PLEASE READ ENTIRE MESSAGE:

.LOW PRESSURE LIFTING OUT OF THE DEEP SOUTH WILL SPREAD A POSSIBLE
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK INTO THE MIDWEST…AS A
SECOND AREA OF LOW PRESSURE TRIES TO DEVELOP ALONG THE SOUTHERN
NEW ENGLAND COAST. PRECIPITATION WILL START AS SNOW FOR MOST OF
THE REGION…BEFORE WARM AIR ALOFT CREATES A MIX ALONG THE COAST
AND IMMEDIATE INTERIOR. SLIGHT CHANGES TO THE TRACK AND STRENGTH
COULD YIELD SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN PRECIPITATION TYPE AT THIS
TIME. BUT CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING FOR A PLOWABLE SNOWFALL ALONG
THE FOOTHILLS AND INTERIOR…WITH SOME SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
POSSIBLE AS YOU NEAR THE COAST. AS SNOW WINDS DOWN THURSDAY
EVENING…FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL LIKELY DEVELOP ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA AS WELL.

NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-
SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
NORTHERN COOS-SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
STRAFFORD-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ANDOVER…ROXBURY…UPTON…
WILSONS MILLS…COBURN GORE…RANGELEY…KINGFIELD…BINGHAM…
JACKMAN…RUMFORD…NORWAY…FRYEBURG…OXFORD…FARMINGTON…
WILTON…MADISON…SKOWHEGAN…PITTSFIELD…SANFORD…BERWICK…
NORTH WINDHAM…GORHAM…BRIDGTON…LEWISTON-AUBURN…
LIVERMORE FALLS…AUGUSTA…WATERVILLE…WINTERPORT…UNITY…
COLEBROOK…BERLIN…LANCASTER…LITTLETON…NORTH CONWAY…
LEBANON…HANOVER…PLYMOUTH…WOLFEBORO…OSSIPEE…CLAREMONT…
NEWPORT…CHARLESTOWN…CONCORD…HOOKSETT…LACONIA…MEREDITH…
ROCHESTER…DOVER

304 PM EST TUE JAN 10 2012
…WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS…THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND WESTERN
MAINE…THE FOOTHILLS…AND THE COASTAL PLAIN.
* HAZARD TYPES…SNOW…WITH A MIX OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN
POSSIBLE FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE COASTAL PLAIN.
* ACCUMULATIONS…6 INCHES OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE
* TIMING…SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT ACROSS
SOUTHWESTERN NEW HAMPSHIRE…AND SPREAD NORTHEAST FROM THERE.
THURSDAY MORNING SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET OR FREEZING RAIN BEFORE
ENDING AS FREEZING DRIZZLE THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS…COLD TEMPERATURES PRECEDING SNOW WILL HELP THEM
BECOME SNOW COVERED AND SLIPPERY SHORTLY AFTER ONSET.
* WINDS…NORTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.
* TEMPERATURES…IN THE LOWER 20S.
* VISIBILITIES…HEAVY SNOWFALL MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO ONE HALF
MILE OR LESS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW…SLEET…OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

COASTAL YORK-COASTAL CUMBERLAND-SAGADAHOC-LINCOLN-KNOX-
COASTAL WALDO-INTERIOR ROCKINGHAM-COASTAL ROCKINGHAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…BIDDEFORD…SACO…OLD ORCHARD BEACH…
KITTERY…PORTLAND…SOUTH PORTLAND…WESTBROOK…BATH…
TOPSHAM…BOOTHBAY HARBOR…WISCASSET…WALDOBORO…CAMDEN…
ROCKLAND…THOMASTON…BELFAST…LINCOLNVILLE…SALEM…DERRY…
EXETER…PORTSMOUTH…HAMPTON

503 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2011

…SLIPPERY TRAVEL POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING…
TEMPERATURES REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THIS MORNING AT MOST COASTAL
LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE…AND AREAS OF FOG AND
LIGHT DRIZZLE HAVE DEVELOPED IN THIS AREA. THIS COULD RESULT IN
PATCHES OF BLACK ICE ON UNTREATED ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVELING THIS MORNING.

.A WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK ACROSS NORTHERN NEW
ENGLAND LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING IN
WARM AIR ALOFT…BEFORE THE COLD AIR IS SCOURED OUT AT THE
SURFACE. INITIALLY…MANY LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE COAST WILL SEE
PRECIPITATION START AS SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. HOWEVER…ALMOST
EVERYWHERE SHOULD SEE A PERIOD OF FREEZING RAIN LATE TONIGHT OR
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING…WHICH COULD LINGER UNTIL MIDDAY IN
NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MAINE. BY
MIDDAY SATURDAY…TEMPERATURE WILL RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S
IN THE MOUNTAINS…AND WILL REACH THE LOW TO MID 40S NEAR THE
COAST.

