Postcards advertising a few of the 64 feature films to be presented at the 8^th Annual Maine International Film Festival.

The 8^th Annual Maine International Film Festival, presented in Waterville July 15 through 24 by the Friends of Art & Film in Central Maine brings films to the area that people would not otherwise see. It is an opportunity to view some of the best of American Independent and International cinema, to discover some of Maine and New England's up and coming filmmakers. More . . .

When the Rutherfords held a family reunion on Great Pond July 4 weekend, they represented a ninth-generation connection to Belgrade Lakes — a connection that literally has been preserved in granite. More . . .

Held annually since the late 1990's, the Fourth of July Boat Parade has become an increasingly popular part of Belgrade's Independence Day festivities. More . . .

"I started this photographic project in 1996 in an attempt to understand the community in which I have spent the last twenty-six years as a part time resident," writes Lauren Shaw, photographer/film producer of Maine Women: Living on the Land. The community Shaw is referring to is North Belgrade, where she has a summer home on Great Pond. More . . .

Ed Farrin and Paul Fuller had antique shops next to each other on the southern end of Water Street. One day, toward the late '70's, I went in to find the two of them thrashing and bashing in the rear of Paul's store. Most of Paul's inventory was missing. "So what are you two up to?" I asked. "Putting in a restaurant," they chimed in unison. More . . .

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