Just an hour after opening, nearly 400 people had already entered a brewfest on Saturday and by 4 p.m., the line to enter the John A. Millar Civic Center was trailing outside the doors.
The idea for a Houlton-based feature-length documentary, “A Moment in the Sun,” got started a bit by chance.
With names like Toadally Dahk and Shiretown Blackout, brewers and winemakers in the Aroostook County region focused on specialty eclipse sips.
NASA scientists had arrived by Friday and were setting up their equipment in the Temple Theater in Market Square.
The Select Board wants to increase the manager’s salary from $80,000 to $100,000. The budget committee is recommending only a modest increase to $82,400.
The three-day celebration, also known as Summerfest, will begin on Friday, July 12 and go until July 14.
The Mooseshack in Fort Kent will close on June 22 and the East Millinocket spot will open on July 1.
The sculpture, created by New York-based artist Abigail DeVille, combines the history of the 1969 Apollo 11 first manned lunar landing with the stories of those who choose to sit inside it and record their thoughts.
Darick Williams was elected to the council and will be sworn in at the May 1 meeting.
The board decided to postpone selling or leasing the campground