NORTHERN OXFORD-NORTHERN FRANKLIN-CENTRAL SOMERSET-NORTHERN COOS-
SOUTHERN COOS-NORTHERN GRAFTON-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…ANDOVER…ROXBURY…UPTON…
WILSONS MILLS…COBURN GORE…RANGELEY…KINGFIELD…BINGHAM…
JACKMAN…COLEBROOK…BERLIN…LANCASTER…LITTLETON…
NORTH CONWAY
1018 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO NOON
EST SATURDAY…

* LOCATIONS…THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE AND
WESTERN MAINE.
* HAZARD TYPES…FREEZING RAIN…SLEET AND SNOW.
* ACCUMULATIONS…UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE AND 1 INCH OF
SNOW.
* TIMING…LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT…MIXING WITH SLEET AT TIMES BEFORE CHANGING TO
FREEZING RAIN EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. FREEZING RAIN WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND MIDDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN.
* IMPACTS…UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME SNOW AND
ICE COVERED AND SLIPPERY.
* TEMPERATURES…STARTING IN THE MID 20S…THEN SLOWLY RISING
ABOVE FREEZING BY MIDDAY SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

SOUTHERN GRAFTON-SOUTHERN CARROLL-SULLIVAN-MERRIMACK-BELKNAP-
STRAFFORD-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…LEBANON…HANOVER…PLYMOUTH…
WOLFEBORO…OSSIPEE…CLAREMONT…NEWPORT…CHARLESTOWN…
CONCORD…HOOKSETT…LACONIA…MEREDITH…ROCHESTER…DOVER
1018 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM
EST SATURDAY…

* LOCATIONS…INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW HAMPSHIRE.
* HAZARD TYPES…FREEZING RAIN…WITH SOME SLEET OR SNOW POSSIBLE.
* ACCUMULATIONS…UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.
* TIMING…LIGHT SNOW WILL BEGIN AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT…AND QUICKLY MIX WITH SLEET AT TIMES BEFORE CHANGING
TO FREEZING RAIN BY SUNRISE SATURDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING BEFORE CHANGING TO RAIN BY
MID MORNING.
* IMPACTS…UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME ICE COVERED
AND SLIPPERY.
* TEMPERATURES…STARTING IN THE UPPER 20S…THEN RISING ABOVE
FREEZING BY MID MORNING ON SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-INTERIOR YORK-
INTERIOR CUMBERLAND-ANDROSCOGGIN-KENNEBEC-INTERIOR WALDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…RUMFORD…NORWAY…FRYEBURG…OXFORD…
FARMINGTON…WILTON…MADISON…SKOWHEGAN…PITTSFIELD…
SANFORD…BERWICK…NORTH WINDHAM…GORHAM…BRIDGTON…
LEWISTON-AUBURN…LIVERMORE FALLS…AUGUSTA…WATERVILLE…
WINTERPORT…UNITY
1018 AM EST FRI DEC 30 2011

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 10 AM
EST SATURDAY…

* LOCATIONS…FROM THE FOOTHILLS OF WESTERN MAINE TO THE INTERIOR
SECTIONS OF SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL MAINE.
* HAZARD TYPES…FREEZING RAIN…WITH SOME SLEET OR SNOW POSSIBLE.
* ACCUMULATIONS…UP TO A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE.
* TIMING…A PERIOD OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN WILL BEGIN IN THE PRE-
DAWN HOURS OF SATURDAY…BUT SHOULD CHANGE OVER TO RAIN BY 9 OR
10 AM.
* IMPACTS…UNTREATED ROADS AND SURFACES WILL BECOME ICY.
* TEMPERATURES…STARTING IN THE UPPER 20S…THEN RISING ABOVE
FREEZING BY MID MORNING ON SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW…SLEET…OR
FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR
SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES…AND USE CAUTION WHILE
DRIVING.

Drive safely below the speed limit so you don’t have brake suddenly, which can cause you to lose control of your vehicle. Plow operators need plenty of room to do their work safely. Drivers shouldn’t tailgate or pass a plow unless it is absolutely necessary and safe to do so. Plow truck operators have to deal with a limited field of vision while plowing, so driver should stay alert and keep a safe distance between their car and the plow. Before motorists head out on the road this winter, they should be prepared, and give themselves extra time. Drivers can find out the latest road conditions by going to 511Maine.gov. The

Google maps-based 511 web system can give drivers up-to-date road conditions that are supplied by Maine DOT plow operators and Maine State Troopers. Motorists should also make sure their car is ready for winter driving by checking their tires, wiper blades, battery and clearing the car of any snow before traveling. Also, pack an emergency kit and keep it in the vehicle so it will be there when needed. With snow soon to be in the forecast, Maine DOT, Maine State Police and AAA of Northern New England want drivers to follow these simple rules for staying safe on Maine’s wintry roads this year. Remember, Ice and Snow, Take It Slow. Ice and Snow, Take It Slow! Stopping on snow or ice without skidding requires extra time and distance. Drive slowly – below posted speed limits – so you can adjust to the conditions. This is especially true at intersections, off ramps, bridges and shady areas where black ice can form without being noticed. Allow extra room between vehicles. Longer stopping distances and extra time are required during winter conditions to avoid chain reaction crashes. Avoid any sudden or excessive actions while steering, braking or accelerating so you don’t lose control.

