Summertime in the Belgrades

August 21, 2009Vol. 11, No. 1


Summertime in the Belgrades

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Craft table at the Franco-American Festival.

Quilts and baskets are among the homemade crafts on sale at the Franco-American Festival held annually in late summer at Head of Falls on the Kennebec River in Waterville. This year's festival will be held September 12-13.

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Summer 2009: The Reward

Swimming, picnics, sunsets . . . it all came together, the summer of 2009, just in time to renew those fond memories of why the lakes and the surroundings are so special. Short-shorts, sunburns, warm sweaterless nights . . . who would have thought there could be such a turnaround on such short notice. Sidewalk dining, melting ice cream, flip-flopping along village streets . . . just the way summer should be: hot, no complaints. More . . .

Legacies

Docks To Doorways: An Historical Perspective

Docks to Doorways is a unique capital campaign involving the purchase and restoration of two properties along the Belgrade Stream and Main Street in Belgrade Lakes Village that would bring back the legacies and traditions of boating, docking, and shopping from Great Pond, legacies dating at least 150 years back. In honor of this effort, we present several historical photos of Belgrade Stream. More . . .

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Demystifying Mulch

Mulching is one of the most effective and cost efficient management practices we have to work with. For stabilizing construction sites, eroded banks, and topdressing buffer plantings, mulch can work wonders when it comes to protecting water quality. More . . .

Expressions

Homemade Music from Belgrade, Maine

C.B. Hazard and the Howling Loons rendition of their new "Day's Store" song is racing to the top of the music charts in Belgrade this summer with over 50 EP's sold. Hazard, a Belgrade resident, is excited by the success of the song and the EP. More . . .

Fishing

You Never Know What You'll Catch in the Belgrades!

Well, this week I decided to sit on the porch at the Center for All Seasons and take advantage of our local library's free Wi-Fi. What a great place to relax and write! My view consists of gorgeous Great Pond and the marina, with a just a few youngsters running around laughing and playing in the water. Really, that's what summer is all about. More . . .


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