The Lincoln County 250 Celebration

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2. MON
3. TUE
4. WED
5. THR
6. FRI
7. SAT
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  Boat Builders Festival, Boothbay Harbor, Day 3. Culmination of the Festival, a fleet of historic boats at the Shipbuilders Park and Ocean Park Marina in East Boothbay. ----------------
  Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM, repeat event, "Uneasy Alliance" - Trade and conflict in 17th century Coastal Maine between Europeans and Native Americans featuring living history interpreter Ken Hamilton. This event is free and donations are welcome.
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  Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, at 7:30 PM, at the Contented Sole Restaurant adjacent to the museum. Ambivalent Allegiances in Revolutionary Maine. An illustrated lecture, presented by University of Maine history professor Liam Riordan. This event is free to FOCP members and $5 for others.
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  Newcastle Historical Society, presentation by Tim Dinsmore, at Skidompha Library Damariscotta: discussing the results of his archeological work at the Walter Phillips site in Newcastle. ----------------
  Skidompha Library in Damariscotta, "Bambi", from Walt Disney. The classic movie.
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  Round Top Farm, U.S. Route 1, Damariscotta, Maurice "Jake" Day Art Show day 1. Admission $5.00 (under 12 free) - benefit Chapman Hall House chimney repair. ----------------
  Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, at 2:00 PM. Angel Gabriel Day at Colonial Pemaquid - Dedication of the memorial to the loss of the Angel Gabriel in 1635. This event is free and donations are welcome. ----------------
  Jefferson Historical Society, open house and exhibits related to Jefferson history, 10AM to 2PM, Old Jefferson Town House.
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  Round Top Farm, U.S. Route 1, Damariscotta, Maurice "Jake" Day Art Show day 2. Admission $5.00 (under 12 free) - benefit Chapman Hall House chimney repair.
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  Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, at the Museum. Marie Ballard, 18th century midwife, by Old Fort Western educator Patti Violette. Free to members, or a $5 donation.
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  Boothbay Region Land Trust kayak excursion to Miles Island, located in the Back River.
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  Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, Evening Lantern Walk, step into the past as you tour a 17th century village and meet an 18th century soldier on duty at Fort William Henry.
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  Rain date for the Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site Evening Lantern Walk August 11.
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  Boothbay Region Land Trust, a walk plus! "A Morning with Mushrooms" hike and mushroom search, followed by a talk on mushroom preparing and cooking.
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  Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, 1 and 3 PM. The Age of Pirates, recreation if the infamous Dixie Bull by living history presenter and local author James Nelson - an Olde Bristol Days Event. ----------------
  Midcoast Unitarian Universalist Fellowship community Blueberry Festival at the Great Salt Bay Farm.
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  Day 2 of Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site The Age of Pirates.
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  Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, at the Museum. 12,000 Years in Maine: Pemaquid's Place in Maine History, by Bates College anthropologist Dr. Bruce Bourque. Free to members, or a $5 donation.
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  Historic New England, tours of historic houses in Wiscasset.
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  Jefferson Day, races, booths, tables, crafts, parade, barbecue, games and refrshments, food - at the Jefferson Town Green area between the school and the town office.
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  River Link [Damariscotta River to Sheepscot River] dedication, 11 AM at the trailhead in Edgecomb, on the McKay Road.
  
  Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, at the Museum. They Came to Fish: Exploring Early Pemaquid's Transformation from Seasonal Fishing to Permanent Settlement, by historical archeologist Dr. Neill DePaoli. Free to members, or a $5 donation.
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  Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site, at the Museum. Early Shipwrights Along the Damariscotta, by historical archeologist Tim Dinsmore. Free to members, or a $5 donation.
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August 2010