Brake early, brake slowly, brake correctly and never slam on the brakes. If you have anti-lock brakes, press the pedal down firmly and hold it. If you don’t have anti-lock brakes, gently pump the pedal. Stay alert! Beware of what’s going on well ahead of you. Other vehicles can alert you to problem spots on the road which may give you the split second you need to avoid a crash. Needless to say, you can’t be alert if you’re on the phone so don’t let yourself get distracted. Maine’s winters can be harsh so take time to get ready. Brush snow and ice off your vehicle including windows, lights, brake lights and turning signals.

Allow extra time to reach your destination safely. Before winter arrives, check your vehicles tires, wiper blades, battery, fluids, lights, belts and hoses. Throughout the winter season keep your fuel tank topped off. If you should become stuck in snow and have to wait for help, run your engine a few minutes at a time and open the window slightly to ensure adequate ventilation. Just like you stock your home when a big storm is coming, stock your car before the first snowflake falls. Ice scraper, Booster cables, a small bag of sand for wheel traction, small shovel, safety flares, extra gloves, coats, hats, blankets, bottled water, pre-packaged nuts & nutrition bars, check weather reports and driving conditions. If the weather or road conditions are bad, consider staying off the roads. Call 511 or go to 511maine.gov for up-to-date information on road conditions.

The Fort Knox state historic site is one of the best preserved examples of 19th century seacoast fortifications in the United States. Children and adults, love exploring the dark, twisting tunnels of the massive granite fortification. Visitors can easily spend several hours enjoying both attractions at this location.

Fort Knox State Historic Site
Rte. 174, Prospect, Me 04416

Hours of Operation

9 AM until 5 PM

Fees

Fort Only- $3 per resident adult Fort/Observatory- $5 per resident adult Non-resident fees slightly more

Contact Information

Website:
fortknox.maineguide.com/

Automobiles captured many people’s imagination in the early decades of the 20th century, in part because of their speed and versatility. Those attributes soon led enthusiasts to test the auto’s limits.

Organized racing — both hill climbing and speed races — attracted crowds, many of whom could not afford their own “machines.”

The races also helped auto manufacturers promote their vehicles and attract customers

Click on the link below to read more about auto racing in Maine in 1911, and especially about the role Stanley vehicles played.

Auto Racing in Maine: 1911

Thank you for your continuing interest in and support of the Maine Memory Network and Maine Historical Society. MHS is a private non-profit organization dependent, in large part, on the support of its membership.

If you would like to help us sustain the Maine Memory Network, as well as receive many other benefits, please consider becoming a member.

We hope you enjoy this online exhibit and the many other documents, photographs and exhibits on Memory Network.

Quick Links

Maine Memory Network
Maine Historical Society
MHS Online Museum Shop
Vintage Maine Images
HW Longfellow Website

Maine Historical Society
489 Congress Street,
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 774-1822

Don’t take our word for it, here’s what the media have been saying about us lately:

“I love Maine. If I could live anywhere it would be in Maine.” Samantha Brown, The Travel Channel. Samantha raves about her weekend aboard the Victory Chimes on a cruise jam-packed with great food, sailing and adventure.Watch it. Read it.

“Captain Noah and Jane Barnes’ hospitality and gourmet galley fare fulfill any fantasy you might have of beautiful sunsets, inspiring sunrises and intriguing exploration.” Linda Kissam, High Seas Wine Adventure. Full Story.

“(Captain Garth) Wells is almost breathless with awe and admiration of the experience every day. Sincere, this fellow.” Tifton Gazette travel writer Christine Tibbetts on the schooner Lewis R. French: “This is living the history, not visiting a living history museum. Sailing a Maine Windjammer put me inside the history on an outdoor vacation.” Full Story.

“This is the best party I’ve ever been invited to!” says one Heritage guest interviewed by NBC affiliate WCSH-TV during the fleet’s first Gam of the season. Watch it.

