3 months ago
Patten Pioneer Days are underway
The event is slated for Monday Aug. 5 through Sunday Aug. 11 with events scheduled around the area.
Events
3 months ago
Spud Speedway invites people to take part in first BikeBowl
The event will kick off Friday, Aug. 9 with a variety of music and food vendors.
3 months ago
Earnings are up at Northern Maine Fair
New aluminum bleachers, paid for in part by community donations and other contributions, were installed in front of the grandstand.
3 months ago
Loring namesake honored at event marking 30 years since its closure
The Loring Air Museum marked a homecoming: pieces of the plane in which the base’s namesake crashed during a Korean War mission have arrived in Limestone to become part of the museum’s collection.
3 months ago
Van Buren holds second annual Christmas in July event
The festival’s name is a nod to the town’s nickname “Christmas Town” which dates back to the 1950s.
3 months ago
Descendants celebrate one of Aroostook’s pioneer families
Nearly a hundred Haines descendants gathered Saturday to honor one of Fort Fairfield’s pioneer families.
3 months ago
Loring’s 30th anniversary open house starts Aug. 2
Loring Open House 2024 will focus on the men and women who served at the Strategic Air Command Base from 1953 to 1992, as well as Air Combat Command from 1992 to 1994.
3 months ago
Can-Am sled dog race in jeopardy under new CDC rules, former champ says
Katherine Langlais of Glenwood, New Brunswick, who won the Can-Am event in 2023, has been speaking out about how these regulations could create a logistical nightmare that results in lower turnouts in mushing events throughout North America.
3 months ago
Land speed racers gunning for records on Loring runway
As of Friday, the record speed at this summer’s Loring event was 255 miles per hour set by Gilles Chiasson of Quebec, Canada.
3 months ago
Houlton International Food Festival triples funds raised
The July 6 festival, held at Houlton Middle High School, was packed with hundreds who traveled from as far away as Quebec City to sample the exotic foods made from ancient recipes and generational traditions by locals representing 21 different nations.
