Summertime in the Belgrades

August 20, 2004Vol. 6, No. 12


Summertime in the Belgrades

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Maine Farm Days will be held on August 24 & 25 in Clinton. More . . .

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Maine Farm Days at the Wright Place

It's one of summer's great recreational and educational resources: an agricultural trade show that invites the public, free of charge, to enjoy the exhibits, the demonstrations, the displays, the tours, the food and the fun on a working dairy farm. Scheduled for August 24 and 25, Maine Farm Days will be held in Clinton at the Wright Place, a dairy farm with 950 acres, 600 cows, and 16 employees. More . . .

Legacies

Taconnet on Great Pond: A Summer Colony

Once a sheep meadow known as Ram Island, the summer colony of Taconnet on Great Pond is one of the most magical getaways in the Belgrades. The small, pine-sheltered haven is home to fifteen single-family cottages, a former privy known as University Center, and a main lodge with a dining hall and a traditional lounge with a fireplace. Taconnet is also guardian of the endearing traditions of a simpler lifestyle to which visitors have returned thankfully for generations. More . . .


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