“The American Eagle crew were so delightful, they made the trip especially entertaining. They were so hardworking, but so warm, good natured, and with a fabulous sense of humor – it added so much to the trip,” writes Karen Rubin in her three-part article for the Long Island Examiner featuring theAmerican Eagle, the Schooner Gamand several wonderful anchorages.“

The Avid Cruiser features the schoonerHeritage on a recent cruise. “These wind-borne beauties once plied the Down East coast of Maine as freighters carrying everything that needed to be carried. They’re a rare sight now—evidenced by the way lobsterman locals and visitors alike pause to take in the stirring passing of such a ship. “ Full Story.

CBS affiliate WABI-TV recently joined theAngelique for the Maine Windjammer Parade off Rockland Breakwater. Watch it!

Great photo round-up of the Windjammer Parade by Village Soup reporter Shlomit Auciello. Read it.

Maine Travel Maven Hilary Nangle posts a review of the recent Windjammer parade.“Ahhhh! Sweet relief. If you want to escape this summer’s oppressive heat, head to sea.”Full Story.
We can’t wait to hear what Rachael Ray will say on August 6 when the Food Network airs a video clip shot aboard the Stephen Taber. Stay tuned!

2010 Ossipee Valley Music Festival Schedule
July 22nd through 25th

Thursday, July 22

Evening Maine Stage Performers

5:00 pm The Mousam River Ramblers
5:50 pm Crabgrass
6:40 pm Wide Open Spaces
7:30 pm The Good Lovelies
8:30 pm Della Mae

Friday, July 23

Maine Stage Performers

12:00 pm Wide Open Spaces
1:00 pm The Good Lovelies
2:00 pm Belleville Outfit
3:00 pm Della Mae
4:00 pm The Gibson Brothers
5:00 pm The Bagboys
6:00 pm The Good Lovelies
7:00 pm Della May
8:00 pm Belleville Outfit
9:15 pm The Gibson Brothers
10:30 pm Barn Dance with Sean Mencher

Stage Too! Performers

11:00 pm Too Be Announced
12:00 pm Crabgrass
1:00 pm The Hunts
2:00 pm Bits and Pieces
3:00 pm Chuck Colley/Steel & Wood
4:00 pm Sweet Life Revue
5:00 pm Colonel Tom’s Elixir
6:00 pm Sean Mencher

Workshops at the Workshop Barn

12:00 – 1:00 pm The Music of Django Reinhardt with the Belleville Outfit

2:00 – 3:00 pm Rockabilly vs. Bluegrassabilly with the Gibson Brothers and Sean Mencher

3:00 – 4:00 pm Traditional Songs for Children with The Good Lovelies

5:00 – 6:00 pm Children’s Dance Party with Della Mae

Dances

5:00 – 6:00 pm Children’s Dance Party with Della Mae

10:30 pm Barn Dance with Sean Mencher

Roots & Sprouts Music Academy

2:00 – 4:00 pm Students need to meet in the backstage area behind the Maine Stage before 2:00

Saturday, July 24

Maine Stage Performers

10:40 am Kids from 317
12:40 pm Della Mae
1:40 pm Joy Kills Sorrow
2:40 pm Packway Handle Band
3:40 pm Darol Anger and the Republic of Strings
4:50 pm The Bagboys
5:50 pm Joy Kills Sorrow
6:50 pm Crooked Still
7:50 pm Claire Lynch Band
9:15 pm Steep Canyon Rangers
10:30 pm Barn Dance with Creole Stomp

Stage Too! Performers

9:30 – 11:00 am Beatles for Breakfast
11:00 pm Muddy Marsh Ramblers
12:00 pm Dave Provost & Susie West
1:00 pm Bits and Pieces
2:00 pm Bennett & Perkins
3:00 pm Wide Open Spaces
4:00 pm Crooked Still
5:00 pm Caroline Rose
6:00 pm Creole Stomp

Workshops

1:00 – 2:30 pm Fiddle Workshop with Darol Anger, Brittany Haus, Tristen Clarridge and Dennis Stroughmatt

2:30 – 3:30 pm Songwriting Workshop with Claire Lynch and Ted DeMille

3:30 – 4:30 pm Children’s Songwriting Workshop with The Bagboys

4:30 – 5:30 pm Slow Jam with the Packway Handle Band

Contests

11:00 am – 1:00 pm The New England Banjo Championship
Judges:Gretchen Bower, Ron Cody and Tom Baker
1:00 am – 4:00 pm The New England Flatpicking Championship
Judges: Matt Arcara, Scott Conley and Frank Drake

Dances

5:00 – 6:00 pm Children’s Dance Party with Della Mae

10:30 pm Barn Dance with Creole Stomp

Saturday Jam

4:30 – 5:30 pm Slow Jam with the Packway Handle Band

Roots & Sprouts Music Academy

2:00 – 4:00 pm Students need to meet in the backstage area behind the Maine Stage before 2:00

