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Visitor E-news January 2013
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Greetings,
We would like to wish a happy and healthy New Year to all of our members, friends, and visitors! We are looking forward to some of the amazing things that are already planned for 2013.
Our 2013 Region Guide is going to print as you read this, and will be ready to be distributed in a couple of short weeks. It is packed full of festivals, events, photos, information, and so much more. If you are looking for information on our region, this is a great and valuable resource!
The Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce will be going mobile and will be a part of Maine's only award-winning mobile app. The travelMAINE Mobile App
gives you a convenient way to find information on over 365 chamber members representing places to eat, stay, play, shop,
services and so much more right from your mobile device! Look for more information about the app in the next couple of months.
We have already started the planning process for the 51st Annual Windjammer Days. Last year saw a pirate invasion of the Harbor, a flash mob, an incredible parade, spectacular fireworks, and so much more. This year, we have lots of things in the works, including some old festival favorites as well as some new and exciting plans. All we can say is that June 25th and 26th are two dates not to be missed!
We have also gotten a bunch of questions from people wanting to know if there will be a Second Annual Claw Down - the answer to that is yes! The Second Annual Claw Down will be in September; we are working hard on nailing down a specific date and will announce that as soon as it is finalized.
One thing is for sure: 2013 promises to be full of surprises and excitement, and we hope that you will be a part of it!
Warm wishes,
Catherine Wygant Fossett
Executive Director
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Welcome to Ames True Value Supply located on Route 1 in Wiscasset, Maine. We are a family run business four generations strong and we pride ourselves on customer service, just the way proprietors Dan and Dot Ames would want it. We are more than just a local hardware store and definitely worth stopping in to see for yourself. We have a large pet department with a huge selection of dog and cat foods available. We have a dog bone buffet sold by the pound. We are pet friendly and welcome you to bring your pet in on a leash to browse with you. We have the area's largest tack department with new items arriving weekly. Whether you have large animals or small we have you covered with feed, bedding, toys and more. Need a propane tank filled, need to ship a UPS package or looking for that tool or screw for a fix it yourself project come in and see us. Our rental department has the equipment you need for any home improvement projects you've been thinking about. Now's the time and we are ready to help you make it happen. Stop in and see us we think you'll be surprised by what we have to offer you. -Ames Supply Family and Friends
Boothbay Family Dentistry is a friendly, family oriented full-service dental practice located in the heart of Boothbay Harbor, Maine. The practice is owned and operated by Toby J. Clarkson, Sr. D.M.D., a graduate of Georgia Health Sciences University. After serving the public as an associate with a practice in NH, Dr. Clarkson, his wife Deanna and their four children decided to purchase an existing practice in town and call Boothbay Harbor their home. Boothbay Family Dentistry is open Monday through Thursday and is located at 149 Townsend Ave., Boothbay Harbor. Contact: Toby J. Clarkson, Sr. D.M.D. Phone: 207-633-2842 Email: toothbayharbor@me.com Boothbay Region Lions Club For 60 years, the Boothbay Region Lions Club has been a vital part of the Coastal Maine community. Our members (some of whom have been here since the club was founded in 1953) come together twice a month for fellowship (2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month at 5:30 PM at our clubhouse), good food, and a shared mission of doing good deeds following our mission statement, "We Serve." The Lions Club supports the Boothbay region through community service, activities for local youth, donations to local causes, and programs to support the visually impaired. 12 Lakeview Road, Boothbay Harbor, P.O. Box 598, Boothbay Harbor, www.e-clubhouse.org/sites/boothbay Facebook: Boothbay Region Lions Club Boothbay Region Senior Services offer non-medical home support services to seniors who wish to retain their independence and stay connected with their friends, family and community. Please feel free to call us at 207-633-5070 to request additional information, or take a few moments to visit BRSS' website at www.boothbayregionseniorservices.comfor more information about the full menu of services they offer.
