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Get involved in important issues in your community: Government at a glance

Local government in Maine provides many essential s e r v i c e s i t s c i t i z e n s ,

including road construc tion and maintenance, solid waste disposal, water utilities and waste water treatment, police and fire protection and emergency rescue, land use planning and building inspection, welfare, and public education for grades Kindergarten through 12.

Municipal government in Maine enjoys a special authority called “home rule.” This authority is given to the towns and cities of Maine in the state’s Constitution. Under “home rule,” municipalities may govern themselves in any way that is not denied them by state or federal law. This authority sets Maine apart from many other states where the authority of

municipal government is exactly the reverse. Home rule f inds its origin in the state’s reliance on community, an historical tendency to devolve the power of government to its most local level, and a deep respect for the common sense and good judgment of Maine’s citizens.

A s i t s name impl ies , lo cal government is run by and for its citizens. Whether as a selectmen, councilor, or school board member, people seek to be elected for municipal office out of a sense of civic duty and to make a positive difference for their community. This spirit of community volunteerism also applies to the people who agree to be appointed to the local planning board, appeals board, or the numerous other committees

that collaboratively work together to make their local government what it is. From running for elected office to volunteering to assist in the publication of a municipal newsletter, there are numerous opportunities to serve local government. For more information on how you can get involved in local government, c o n t a c t M a i n e M u n i c i p a l Association, 60 Community Drive, Augusta, ME 04330, visit www.memun.org or send e-mail to [email protected].

Franklin CountyAddress:140 Main StreetFarmington, Maine 04938Tel: (207) 778-6614Fax: (207) 778-5899

Franklin County, incorporated in 1838, is in Western Maine,

bordering Canada and serving as an economic gateway for U.S. and Canadian business. Historically, the area was known for its dairy farms, lumbering, canning, woolen mills, and shoe manufacturing industries. It is still home to the Androscoggin Paper Mill, as well as newer companies such as Carrabasset Coffee and ICT Group.

Franklin County factsPopulation: 29,467Land area: 1,698Incorporation date: 1838County seat: Farmington

Towns in Franklin County include Avon, Carrabassett Valley, Carthage, Chesterville, Coplin Plt., Dallas Plt., Eustis, Farmington, Industry, Jay, Kingfield, New Sharon, New Vineyard, Phill ips, Rangeley, Rangeley Plt., Sandy River Plt.,

Strong, Temple, Weld and Wilton.

Oxford CountyAddress:26 Western AvenueSouth Paris, Maine 04281Tel: (207) 743-6359Fax: (207) 743-1545

Oxford County, incorporated in 1805, is located on the Western edge of Maine and borders New Hampshire. South Paris is the County seat. The towns of this region are mostly small and rural. This mountain region provides both summer and winter recreation opportunities and boasts some of the state’s best skiing, miles of hiking and snowmobile trails.

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The tiny town of Roxbury, Maine, in Oxford County, is almost due north of

Rumford and has a population of “about 373” folks, down from the 380 range in the 2000 census. On July 15, Roxbury held a special town meeting to supplement some of the action taken at its annual meeting, held in March. Altogether, 20 citizens voted on measures with an aggregate financial impact of about $5,000.

The traditional New England town meeting persists into the 21st century throughout Central Maine. It remains perhaps the purest form of democracy still practiced in the western world. “Central Maine” is a somewhat nebulous geographic region, extending from north and east of Portland to about Augusta, from the Atlantic coast, at Brunswick, to the rural border with Canada. Depending upon specif ically which towns are included, the population could be as much as 400,000, nearly a third of the entire state. There are 258 cities, towns and “census designated places” listed in Androscoggin, Oxford and Franklin counties, and while the region is dominated by the twin cities of Lewiston and Auburn, together forming the second largest population center in the state, Roxbury is not the smallest community. For example, there’s the town of Upton, close by the New Hampshire border north of Grafton Notch. The most recent reported population (2008) was 61, down from a high of 62 in 2000.

“Towns” are municipal units whose form of government includes an annual Town Meeting; many also have boards of elected Selectmen who tend to local affairs between meetings. “Cities,” on the other hand, have council-manager systems of government, in which citizens participate in a republic, delegating decision -making to councils of elected policy-makers who in turn supervise professional managers. Auburn, with a population of just over 23,000, is pretty small by the

standards of east coast cities, but its government must deal with all the complexities inherent in

the efficient delivery of municipal ser vices – ever y thing f rom snow plowing and street repair, to emergency services, trash collection; even maintenance of cemeteries – that confront the largest cities in the country. The difference is that the small Maine cities have to do all of that with far fewer resources.

