine Contemporary Art’s annual Makers Market is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, in the center’s courtyard. This free event will feature live music, ice cream and a curated selection of 20-plus vendors. Rain date is Sunday, Aug. 10. Music will be provided by Kirby Porterfield and the Faith […]
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Rockland library to host retired UMaine professor for climate talk
Rockland Public Library will present UMaine Professor Emeritus Ivan Fernandez to speak on Rockland’s forests as a lens on Maine’s changing climate at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 14. This program is free and open to all. This presentation will focus on the changing climate and implications for Rockland’s forests both as treasured natural resources and […]
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Lego artist builds Maine in miniature at Kennebunk’s Brick Store museum
More than a dozen of Colby Adolphsen’s creations, from Nubble Lighthouse off York to Bangor’s Paul Bunyan statue, are at the museum through December.
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Do lobsters have brains? | Fact brief
The debate over whether lobsters feel pain — and the most humane way to cook Maine’s most famous export — has raged for years.
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13 historic Maine movie houses where you can catch a show
A silent film festival on Saturday highlights the restoration of the Augusta Colonial Theater, but there are vintage venues to explore from Ogunquit to Bar Harbor.