Maine’s agricultural fairs are an annual attraction for thousands looking for fun, food, entertainment and education.
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Skowhegan State Fair opens Thursday
The fair is the nation’s oldest consecutively running agricultural fair.
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Maine Grains is a finalist in first ever ConsciousCPG Awards
The new award recognizes “Purpose, Passion, Planet, People, and Prosperity.”
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine, News, Recipes
Classes that teach Maine’s food insecure how to cook are under grave threat
Federal funding for the classes was eliminated by Congress. To keep these classes going, Mainers will need to ‘Put a little more grit into the game.’
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Lego artist builds Maine in miniature at Kennebunk’s Brick Store museum
More than a dozen of Colby Adolphsen’s creations, from Nubble Lighthouse off York to Bangor’s Paul Bunyan statue, are at the museum through December.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
What’s for dessert? Tomatoes. For real
Step outside your comfort zone and try a tomato in a dessert. It’s a fruit, after all.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Musician Lucy Dacus marries 3 Maine couples at Back Cove Festival
The onstage wedding ceremonies have been a feature at several of Dacus’ concerts this summer.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Life & Culture
Top 9 events in central Maine: theater, music, festivals and more
Events range from a Lyle Lovett concert in Sidney to China Community Days.
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Paddlers in birch bark canoes honor Wabanaki culture on Moosehead Lake
Over a dozen feather-light boats, built in the traditional Wabanaki style and known for their nimbleness, gathered at the Thoreau-Wabanaki Trail Festival.
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Waterville eatery to feature crepes, smoothies and more
Mohammad Aljendi plans to open Jendi Crepe & Smoothie in early August at 40 Main St. in downtown Waterville.