Not part of municipal services are schools, administered by a patchwork of local and regional districts and unions. Each of those could legitimately be considered a government entit y which spends public funds to deliver services to citizens.

On top of local government and school district ser vices, all places in Maine are also part of a county, each with a government and infrastructure of its own, too. All Maine counties provide a courthouse, sheriff ’s department and a jail. Some – like Cumberland County, parts of which are in central Maine – provide a broader range of municipal services and employ professional management staff and procedures. Most counties, though, have budgets in the $5-10-million range. Contrasted

w i t h t h e r e c e n t f i n a n c i a l deliberations in Roxbury – five digits! – the combined budgets of Lewiston and Auburn, along with their two school districts, is in the range of $1/4-billion. While that’s undoubtedly a lot of money, some big east coast cities have budget

deficits larger than that.

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Oxford County factsPopulation: 54,755Land area: 2,078Incorporation date: 1805County seat: South Paris

Municipalities in Oxford County in c lu d e An d ove r, B e th e l , Brownfield, Buckfield, Byron, Canton, Denmark, Dixf ield, Fryeburg, Gilead, Greenwood, Hanover, Hartford, Hebron, Hiram, Lincoln Plt. , Lovell, Magalloway Plt., Mexico, Newry, Norway, Otisfield, Oxford, Paris, Peru, Porter, Roxbury, Rumford, Stoneham, Stow, Sumner, Sweden, Upton, Waterford, West Paris and Woodstock.

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Interested in checking out who l ives in a par ticular neighborhood? Sex offender registry info can be found at the Maine Sex Offender Registry online search service at http://sor.informe.org/sor/

Find out where to take your driver’s test or renew your driver’s license. Bureau of Motor Vehicles information for the state of Maine can be found online at w w w.maine.gov/sos/bmv/locations. Additional online services at maine.gov include Hunting and fishing l icenses , AT V/snowmobile re gis tr at ion renewal and Burning Permits.

Department of Health and Human Services information for the state of Maine is at www.maine.gov/dhhs/DHSaddresses.htm. Online services include Adoption Search, Water Test K its , Order Vital Records, Assisted Living Search, Health Care Search, Senior Dining Services, Subsidized Housing, and more.

Consumers have the right to register their phone number on the FTC’s Do Not Call List. You can log on to www.donotcall.gov to do so. In addition Maine State Law provides for penalties against telemarketers who call after being told to stop.

Governmentfrom page 2

By Rich Livingston Freelance Writer / Photographer

The tiny democracies and modest republics of Central Maine

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Androscoggin County

Livermore Elementary School107 Gibbs Mill Road, Livermore

Livermore Falls High School25 Cedar Street, Livermore Falls

Livermore Falls Middle SchoolHighland Avenue, Livermore Falls

Franklin County

Academy Hill School585 Depot Street, Wilton

Cape Cod Hill Elementary School516 Cape Cod Hill Road, New Sharon

Cascade Brook School162 Learning Lane, Farmington

Gerald D Cushing School1 Cushing Drive, Wilton

Jay Elementary School12 Tiger Drive, Jay

Jay High School33 Community Drive, Jay

Jay Middle School23 Community Drive, Jay

Ken Foster Reg. Applied Tech Center173 Seamon Road, Farmington

Kingfield Elementary School102 Salem Road, Kingfield

Mt Abram Regional High SchoolRR 1 Box 760, Strong

Mt Blue High School129 Seamon Road, Farmington

Mt Blue Middle School269 Middle Street, Farmington

Phillips Middle SchoolRR 1 Box 272 Blake Hill Rd, Phillips

Rangeley Lakes Regional School43 Merdolia Road, Rangeley

Stratton Elementary School65 School Street, Eustis

Strong Elementary School110 N Main Street, Strong

Weld Elementary School32 School Street, Weld

W G Mallett School113 Quebec Street, Farmington

Oxford County

Agnes Gray School170 Main Street, West Paris

Andover Elementary School85 Pine St Po Box 70, Andover

Brownfield Consolidated School90 Main Street, Brownfield

Buckfield Junior/Senior High School160 Morrill Street, Buckfield

Canton Elementary SchoolRte 140 Po Box 689, Canton

Charles A Snow SchoolPortland & Pine streets, Fryeburg

Cornish Elementary SchoolRr 1 Box 313, Cornish

Crescent Park School19 Crescent Lane, Bethel

Denmark Elementary School637 West Main Street, Denmark

Dirigo High School99 Weld Street, Dixfield

Dixfield Elementary School15 Nash Street, Dixfield

Guy E Rowe School219 Main Street, Norway

Hartford-Sumner Elementary School145 Main Street, Sumner

Hebron Station School884 Station Road, Hebron

Hiram Elementary SchoolMain St PO Box 293, Hiram

Legion Memorial School20 Kingsbury Street, West Paris

Meroby Elementary School21 Cross Street, Mexico

Molly Ockett Middle School10 Bridgton Road, Fryeburg

Mountain Valley High School799 Hancock Street, Rumford

Mountain Valley Middle School58 Highland Terrace, Mexico

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Oh, and post-secondary education in the state – both the university and community college systems – could be considered yet another form of government, as could all the local or county-owned public utilities, sewer and water districts, the quasi-independent Maine Turnpike Authority.