Sunday, July 25

Maine Stage Performers

9:00 am Gospel Sing
10:00 am TBA
11:00 am Bits and Pieces
12:00 pm Darol Anger and the Republic of Strings
1:00 pm Bluegrass Gospel Project
2:00 pm Packway Handle Band
3:00 pm Claire Lynch Band
4:00 pm Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper

Stage Too! Performers

11:00 am The Sacopee Unit
12:00 pm Chris Demos Band

Contest

12:00 pm to 3:00 pm Songwriting(contestants must be checkin’ in by 11am)
Judges: Ted Demille, Claire Lynch

Workshops

10:00 – 11:00 am Workshop with the Bluegrass Gospel Project

1:30 – 3:00 pm Fiddle Workshop on Stage Too! with Darol Anger and Michael Cleveland

Roots & Sprouts Music Academy

2:00 – 4:00 pm Students need to meet in the backstage area behind the Maine Stage before 2:00

Here’s the 2010 lineup: The Steep Canyon Rangers, Crooked Still, The Gibson Brothers, The Claire Lynch Band, Michael Cleveland and Flamekeeper, The Bluegrass Gospel Project, The Belleville Outfit, The Good Lovelies, The Packway Handle Band, Darol Anger and the Republic of Strings, Joy Kills Sorrow, Della Mae, The Bagboys, Muddy Marsh Ramblers, Bits & Pieces and more to come.

Steep Canyon Rangers

Steve Martin’s favorite bluegrass band.

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Crooked Still

They’re so hot you are gonna need oven mitts.

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The Claire Lynch Band

Always a “Crowd Favorite”.

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The Gibson Brothers

Their music is straight-up—no pretence, no guile—just great songs!

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The Belleville Outfit

A rootsy mix of swing, country, jazz, gypsy and blues

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The Good Lovelies

Fantastic musicians from North of the Border

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The Packway Handle Band

Be ready to move when they hit the stage!

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Darol Anger and The Republic of Strings

The strings are going to light up!

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Joy Kills Sorrow

Forging a new brand of bluegrass at once innovative and beautiful.

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Bluegrass Gospel Project

The BGP is six of the Northeast’s finest bluegrass, country and folk musicians.

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Della Mae

Everybody in the bluegrass world is talking about theses gals.

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The Bagboys

An OVBF tradition!

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Bits and Pieces

Bits and Pieces play original and traditional bluegrass music with honesty and sincerity.

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Wide Open Spaces

Bluegrass without borders

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Bennett & Perkins

Their lush harmonies will grace Stage Too!

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Ticket Prices and Directions

Weekend and Daily Tickets
Advance 3-Day Weekend Ticket: Fri Sat Sun….$65 For advance ticket pricing download and send SASE before June 29, 2010 or purchase online .

Advance 4-Day Weekend Ticket: Thur Fri Sat Sun….$75 For advance ticket pricing download and send SASE before June 29, 2010 or purchase online .

3-Day Weekend Ticket: Fri Sat Sun….$75 Purchase online or at the gate.
4-Day Weekend Ticket: Thur Fri Sat Sun….$85 Purchase online or at the gate.
Thursday all day…$10 Purchase online or at the gate.
Friday or Sunday all day…$25 Purchase online or at the gate.
Saturday all day…$35 Purchase online or at the gate.
Children 17 and under free with adult!

Click here to download a ticket order form
For advance ticket pricing send before June 29, 2010

Camping
Pre-festival camping Sun-Wed $15 per night/site. $10.00 per day charge for electric and water hookups.
During the festival (Thurs- Sun) rough sites are free with ticket. $10.00 per day charge for electric and water hookups.
Hookups on first come basis. Pay for hookups at the gate.
There is a $5.00 per day charge for each dog.
Beautiful Pine Shaded Campsites!
250+ RV Hookups!

Directions:
Just off Rt. 25 in Cornish, ME
2 miles on So. Hiram Rd.
Ossipee Valley Fairgrounds
2 hrs from Boston, MA
1 Hr from Portland, ME
45 Min. from No. Conway, NH

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Airports
Eastern Slopes Regional Airport, Fryeburg, Maine. 30 minute drive to festival.

Portland International Jetport, Portland, Maine. 1 hour drive to festival.

Manchester Boston Regional Airport, Manchester, New Hampshire. 2 hour drive to festival.

For More Information go to http://www.ossipeevalley.com

Northeast Charter & Tour announced an investment of over one million dollars to expand their fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles.

Northeast Charter & Tour Company, Inc., (NECT) located in Lewiston, announced today an investment of over one million dollars to expand their fleet of environmentally friendly vehicles with the addition of three new environmentally friendly vehicles, including two motor coaches and a minibus. The company also announced a new five-year partnership to provide transportation services for the Auburn/Lewiston YMCA and the promotion and hiring of staff members.