Since 1979, Chase Associates, Inc. has produced In-Swing and Out-Swing Manways and Watertight doors that offer safe, dependable quick-opening access into steel, concrete and poly storage or processing tanks. Our primary product, the Chase Quick-Opening Hidden-Hinged Manway, provides immediate access of personnel and equipment into OSHA Permit-Required Confined Spaces such as tile lined chests, steel tanks and processing vessels. Over 12,000 Chase Quick-Opening Manways are providing tank maintenance access in Pulp & Paper manufacturing, Waste Water Treatment facilities, Ethanol Storage Tanks, Municipal Water Storage Tanks and other confined spaces. Chase Associates is the only USA manufacturer to produce manways and related watertight access doors as its primary product. With over 30 years of supplying our customers the highest quality ASME workmanship and prompt, reliable deliveries the Chase Manway has been accepted as a standard by engineering firms and the manufacturing industry. That is the reason we would like the opportunity to work with you on your access applications. When the job requires manways, think first of Chase, the Manway Specialists. We're ready to help. Contact: Josh Allen Phone: 207-882-7526 Website: www.manways.com Email: info@manways.com The Institute for Family-Owned Business is a non-profit organization committed to strengthening, supporting, and empowering family owned businesses through educational programs and networking opportunities. Contact: Gina Weathersby Phone: 207-798-2667 Website: www.fambusiness.org Perry, Fitts, Boulette, & Fitton, CPAs Full service accounting firm. Services include tax preparation, financial statement audits, business valuations, estate planning and Quickbooks consulting services. Phone: 207-873-1603 Website :www.pfbf.com Address: 259 Front Street, Bath, ME 04530 |
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STAY CONNECTED
VISIT OUR WEBSITE
Boothbay Harbor Region Chamber of Commerce
192 Townsend Avenue
PO Box 356
Boothbay Harbor, ME 04538
207-633-2353
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CHAMBER STAFF:
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Executive Director
Rachel Tibbetts
Visitor Relations Coordinator
Cherie Scott
Member Services & Events Manager
Administrative Coordinator
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2013 Chamber Events for Your Calendar
April 26-28: Fisherman's Festival
June 25-26: Windjammer Days
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A Year in the Life of the Boothbay Region
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We would like to welcome the new owners of the Five Gables Inn to our community. Steve and Susan Plausteiner have a background in hospitality and are looking forward to the 2013 season.
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library Homebound Delivery Service For the homebound residents of the communities served by the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library the most important service it provides is delivery of books right to their door, indeed right into their hands. If you or someone you know would like to be included in the Library's homebound delivery service please contact the Library at 633-3112. Allen Bunker's art work will be featured at the Boston Design Center and a reception will be held at the Suzanne Schultz Gallery in Boston. Locally, Allen's work can be seen at Yoga Firm Studio. The Boothbay Railway Village has added a new webpage detailing event rental options at the VIllage. Make your next event truly special. The museum grounds and buildings can be your backdrop for your special event such as a wedding, birthday party, corporate retreat, celebration, or gatherings of most of any type. Available are the 1847 Town Hall which, depending on the use can seat up to 150. The 1920 Spruce Point Chapel offers just the perfect ambience for many kinds of events. The Village Green can provide space for larger events by installing tents. The well cared for grounds and gardens will provide gorgeous surroundings for your guests. Please contact the museum for further details as to availability and costs. You will not be disappointed by choosing the Boothbay Railway Village as the venue for your event. For more information, call 207-633-4727, email staff@railwayvillage.org, or visit |
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Coming Up...
- A few of the events happening in the next few weeks -
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Call for entries for Maine Photography Show 2012 There are four categories: 1. Color, 2. Black & White, 3. Trees, and 4. Student. Trees are the theme this year. Trees are essential in our lives, and this annual special theme celebrates them in all aspects. Trees provide us with fuel, food, paper and other products. They are part of the landscape and provide shade and shelter. The are also important for the ecology--producing oxygen and removing carbon dioxide from the air. Trees provide habitat for animals and plants. They even have mythological aspects. We are soliciting images that represent trees in a creative way. The Student category is open to photographers who are 18 or under. All photographers who live in Maine or have a summer home here are invited to enter. The cost to enter is $10 per image with a maximum of three images which can be in different categories. Entries will be taken December 1st through February 1st, 2013. Go to www.mainephotographyshow.com for entry form, rules and details. Feathers & Flight - Flying Birds to Airplanes Saturday, January 26, 2013 1:00 p.m., Owls Head Transportation Museum Wind Over Wings will bring four birds of prey to the Owls Head Transportation Museum to discuss the magic of flight as part of the Museum's FREE Winter Education Series. Wind Over Wings is a non-profit, wildlife educational center featuring magnificent birds who are unable to survive in their natural environment. Saturday's "Feathers & Flight" presentation will include a large owl to demonstrate silent flight when she flaps her wings; a kestrel who is a falcon, among the fastest creatures on earth; a Red-tailed Hawk to show beautiful feathers; and a Saw-whet Owl who had flown into a window. Each bird is an individual and each has a story so join us as we learn how wind over wings allows for the magic of flight in both birds and planes! Horse Drawn Freighting in America February 9, 2013, Owls Head Transportation Museum Nick Buck returns to the Education Series to explore how America moved freight in the last 1800s and early 1900s. Drawing on an encyclopedic knowledge of and a lifetime of working with animals, Nick has been a presenter in the series for several years.
