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Belgrade's Annual Loon Calling Contest is held on the first weekend in August.
There's no magic to stardom when you already share the shelves with the movie greats, right? No, wrong. Just watch Paul Newman down a donut in the Maine-filmed movie Empire Falls, which is scheduled to air on HBO next year, and the proof will be on his beard, thanks to a generously sugared, hand-cut donut from Belgrade's unique Home Entertainment Resource (HER)/Outlaw Pizza.
The Belgrade Lakes watershed contains nearly 450 camp roads, ranging from 100 yards to two miles in length. Every one of them is a potential threat to the quality of the lakes, because many of them have little or no crown, poor to non-existent ditches, and failing culverts.
When visitors from away have questions or curiosity about this part of the world or when people from the area want to admire what a historical society can achieve, the Norridgewock Historical Society Museum is the place to visit.
A week speaking French, living with French families, attending 22 hours of instruction, participating in visits and outings, and enjoying the hospitality of Maine's neighboring Canadian province of Quebec. That was the agenda for ten adults from throughout Maine who participated in a French Immersion Program in St. Georges, Quebec at the end of June.
When the fiddle beat picks up or the words spin a story of songs learned from loving grandparents, Boréal Tordu brings to life the many influences of Maine's poignant past. There is humor and there is pathos in the music of their re-discovery of the Northeast's rich Franco-American musical traditions.
"A good little niche," is how Candi Soll describes the family business, Soll's Antiques, which specializes in residential antique stained (leaded) glass. Located in a spacious former general store and barn on Route 2 in Canaan, the shop sparkles brilliantly with its impressive display of over 150 windows and doors. Redisplay This Page in Printer-Friendly Format <-- Previous • Home • All 2004 Issues • Next --> | ||||||||||||