The newly acquired environmentally friendly motor coaches are part of Northeast Charter & Tour’s investment of over a million dollars to grow their fleet to 20 vehicles. The three motor coaches get better fuel mileage by reducing fuel consumption by more than three miles per gallon compared to standard motor coaches. Northeast Charter & Tour has made the decision to invest in hybrid technology, a choice that means choosing drive trains that are more expensive, but more cost effective and energy efficient. The coaches feature a ZF transmission that saves an estimated 9,000 gallons of fuel per year. Details about Northeast Charter & Tour’s commitment to protecting the environment can be found at www.northeastchartertour.com/environment.

“We are always looking for ways to make our fleet of motor coaches and vehicles more environmentally friendly. Our commitment to the environment and our customers is very important to us. With these additional motor coaches, we can provide even more extensive transportation options for individuals and organizations that are looking for reliable, charter bus transportation in Maine or across the country,” said Scott A. Riccio, president, owner and founder of NECT.
As part of Northeast Charter & Tour’s growth, the company recently entered a five-year agreement with the Auburn/Lewiston YMCA to provide all transportation for their youth programs. These programs include bus service for their pre-school, mid-day activities and after school events. The relationship allows the YMCA to use more school buses and drivers to service the transportation needs for children involved in YMCA programs. In addition to the partnership with the YMCA, the company will also provide transportation to summer camp at Camp Connor for five days a week throughout the summer.

“We are very grateful for the community transportation service that Northeast Charter & Tour provides for our organization. We’re not travel experts and they have taken that worry off our hands by providing safe, reliable transportation for our kids, which is our highest priority. They are able to service our before and after school programs using a full staff of drivers and vehicles. Their experienced staff has been easy to work with and we appreciate their strong commitment to the local community. We see this as a great partnership,” said Brian DuBois, executive director, Auburn/Lewiston YMCA.

Northeast Charter & Tour also recently promoted and added new staff members at their Lewiston offices. Formerly of Dispatch/Operations, Mike Ouellette was promoted to Service and Parts Manager. Brian Rioux was also promoted to Charter and Tour Accounts Manager. Additionally, Harry Brewster, David Gagnon and Charles Gilpatric were added to NECT’s experienced team of drivers. The company also hired drivers Daniel Keene, Louise Labrie and Deb Therriault who join Northeast Charter & Tour as part of their new relationship with the Auburn/Lewiston YMCA.

Representatives from Northeast Charter & Tour and the Auburn/Lewiston YMCA are available for interviews about Northeast Charter Tour’s transportation service. To arrange, contact Greg Glynn at 207-623-4177.

Northeast Charter & Tour: Since 1999, Northeast Charter & Tour (NECT) has been providing reliable, affordable and eco-friendly bus transportation in Maine, New England and throughout the United States and Canada. Locally owned and operated by Scott A. Riccio in Lewiston, Maine, NECT offers great group transportation with a full fleet of charter buses, shuttle vehicles and passenger vans. NECT is committed to great customer service and continues to lead the way in efforts in eco-friendly bus transportation. The company recently unveiled its latest 29-passenger hybrid minibus that features clean-burn technology that produces cleaner air into the environment.
In addition to the company’s role as transportation provider for the Portland Sea Dogs and Lewiston Maineiacs, NECT specializes in transportation services for school trips, college sports teams, 24-hour airport service, weddings, business outings, senior tours and group trips to Hollywood Slots, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods Casino. Learn more atwww.northeastchartertour.com.

HMS Bounty to Visit Museum This Weekend

The three-mast tall ship HMS Bounty will be open for public visitation at Maine Maritime Museum in Bath this weekend.  The ship is a full-scale replica of the original British merchant ship that gained notoriety following the successful mutiny by a portion of the ship’s crew during a voyage to Tahiti.  Today’sBounty was built in 1960 for the filming of the movieMutiny on the Bounty starring Marlon Brando. The ship has since been used in other movies, including most recently Pirates of the Caribbean – Dead Man’s Chest.

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Maine Ports Presentation Friday at 6 pm

For centuries, Maine ports, such as Eastport, Bangor, Bucksport and Portland, have provided the citizens of Maine a link to the global economy.  On Friday, May 21, John Henshaw, Executive Director of the Maine Port Authority, will make a presentation regarding the future of Maine’s ports in an ever changing world. The presentation will begin at 6 pm in Long Reach Hall, and will be followed by a question & answer period.

