The legends surrounding jolly old St. Nicholas – celebrated annually on Dec. 6 – go way beyond delivering candy and toys to children.
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Intertidal: Look to Feast of the Seven Fishes to inspire holiday meals
Coming off the heels of Thanksgiving and the feast that it entails, many of us are already thinking of the feasts to come around the upcoming holidays. There are myriad traditions surrounding winter’s holidays from places around the world. One of my favorites is the Feast of the Seven Fishes. Aside from my love of […]
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From the Chamber: More holiday happenings this month
As I was l starting to write my annual year-end recap series and 2024 preview, I realized just how many other December happenings are going on that you need to know about. Therefore, I’m pushing the year in review/preview of 2024 series to start next week and devoting this week to a few more events […]
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Kennebunkport hosts 42nd annual Christmas Prelude
The 12-day festival featuring dozens of events and activities runs through Dec. 10.
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From the Chamber: Filling up that December calendar
The lights are being hung, and garland and wreaths are sprouting up everywhere you turn as we slide past Thanksgiving and are officially into the holiday season. With everyone being so busy this year, I have been very impressed with just how early decorations seem to be going up. It’s almost like we all implicitly […]
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Meet the cheer squad – the people behind the holiday magic
These folks were on the job Friday helping kick off the Christmas season at attractions around southern Maine.
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History center to host Santa at Joshua L. Chamberlain house
Breaking with more than 15 years of tradition, Pejepscot History Center will hold its popular Santa Day event at Brunswick’s Joshua L. Chamberlain Museum this year to celebrate 40 years of operation. The free event takes place from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 9, at 226 Maine St., at the intersection with […]
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L.L. Bean’s annual Northern Lights holiday events kick off
There are curling lanes, a temporary barn, heated benches and a mailbox with a direct line to Santa outside L.L. Bean’s flagship store.
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Holiday lights at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens ‘make you want to decorate at home’
Gardens Aglow opened this Saturday and will welcome visitors through the end of the year.
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From the Chamber: Start with a step — 5 ways to ease back in
Maine is a well-connected state, and you don’t need to live near Lewiston, Lisbon or Bowdoin to be affected by this tragedy, but we do, and that makes it all the more impactful on our mindsets, our piece of mind and our aching hearts. This will not go away soon, nor should it, as we […]