It’s a good weekend for skiers to get ready for winter!

By Carl Natale
We have some moisture moving into Maine tonight and Friday. The temperatures will be a little warm so expect rain. Cross your fingers that temperatures drop to create snow.
Which seems OK since most of the Maine skiing industry is focused on the Boston Ski & [...]

Maine Ski mountains prepare to open while skiers swap gear
By Carl Natale
Yes, it’s ski season in Maine. At least at Sunday River. After opening trails for the Nor’easter and Halloween last weekend, they plan to reopen ski trails Saturday and Sunday. Other ski mountains are planning to open:

Sugarloaf: Nov. 18
Mt. Abram Ski Resort: [...]

Is it ski season yet?

The weather forecasts have snow falling on Maine today - especially “over the higher elevations.” (Let’s call those ski mountains.) Not much is expected to fall, and it’s not expected to accumulate because the ground is still warm. Does that mean it’s time to break out the skis?
Sunday River has a habit [...]

Wells Corner Fall Celebration Event offers Chowder Challenge and More

Wells Corner announces a fun filled weekend with something for the whole family – event proceeds to benefit Wounded Heroes of Maine Organization. Kicking off with the 3rd Annual Wells Corner Chowder Challenge, The Great Pumpkin Carve-Out contest, Army Vehicles and Soldiers on-site, Face Painting. [...]

Map of Sledding spots in Maine below - comment your favorite sledding spot in Maine! Lets go sledding!!

History and description..from WIKIpedia - Sledding or tobogganing is a common activity in Maine, similar to sliding, but in a prone or seated position requiring a device or vehicle generically known in the US as a sled or [...]

MaineThingsToDo is giving away Winterkids Passports all season long!
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WinterKids Passport and FunPass
How cool is it to be a kid in Maine in the winter? With the WinterKids Passport and FunPass, families can be active, [...]

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Schedule of Events
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm - Reception & Displays, light
· The First Ski Lift in Maine, Jockey Cap in Fryeburg
· 1920’s & 1930’s Portland Winter Scene
· Theo Johnsen Ski Collection, from 1905
· Paris Ski Company - Tree to Ski film - the ski making process
· Ski Museum of Maine & Maine Ski Hall of Fame
· [...]

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2011 Fall Foliage Cruise to Bailey Island
Take this 1 hour and 45 minute cruise up to Bailey Island and learn the history of Casco Bay as we cruise past lighthouses, forts, foliage, and [...]

25 things to do this fall — festivals, foliage and fun http://bdn.to/aqf5 via @bangordailynews
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Next month, Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ welcome the public to join in a community concert held at Merrill Auditorium in Portland, and revel in the start of the mighty instrument’s 100th year as Portland’s municipal organ.

In collaboration with the Portland Chapter of the American Guild of Organists, FOKO will hold a traditional [...]

Win Passes Here!! The 18th-annual Maine Brewers Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, November 4th and 5th, 2011, as New Englanders come together to celebrate the local Maine craft beer community. The Evening with the Brewers VIP Session will kick off the festival weekend on Friday night, and the highly anticipated festival will [...]

Hockey in Portland is back! Win Portland Pirates Tickets!!
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2011 Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta Offers $10,000 Weigh-Off Purse
Damariscotta Pumpkinfest & Regatta will host the Third Annual Damariscotta Pumpkinfest Weigh-Off on Sunday, October 2, 2011, at Pinkham’s Plantation, 431 Biscay Road, Damariscotta, Maine.  The Master of Ceremonies for the Weigh-Off will be WGME 13 Chief Meteorologist and giant pumpkin grower Charlie Lopresti.
This weigh-off is sanctioned [...]

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