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Author Curtis Rindlaub Here Next Week

Curtis Rindlaub, co-author and publisher of A Cruising Guide to the Maine Coast and Maine Coast Guide for Small Boats: Casco Bay, will share his knowledge about favorite islands and anchorages in the Casco Bay and Mid-coast region, as well as a few to be avoided, here next Thursday, May 27, beginning at 7 pm.  Whatever your favorite cruising vessel, you’re sure to get some helpful, entertaining and interesting information.
Co-sponsored by Maine Island Trail Association.

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Build Your Own Wood Kayak Next Week

The Wood Duck, a recreational kayak designed for paddling in sheltered waters, is built from mahogany plywood, making her pretty, lightweight and strong.  Available in either 10′ or 12′ length. Each student leaves with a completed boat ready for final varnishing.
This workshop meets Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm, in the Museum’s Boatshop.
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Supporting Museum Now Just a CLICK Away

Do you use the Internet to search for information or perhaps to shop?  If you do, now your time on the Internet can help support Maine Maritime Museum. GoodSearch is an Internet search site that splits its proceeds with registered nonprofits when individuals who have designated a nonprofit recipient search the Internet through the GoodSearch site. Some shopping sites, such as Amazon and Best Buy, also provide support when shoppers visit their sites through GoodSearch.  Maine Maritime Museum is now registered on GoodSearch. To support the Museum through this method, simply go to the GoodSearch site, download the search toolbar, designate the Museum to receive the proceeds then use the toolbar to search the Internet. There is no cost or obligation to the user. GoodSearch uses the Yahoo! search engine, so you can use it without concern.

Link to GoodSearch site.

Learn to Repair That Boat Hull Yourself

Fiberglass Hull Repair Workshop Next Week

Next Wednesday, May 26, Steve Hassett, owner of Custom Composite Technologies in Bath, will lead a seminar on basic fiberglass repair.  During the two-hour class, 6 to 8 pm, students will learn to grind, patch, fair and gel coat using a sample scrap from Steve’s shop. Class will meet in the Museum’s Boatshop.

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On The Horizon

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MAY 21- (Lecture) Maine’s Ports in a Changing World by John Henshaw, Executive Director, Maine Port Authority

MAY 21-23 – HMS Bounty Visits Museum

MAY 22 – National Maritime Day -  Spring Quartermaster’s Day and Museum Yard Sale

MAY 24-28 – Boat Workshop: Build a Kayak

MAY 25 – Bath Iron Works Trolley Tours begin

MAY 26 – Boat Workshop: Fiberglass Repair

MAY 27 – (Lecture) Cruising the Maine Coast by Curtis Rindlaub

Maine Maritime Museum preserves, studies, and celebrates Maine’s maritime heritage and culture to educate the community and a worldwide audience about the important role of Maine in regional and global maritime activities.

Hours & Directions

Open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day
except Christmas Day, New Year’s Day, and Thanksgiving

Museum Admission

Members
Free

Adult
$12.00

Seniors (65+)
$11.00

Students (With I.D.)
$ 9.00

Child (under 17)
$ 9.00

Child (4 and under)
Free

Planning on stopping in? Check out our current exhibits

By Car

From Points South (exit 52 off I-95, Maine Turnpike)

• Take I-295 to exit 28. Follow Route 1 North through Brunswick to Bath.
• Take the Historic Bath exit downhill to traffic light.
• Turn right onto Washington Street.
• Go south for 1.2 miles past the Bath Iron Works complex.
• The Museum will be on your left.

From Points North

• Take Maine Turnpike to Exit 103, West Gardiner (formerly exit 14b) onto I-295.
• Take the Topsham exit 31A (formerly exit 24A),
  and turn right onto Route 196 East.
• Continue straight through all lights and proceed north on Route 1 to Bath.
• In Bath, take the Historic Bath Exit to traffic light.
• Turn right onto Washington Street.
• The Museum will be 1.2 miles on the left.

From North – Coastal Route 1

• Take Route 1 south to Bath.
• Take the 209 Bath/Phippsburg exit just over the Sagadahoc Bridge.
• Turn left at traffic light to pass under Route 1 and travel along Washington Street for 1.2 miles.
• The Museum will be on your left.

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By Water

Located 10 miles up the Kennebec River from the Gulf of Maine (Lat: 43 degrees 53.871′, Long: 069 degrees 48.889′), the Museum offers a mooring field, floating dock space, and a 75′ pier that can accommodate vessels from 60 to 300 feet in length.

Maine Maritime Museum welcomes boaters with a new Visiting Yachtsmen’s Building which includes restrooms, showers, and laundry facilities.

A paid mooring or docking fee includes up to two admission tickets to the Museum for the ship’s company; additional tickets may be purchased at the Admissions Desk.

Maine Maritime Museum | 243 Washington Street | Bath | ME | 04530

At the Winthrop Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting on Thursday, March 4, Michael Conley, manager of advertising and membership sales for the Maine Tourism Association, will make a presentation about what’s happening with respect to tourism in the state. Included in his presentation will be newly available information that has been compiled and distributed by the Maine Office on Tourism.

