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Jul 10 Thursday
Every summer we host two weekly group paddles for sea kayakers and stand-up paddlers from June through August. These one-hour sessions are a chance for local paddlers to get on the water together in the early morning when seas on Casco Bay are more likely to be calm.
It’s free to join if you bring your own SUP or sea kayak, or if you’re a Portland Paddle member. If you aren’t a member and need to rent a kayak or SUP, the cost is $25.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes early so we can start our group paddles on time. For members and those renting a kayak/SUP, we ask that you make a rental booking at least 8 hours in advance. (If you’re a member, remember to enter your member code when you book). Using your own vessel? No need to make any reservations in advance; just show up. These paddles are led by our staff, who are happy to share tips, but they are not guided trips and you should not join if you need instruction or assistance in order to participate.The group will stay on the water for about an hour and will pick a destination that fits the conditions and participants.
100 MidCoast and Blue Hill Peninsula eateries are offering special yellow menu items throughout July with proceeds benefiting Finding Our Voices. How much yellow can YOU eat, drink, and buy in July to brighten the lives of Maine women domestic abuse survivors?
🎄✨ 1st Annual HOUSE IN THE WOODS FESTIVAL OF TREES – CHRISTMAS IN JULY! ✨🎄
The winter months are busy, and travel can be tough—but who says we can’t celebrate Christmas TWICE? 🎅☀️ House in the Woods is bringing the holiday spirit back with our first-ever Annual Christmas in July!
🎶 Christmas music, festive decorations, and a whole month of fun activities! 🎶Highlights: - FREE lunch on 4th of July - FREE Music on the Green July 12th - Gold Star Family Day July 29th
What better way to celebrate our love for military families than in the most patriotic month of the year? 🇺🇸 Join us throughout July at the lodge to experience the magic of the holidays—summer style!
🌟 FESTIVAL OF TREES 🌟Companies from across the country are helping us celebrate in style by decorating Christmas trees filled with amazing gifts, prizes, and surprises! 🎁🎄 You can purchase tickets and bid on your favorite trees throughout the month, with winners taking them home at the end of July!
📍 House in the Woods, Lee, Maine🕰️ Visiting Hours:✅ Monday – Friday: 9 AM – 12 PM✅ Saturday: 8 AM – 4 PM✅ Sunday: 8 AM – 12 PM
🔥 DON’T MISS OUT! Help us spread the word, bring your friends, and celebrate our military families this July! Stay tuned for even more exciting activities to be announced soon!
🎄 Interested in sponsoring a tree? Click here for more info: https://www.houseinthewoods.org/christmasinjuly
#ChristmasInJuly #FestivalOfTrees #HouseInTheWoods #SupportOurTroops #PatrioticChristmas
Growing Routes offers a different camp experience where kids flourish in a relaxed, small-group, family-like atmosphere. Nestled on 84 enchanting acres in mid-coast Union, Maine, Twigg Farm is a haven of rolling fields, woods, nature trails, an apple orchard, food and flower gardens, a frog pond, and a private beach on the lake—an endless, magical playground for exploration. Each day is flexible based on camper interests, blending activities like swimming, art, gardening, yoga, ultimate frisbee, and scavenger hunts with the simple, timeless joys of summer - the perfect balance of adventure and relaxation. Campers enjoy fresh, farm-to-table meals (including homemade ice cream of course!) and evenings filled with the sounds of nature. We focus on nurturing confidence, creativity, and compassion throughout everything we do.
One and two week sessions available for ages 8-16.
L.L.Bean Summer in the Park 2025🎉 July 4 – August 31, in Freeport, MEJoin us for a summer of free outdoor fun at L.L.Bean’s Flagship Campus! Enjoy daily activities like yoga, live music, movie nights, kids’ crafts, and more, plus special events including a July 4th celebration, local concerts, and dog-friendly weekends. All ages welcome!
Blue Hill’s fourth annual “History Hunt” will take place this year from July 1-29, co-sponsored and hosted by the Jonathan Fisher House, Blue Hill Historical Society, First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, Blue Hill Public Library, and the Blue Hill Town Hall. Throughout the month of July, visit any of the participating locations to pick up a checklist of fun historical items to locate and activities to do. Turn in your completed checklist by July 29 to be entered into a drawing for a prize! Prizes for both kids and adults will be available and winners will be contacted after the drawing at the end of July.
From scouring stained glass windows to sleuthing for old books, each location will offer a way to learn about and connect with Blue Hill’s history. July hours for the locations are as follows:Fisher House, Wed-Sat, 1-4 PM (beginning July 5)Holt House (Blue Hill Historical Society), Thurs-Sun, 12-4 PMCongregational Church, Wed & Sat, 1-3 PM (except 7/16 & 7/19)Blue Hill Public Library, MTWF 9 AM-6 PM, Th 9 AM-8 PM, Sat 9 AM-5 PMBlue Hill Town Hall, Mon. 8 AM-5:30 PM; Tues-Fri, 8 AM-3 PM
Post photos from your Hunt on social media using #HistoryHunt or send them to contact@jonathanfisherhouse.org.
From July 3 through August 28, the Rockport Public Library will host a show of works by abstract artist Noah Stitt. The exhibit, “Heavy Light,” features paintings and sculpture exploring play, structure, and the medium of paint.
“Using humor, subtlety, and suspension, my work explores the boundary between the objective and subjective image,” says Stitt. “Scenes are set in which the viewer is left to decide for themselves how to interpret the slippage between the two. With a heavy material presence, these objects and images lend themselves to a narrative reading. I think of them as 'narrative abstractions’."
Noah Stitt holds an MFA in Studio Art from Hunter College, CUNY, where he also taught; a BFA from Montana State University (also in Studio Art); and participated in the Early College Program at Maine College of Art. He has worked at the Coastal Maine Art Workshops, High Street Gallery, and in an ice studio in Queens, New York. Among other venues, his work has been shown at Hunter College Gallery and online at Hauser & Wirth. After many years living in various parts of the country, Stitt now resides in his home state of Maine.
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The Maine Irish Heritage Center is open to the public every Thursday from 10am-2pm! Stop in to take a tour of the building, do some research on our genealogy station, or peruse our library collection!
For more information, contact maineirish@maineirish.com!
Textile collage artist Elaine O’Neil will lead students through the process of creating art from fabric, on Thursday, July 10 from 10:30am to 12:30pm.
A Maine native, she now lives half the year in her home state and the other half in North Carolina.
She creates textile collage art of places and scenes that either have a personal meaning to her, or special value to a community. Come make a collage of one of your special places in this workshop. Open to adults and children 8 and older. Spaces are limited and registration is required. All materials will be provided.
Yarmouth Arts Alliance presents the watercolors of the late artist Harry Beskind. The show will take place in the lower lobby at 317 Main, Yarmouth. There will be an opening reception and celebration on June 14, from 4:00-6:00.