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Jefferson Historical Society’s Annual Open House and Exhibit Day and Choose-Your-Own-Cookies Sale!

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Jefferson Historical Society's Annual Open House and Exhibit Day and Choose-Your-Own-Cookies Sale!

Old Jefferson Town House
7 Gardiner Rd
Jefferson
08/04/2018 | 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

The Jefferson Historical Society will have its annual Open House and Exhibit Day with exhibits of photos, documents and items gleaned from Jefferson’s past. A feature will be Jefferson schools and its students. A second feature will be vintage photos showing the many buildings on what is Routes 126 and 206 which go through the Village area. Many other items of interest will be on display and visitors will be able to tour the three floors of the 1869-built building recently restored by the Society. Weather permitting Ralph Bond’s grandfather’s 1800’s horse-drawn hearse will be exhibited and lunches available from Sully’s Hotdog and Brot Cart. There may even be some animals in the Old Jefferson Cattlepound nearby. FMI: 549-5258 or 549-5592

Thompson Ice House Tours

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Thompson Ice House Tours

Thompson Ice House
1871 Maine State Route 129
South Bristol
08/04/2018 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Volunteer docents conduct tours of the ice house museum and pond. A short DVD of the winter ice harvesting is available for viewing. Come and see how the fishermen got their fish to market with community harvested ice. Donations are gratefully accepted.

Frances Perkins Homestead Tour

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Frances Perkins Homestead Tour

Frances Perkins Homestead
478 River Road
Newcastle
08/04/2018 | 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm

Have you visited the Frances Perkins Homestead yet?  This summer, there are three opportunities to enjoy guided tours of this National Historic Landmark, home to Frances Perkins, FDR’s Secretary of Labor and the first woman to serve as a cabinet secretary. See her family’s 1837 Brick House with its 57 acres of fields, gardens, and trails to the Damariscotta River and learn about how this place shaped her New Deal legacy; Saturday July 21, Saturday August 4 & Saturday September 8, 2018. Two tour times are available each day. The 9:00 AM tour is 3 hours and includes the Homestead and a walk to the Damariscotta River. The 1:30 PM tour is 2 hours and includes only the Homestead. Tours will be led by Frances Perkins Center Board members, an archeologist who has conducted surveys of the site, and Perkins’ grandson, Tomlin Perkins Coggeshall.

Tickets are $22 per person. Order by writing to info@francesperkinscenter.org , calling the Center at 207-563-3374, or online at http://www.francesperkinscenter.org

Oyster, Wine & Champagne Tasting Cruise

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Oyster, Wine & Champagne Tasting Cruise

Damariscotta River Cruises
40 Main Street
Damariscotta
08/04/2018 | 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Oyster, Wine Champagne Tasting Tour Damariscotta River Cruises, 207-315-5544

This tasting cruise will include sumptuous wines and bubblies paired with the freshest Damariscotta River oysters while cruising down the River past all seven oyster farms, basking seals, bald eagles and other wildlife aboard the comfortable and roomy River Tripper. A scenic and educational cruise with an expert local wine docent and raconteur guarantee to amuse as well as inform. The event includes the wine and bubblies tasting, gourmet cheese & bread platter and 6 oysters per person. If your interest is piqued, then reserve your seat now!

If you don’t want the wine or bubblies, you can substitute them for selected drinks at the bar onboard. Please let us know in advance.

Summer Craft Show

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Summer Craft Show

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library Lawn
4 Oak Street
Boothbay Harbor
08/05/2018 | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Popular juried crafters with unique products created on the Mid-coast of Maine. Items include artisan jewelry, decorative metal work, sea glass items, pottery, decorative wooden boxes/bowls, potholders and place mats, decorative lamps, one-of-a-kind canes and walking sticks, ornaments, stained glass, note cards and much more.