In his role for the nonprofit Maine Tourism Association, Conley has addressed numerous chambers throughout the state on tourism-related issues. He has an extensive sales background in publishing, retail, and classical music.  He is currently the president of the board of directors of the Augusta Symphony Orchestra and books folk acts both locally and for the Uncommon Coffeehouse in Framingham, Massachusetts. Conley lives in Manchester with his wife and their two children.

The Winthrop Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast meeting on Thursday, March 4 will be held at the Winthrop Area Federal Credit Union (located at the intersection of Route 202 and Highland Avenue in Winthrop). The cost is $5 per person, to be paid at the door. A light breakfast will be provided beginning at 7:15 am and the meeting will start at 7:30 am and end promptly at 8:30 am. The meeting, which is generously sponsored by Brian S. Berry & Associates, CPAs, is open to the public. No reservations are required.

For more detailed information about this event and/or the Winthrop Area Chamber of Commerce, please go to www.winthropchamber.org, call 207-377-8020, or send an email to info@winthropchamber.org.

Located at the head of the Phippsburg and Georgetown peninsulas, Bath is also perfectly positioned as a jumping off place for a day at the beach, hiking trails, fishing or deep-water sailing.

August’s Top Ten reasons to visit Bath:

The promise of electric vehicles is enormous, but so are the challenges standing in the way of large-scale adaptation of this new technology.

While the technical problems are formidable, a provocative new paper looks at the equally daunting social and cultural realities that will have to be addressed if a switchover away from gasoline engines is to occur.

Writing in the journal Energy Policy, Benjamin Sovacool of the National University of Singapore and Richard F. Hirsh of Virginia Polytechnic Institute note that the vehicle-to-grid concept – in which automobiles would be continually hooked up to the larger power grid, both taking energy from it and supplying energy to it – would be a major advance on many levels. Such a plan could potentially cut our nation’s need for imported oil in half, improve pollution levels and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

But they argue that if we’re going to spend the “huge amounts of money” needed to develop such a system – with plug-in vehicles being the precursor – we’d better take into account the inevitable resistance that will arise to such a radical change.

“Most consumers often remain impatient and close-minded about new energy technologies,” they write, noting that to overcome such resistance, “General Electric designed its first electric lights to look like gas-fired street lights.”

Auto manufacturers won’t have that specific problem – a car will still look like a car – but it will feel different to drive. A survey of drivers of prototype plug-in vehicles found many complaints about their lack of performance, including their inability to reach speeds as high as those common with combustion engines. The high some drivers obtain from putting the pedal to the metal (perhaps putting "the plug to the rug"?) will have to be found elsewhere.

Such vehicles would be far more economical to run than today’s automobiles, especially if owners can sell back energy they have generated, but not used, to the power company. But up-front costs will be high, and the authors note that few buyers are sophisticated enough to correctly calculate how much they will save over the years.

Then, of course, there will be opposition from industry – and not just the oil companies. “The cost of EV maintenance should be minimal, since the vehicles have fewer moving parts and need no lubricating oils, filters, coolants, clutches, spark plugs,” etc., the report notes. More than 800,000 people are employed as automobile service technicians. Their jobs – their industry – will disappear, presumably not without a fight.

“In short, many of the most significant participants in the existing transportation infrastructure have huge stakes in maintaining the status quo,” the authors conclude.

While they don’t make specific recommendations as to how to address these issues, the scholars rightly insist that policymakers need to be thinking about them now, at the same time scientists are working to develop the technology that will make electric vehicles the norm. If we ignore the human side of the issue, they warn, all that brilliant scientific work could end up as useless as a dead car battery.

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The Gardiner Public Library is pleased to host a presentation by Lucia Robinson on her recent visit to Zimbabwe in 2008 on Tuesday, May 5^th at 6pm in the Hazard Reading Room of the library.  Come and enjoy a slide presentation as Ms. Robinson discusses her time as a volunteer in a hospital in the northern part of the country and listen to her experiences as she visited an orphanage and a free medicinal herbal clinic.  Zimbabwe, formally called Rhodesia, is on the southern part of Africa and is bordered by Zambia, Mozambique, South Africa and Botswana.  Since 1987, Robert Mugabe has been the nation’s only ruler and has has dominated the country’s political system since independence. 

Ms. Robinson received her bachelor’s degree from Vermont College in 1993.  In 1994 she started working at Avena Botanicals, a small company in Rockport, Maine, that grows, makes and sells herbal medicine.  She also runs her own landscaping company that allows her time to travel in the winter.  Come and enjoy this fascinating presentation!

This event is free and open to the public. Please call 582-3312 for more information.