The public is invited to learn from a Friends of Maine Coastal Islands National Wildlife Refuge summer island intern, who lived 24/7 on remote islands in the Gulf of Maine, about working with the elusive Aleutian terns in Alaska’s outermost islands.

The Midcoast Umpire Association of Maine (MUA) will be providing training for interested new members, or individuals looking to learn more about the game of baseball or softball.  The association assists with providing professional, quality officiating to local baseball and softball teams, grades 7 to 12, as well as to local youth amateur leagues, including Babe Ruth Baseball, Cal Ripken Baseball, and Little League Baseball/Softball.

CAMDEN — The start of the 2025 U.S. National Toboggan Championships begins Jan. 31, and the field of 400 racers is nearly full.

Planning for the 34th annual event is in full gear and many teams are busy building toboggans and trying to figure out the best bottom-finish for the fastest times. Soon, more than 1,000 enthusiastic racers from around the country will make the trek to Camden, Maine, Jan. 31-Feb. 2, to join the fun and race down the 440-foot toboggan chute.

Registration closes…

Windjammer Spring Basketball registration is now open for all players grades 3-8.  The commitment to Spring Travel basketball is at least two practices a week and traveling to weekend tournaments February through March.

Where can people enjoy Maine’s natural and abundant beauty in cozy comfort during the winter? At the Camden Opera House, Jan. 25, 7 p.m., for the screening of A Peace of Forest, a feature-length film that celebrates the beauty and intimacy of wildlife in Maine.

CAMDEN — "What happens when you bring together ice carving, a polar plunge, fashionable pets, spectacular kids' activities, fun music, and delicious local food on a winter’s day? That's right - Camden Winterfest!" said Camden Public Library, in a news release.

The 22nd annual Camden Winterfest will take place on Saturday, January 25, from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., with all of the beloved traditions, plus bonus features including live jazz and a book sale, and more hot food and treats than ever…

The Camden Snow Bowl will be closed through Jan. 2. Camden Snow Bowl General Manager Jeff Nathan has issued the following Dec. 29:

CAMDEN — Join Sundog Outdoor Leadership Initiative on Saturday, January 25, at 10:30 a.m., as they host their 7th annual Polar Plunge fundraiser as part of Camden Winterfest.

"From humble beginnings in 2019, this event has only grown and grown as the wild and craziest part of Winterfest," said Sundog, in a news release.

Last year, nearly 100 people took on the frigid waters of Camden Harbor, and Sundog is hoping even more will take on the plunge this year.…

The Camden Hills Regional High School Boys Varsity Basketball team faced Skowhegan Area High School Dec. 17 in Rockport for the fourth game of the season, and took a win with a final score of 58 to 46.

Before the game, Head Coach Joel Gabriele offered insight about this year’s team.

ROCKPORT – On Saturday, January 25, Maine Coast Heritage Trust invites all ages to join steward and naturalist Kirk Gentalen for a lively morning outdoors from 9:30 a.m. to noon and discover some of the wildlife stories that Erickson Fields Preserve in Rockport has to offer.  

Fresh snow captures animal tracks, trails, and tunnels providing lessons untaught in any other season. With its varied habitat of woods and field, Erickson Fields Preserve in Rockport offers hundreds of clues…

BELFAST — Come Boating! Belfast’s Community Boating Organization and the Belfast Free Library are teaming up once again to offer the Winter Adventure Series. This year the series of four programs about adventures on the waters will begin in December 2024. All of the programs will be offered in person in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library with a Zoom option.

106.9 FRANK FM, WBQX will broadcast local high school basketball for a 15th straight year beginning Friday, December 6, when the defending Southern Maine Class B Champion Oceanside Mariners host the Cony Rams in a boys matchup in Rockland.

Veteran broadcaster Don Shields will again lead the coverage and will be joined by Terry Spear and Chris Seavey for the 35-game regular season schedule that includes calling games from Oceanside, Medomak Valley, Camden Hills, Lincoln Academy, and Boothbay High…

ROCKPORT — Get ready to run, walk, or waddle at the Penobscot Bay YMCA’s annual Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk on Friday, Nov. 29, at 8:30 a.m., in Rockport. This family-friendly event welcomes participants of all ages and paces to a chipped race the day after Thanksgiving (costumes are highly encouraged).

New this year is a free Tot Trot, at 7:45 a.m., for kids 5 and under, where little ones can dash to the finish line for their own mini-race…

Camden Hills Regional High School Mountain bike team has won the Eastern Division of the Northern New England Mountain Bike Series. And last weekend, they traveled to Woodstock, Vermont, for the New England Championships, finishing seventh amongst 25 regional teams.

Under the lights at Don Palmer Field Friday, Nov. 8, the Camden Hills Windjammers faced the Mt. Ararat Eagles in one of two eight-man football semifinal games.

Camden had beaten Ararat earlier in the regular season, needing a 24-point comeback to win by a final score of 36-30.

But, Mt. Ararat Eagles would dominate Camden Hills and not allow a comeback this time, winning by a score of 48-12.

was without starting QB Hollis Schwalm for the game, with the backup…

On Friday, Nov. 8, the Camden Hills Regional High School Football Team with square off with Mt. Ararat, the team from Topsham.

Camden Hill's eight-man football team will be a rematch of Camden's comeback victory earlier this year (36-30).

The winner of this game will move on to the eight-man championship against the winner of the Greeley vs. Lake Region game.

Camden has already played both of those teams, beating Greely 14-6 at the start of the…

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Vicki Murray, owner of LAUGH Loud Smile Big in Camden, raised $25,000 at her first annual golf tournament and auction, Sweet Shots for Diabetes.

ROCKPORT - At a home Class A semifinal game Oct. 31, Camden Hills Regional High School Girls Varsity Soccer Team faced a familiar foe(and not just because it's another mountain team!) playing against Mt. Ararat, whom Camden beat in one of their closest matches of the season, 3-0, in September. 

Coming on the heels of Camden’s dominant win over Mt. Blue Oct. 29, CHILLS head coach Meredith Messer said the team played, "very well."

Lighthouses may be beacons of light and hope for some; for others, they are haunted places. With their rugged seaside locations, connection to shipwrecks, and other maritime accidents during storms, not to mention the association of loneliness and madness that some lighthouse keepers experienced, it's only fitting that lighthouses are the subject of ghostly tales.

Here are three local Midcoast lighthouses which have had its share of spooky sightings.

Owls Head Light