 Valentines Sale
February 8-10, 2013
Slick's Boutique, 27 Townsend Ave, 633-7426 Janson's Clothing, 4 Commercial Street, 633-3262 A Silver Lining, 17 Townsend Ave, 633-4103 Three great local shops are having a sale just in time for Valentine's Day! Slicks will be 40% off store wide. Most of Janson's inventory will be 40% off and A Silver Lining will offer discounts of 30% off. Come in for this special sale for only three days during the off-season. Purchase something special for yourself or something for that special someone. Father Daughter Dance 
Friday, February 15, 2013, 6:00-9:00
Opera House at Boothbay Harbor
Sponsored by CLICK (Connecting Lively Imaginative Creative Kids). The dance is for people of all ages, and it's not just a dance - there will be games, snacks and prizes as well! We encourage participants to dress up and maybe even buy flowers for your date! A DJ will be playing the music - songs from all eras...since this dance is for people of all ages. If fathers are not present, maybe a grandfather or uncle or friend could get involved. Tickets are $5.00 and go on sale starting January 15th. Tickets are available at the Opera House and the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library.
At the Opera House: The Boneheads in Concert Saturday, January 26, 2013 8:00 p.m., The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor The BONEHEADS are a thoroughly danceable, dynamic, fun and talented Rock and Roll band in the purest sense. Real instruments played with real feelings; real music. The Heads have a full complement of original material in addition to an extensive playlist of covers. Their music is described as rootsy, all-American, rock and acoustic. A band of honest musicians doing what they love.Tickets $10. Open Mic Friday, February 1, 2013, The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor Doors open at 6:30, music 6:45-9:00 pm. Free, donations encouraged. Sign-up to perform, first come, first served. The Opera House Main Stage, 86 Townsend Avenue, Boothbay Harbor. Questions? Call 633-6855.
Call the Box Office at 207-633-5159 for tickets or visit www.boothbayoperahouse.com
At the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library:
January Artist of the Month: Eric Johnsen
 The Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library is pleased to introduce the photography of Harpswell resident, Eric Johnsen. Eric is a self-taught landscape photographer and camera collector who finds beauty and redemption, even the sacred, in the natural world. He grew up in Appleton Village on a sprawling dairy farm that gave him both an appreciation of nature and the freedom to search and explore the fields and streams that lay at his feet. An idyllic childhood, a hardworking mother, and positive role models all helped to lay the groundwork for a natural curiosity and reverence for place. Finally, with his stepfather Gene Graves as a mentor and helpful advice from Brian Vandenbrink, and after 5,000+ digital images the first year, and 10,000+ hours later, he is seeing the culmination of 7 years in what he calls "Reflections on Nature." If you are interested in seeing Eric's display, come to the library any time during their business hours of Tuesday 10-4:30, Wednesday and Thursday 10-7, Friday 10-4:30, and Saturday 10-1:30.