Red Cloak Haunted History Tour

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Red Cloak Haunted History Tour

08/05/2018 | 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm

Led by the mysterious “Lady in the Red Cloak” with her lantern, you will see buildings that once seemed ordinary but will take on eerie new dimensions as she relives their history, and that of the ghosts that are said to still reside there. Wind through the back streets and learn the early history of Damariscotta, visit the site of countless seances, experience the haunted Maine Hotel, take a trip by the river to hear about the Mystery Ship, and more.

The moderate walk, suitable for all ages, lasts approximately 90 minutes and is by reservation only; $15 for adults, $7 for children under 12, free for children under 5. redcloakhauntedhistorytours.com, 207-380-3806.

Performance by Julie Thompson & Pete Blue

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Performance by Julie Thompson & Pete Blue

Schooner Cove Retirement Community
35 Schooner Street
Damariscotta
08/06/2018 | 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Julie Thompson, an eclectic singer, and Pete Blue a professional pianist, will team up to offer Schooner Cove jazz standards and a dusting of other classics. Not to be missed! Concert to take place in the Schooner Cove library, Schooner Cove Retirement Community, 35 Schooner Street, Damariscotta (On the LincolnHealth – Miles Campus). (207) 563-5523. Free and open to the public.

Maritime History of Boothbay Harbor

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Maritime History of Boothbay Harbor

08/06/2018 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

This guided walk will show you a side of Boothbay Harbor’s waterfront you’ve never seen! You’ll learn the ins and outs of
lobstering, see the sites of shipbuilding, hear of early fisheries, lighthouses, rum running and even pirates. What industries used to line the shore? Were there sea serpents? Was there any Naval activity in the area?

Tour the shore with Maine’s largest walking tour company to hear all the above and more, including shanties, as you walk in the footsteps of early Boothbay Harbor mariners! Appropriate for all ages and easy walking, it’s something the whole family will enjoy.

By reservation only; $20 for adults, $10 for children under 12, free for children under 5. http://www.redcloaktours.com or 207-380-3806

Egghead Evening: History of the Parties

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Egghead Evening: History of the Parties

Victory 2018 Campaign Office
521 Main Street
Damariscotta
08/06/2018 | 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm

“Egghead Evenings” are open discussion groups focusing on
policy-related or historical topics featuring experts who live in or
frequent Midcoast Maine.

Heather Cox Richardson, Professor of History at Boston College, will lead a discussion about the two major political parties and how they got where they are today. She is the author of “To Make Men Free: The History of the Republican Party” (Basic Books, 2014) which examines the GOP’s 160 years of twists and turns in accessible prose sharing comprehensive research.

Professor Richardson teaches the history of the American West in addition to courses on U.S. politics and economics, specifically during the Nineteenth century. According to her bio on the BC website, “She is currently working on an intellectual history of American politics and a graphic treatment of the Reconstruction Era.” Richardson grew up in Maine and is a part-time resident of Round Pond.

The Lincoln County Democratic Committee’s Victory 2018 Campaign Office is located in the second floor of the Overlook Building at 521 Main St. in Damariscotta. There is plenty of parking and easy access from the rear of the building located across from Round Top Ice Cream.

FMI: Barb Burt, LCDC Campaign Chair, at 207-687-7052 or office@lincolncountydemocrats.com.

Glass Plate Photo Exhibit

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Glass Plate Photo Exhibit

Southport Library
1032 Hendricks Hill Rd
Southport
08/07/2018 | 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

A Look Back: West Southport in the 1890’s, is an exhibit of photos copied from antique glass plates from the Towle collection found in the archives of the Hendricks Hill Museum. View photos on Mon, Wed, Thu and Sat from 9 – 4 or Thu night from 6 – 8. Exhibit continues through 30 August

Summer Craft Show

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Summer Craft Show

Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library Lawn
4 Oak Street
Boothbay Harbor
08/07/2018 | 9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Popular juried crafters with unique products created on the Mid-coast of Maine. Items include artisan jewelry, decorative metal work, sea glass items, pottery, decorative wooden boxes/bowls, potholders and place mats, decorative lamps, one-of-a-kind canes and walking sticks, ornaments, stained glass, note cards and much more.


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