Armchair Traveler: Sailing Through the Panama Canal With Bob Devine
Monday, February 4, 2013 at 6:30 p.m., Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Boothbay resident Bob Devine has had an affection for the ocean since he was a young boy. He and his late wife owned a variety of sailboats over the years, cruising the waters of New England, California and Mexico. In the mid 80's they met Doug, a delivery boat captain. In the course of the next ten plus years, Bob crewed with Doug, delivering boats up and down the west coast of Mexico and Central America. This past September, Bob was asked to join Doug in the delivery of a 50' Beneteau sailboat from BVI to Cabo. If you are interested in hearing and seeing more of Bob's adventure, please sign up by calling the library at 633-3112 or by emailing Barb House at barbh@bmpl.lib.me.us
Literary Luncheon with Cartoonist Jeff Pert
Friday, February 8, 2013 at 11:45 a.m.,
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library
Jeff Pert is well known in the Boothbay Region, even though you may not know his name. He is the author of "Cartoons From Maine" (with a cover picture showing two lobsters, one in the pot and the other shouting' "How's the water, Bob? Bob? BOB?") You probably have seen, if not even bought, one of the famous tee shirts with this on the front. Jeff Pert is scheduled to come to the Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library at 11:45 a.m. on February 8 to talk about his first book. Cost of the lunch, provided by Red Cup, is $10. Please go to the library and sign up early as space is limited. For more information, contact the library at 633-3112 or email Barb at
Click here for a full list of events happening at the Library in January/February
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More Events... If you're planning ahead
Just a sampling of some of the events to come!
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Rockland's Lime Rock Railroad
March 9, 2013 Owls Head Transportation Museum
Spanning the 19th and 20th centuries, the Lime Rock Railroad served not only the lime industry in Rockland, but a variety of others. A panel of local historians, including David Hoch, Larry Goldman, Gil Merriam and John Ware will address the history of this important line.
CLICK Presents Chewonki's "Zero Waste World"
Thursday, March 14, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. at the Opera House
It's hard to imagine a world without garbage. Whether it's headphones, batteries or bottles, we all need to make smarter choices. From product design to disposal, our Chewonki instructor will explore six ways we can get closer to a zero-waste world. Using slides, hands-on activities and eye opening demonstrations, we will discuss how small changes can make a big impact. If you're interested in participating in this presentation beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday evening, March 14, please sign up by calling the library at 633-3112 or by emailing Barb at barbh@bmpl.lib.me.us . This program is sponsored by CLICK: Connecting Lively Imaginative Creative Kids, a collaborative effort of the Boothbay Harbor Library and the Opera House.
The Trolley Parks of Maine
April 6, 2013, Owls Head Transportation Museum Trolley parks are a now forgotten way of life, providing a destination for day-trippers and inexpensive entertainment around the state. These parks were supported by the electric trolley lines that provided transportation to so many Mainers. Join Amber Tatnall and Randy Leclair, of the Seashore Trolley Museum as they revisit some of Maine's most popular Trolley Parks.
Roadside Maine, A Nostalgic Journey Up Route 1 April 20, 2013, Owls Head Transportation Museum Maine State Historian, Earle Shettleworth presents an illustrated talk comprised of post card views of roadside architecture along Route 1 in Maine from the 1900s to 1960s. Learn how automobile travel, especially summer tourism travel, transformed Route 1 and the communities through which it passes.
Fisherman's Festival
April 26-28, 2013
Join our community in support of our local fishing fleet. This fun-filled weekend offers activities and events for the whole family.
CLICK's Chalk Art on House Hill (In Memory of Jim Taliana) Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on House Hill in BBH Express your creative side by taking a moment to draw on the tar of House Hill in Boothbay Harbor. This program is sponsored by CLICK: Connecting Lively Imaginative Creative Kids, a collaborative effort of the Boothbay Harbor Library and the Opera House. Maine Photography Show
April 13-May 3, 2013 at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation
The state-wide, juried Maine Photography Show will be open to the public April 13 to May 3 at the Boothbay Region Art Foundation, One Townsend Ave. Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Admission to the show is free. Busses are welcome-- call first for parking directions. 207-633-2703. Maine Days
May 25-27, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
Thanks to a generous gift from the Acorn Foundation, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay will offer free admission throughout the three-day Memorial Day Weekend to everyone who lives in Maine. Adults will simply need to show a Maine state ID or driver's license.
Windjammer Days
June 25-26, 2013
Come and experience the grandeur of the windjammer fleet and take part in this 51st Windjammer Days Festival! Festival favorites include the Parade of Sail, Street Parade, live entertainment, and fireworks!
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