There are also all sorts of NGOs – non-government organizations – such as COGs (councils of g o v e r n m e n t s ) , e c o n o m i c development agencies , the Finance Authority of Maine and such entities as the Overseers of the Bar (oversight of practicing lawyers), which together help offset some of the services which

would otherwise be required directly of the state.

Some of the state responsibilities are re quirem ent s to f u l f i l l mandates imposed by the federal government so, finally, we must consider that most of central Maine falls within the Second Congressional District of the state, the geographically largest Congressional district east of the Mississippi.

From the limited auspices of Upton, where everyone knows everyone,

to the technical and specialized functions of the twin cities; plus the state and the feds: one way to sum it all up is that the people of central Maine are thoroughly served by their governments.

A good source for information about the layers of government in Maine is the Maine Municipal Association (http://www.memun.org/), the membership group that advocates on behalf of cities, towns and their citizens.

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The Rumford Hospital Green Team took up gardening this spring, tilling up and planting a small garden between two wings of the hospital. Their efforts are now being enjoyed by patients and staff. Fresh green beans have made their way to patient plates. (One gentleman has requested them for both lunch and dinner.) Cherry tomatoes will soon appear on the cafeteria salad bar. The small garden patch isn’t expected to provide a large portion of the hundreds of meals served to the patients, staff and visitors who eat at the hospital each day, but to serve as a demonstration of one more way to Go Green. Submitted photo

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Concerts on the Lawn series in East Wilton

The East Wilton Union Church will be hosting their annual August “Concerts on the Lawn” series starting in August. The public is invited and encouraged to attend. The “Concerts on the Lawn” are held each Sunday evening in August and begin at 6 p.m. The East Wilton Union Church is located at 1306 Main Street, East Wilton, Maine.

Chairs are provided, but you are welcome to bring your own lawn chair or blanket. In case of inclement weather, the concerts will be held inside. Light refreshments and a time of fellowship will follow each concert. The concerts are free, but there will be an opportunity for a free-will offering.

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College Transitions

Maine College Transitions, in partnership with community colleges and the university

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Abused Women’s Advocacy Project, 800-559-2927, www.awap.org has resources and services for victims of domestic violence. Serving Franklin, Androscoggin, and Oxford counties.

American Legion Auxiliary is the world’s largest women’s patriotic service organization. Through its nearly 10,500 Units located in every state and some foreign countries, the Auxiliary embodies the spirit of America that has prevailed through war and peace. Along with The American Legion, it solidly stands behind America and her ideals. FMI, visit www.legion-aux.org.

AmeriCorps *VISTA, 800-942-2677, helps bring communities and individuals out of poverty. Members serve in hundreds of nonprofit organizations and public agencies throughout the country - working to fight illiteracy, improve health services, create businesses, increase housing opportunities, or bridge the digital divide. FMI, visit www.mainevista.net.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters, 199 Main Street, Norway, 743-7035, www.childhealthcenter.org, offers a preventative program based on one-to-one relationships between an adult volunteer and a child at-risk.

Camp Sunshine offers families with a child diagnosed with diseases such as cancer, kidney disease, lupus, brain tumors, and other l i fe - threatening

illnesses free week-long camp experiences. Because the strain of a life-threatening illness can be significant to the entire family, Camp Sunshine gives them the opportunity to rebuild their relationships and enjoy week-long retreats packed with fun-filled events. Camp Sunshine operates year-round, and is the first camp in the nation to focus on serving the entire family, not just the sick child. The program is free of charge to all families, and includes 24-hour onsite medical and psychosocial support. Bereavement groups are also offered for families who have lost a child to an illness. The Camp is accredited by the American Camping Association and has also been awarded Charity Navigator’s Top Rating for fiscal management. For more information about Camp Sunshine’s programs, and to learn more about volunteering or making a donation, visit the camp’s website at www.campsunshine.org, or call (207) 655-3800.

Community Concepts of fers family and housing ser vices, prop er t y management , and t r a nsp o r t at i o n s e r v i ce s f o r re s i d e nt s o f An dros co g gin , Franklin, and Oxford counties. FM I , v is i t w w w.co mmunit y -concepts.org.

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Franklin Count y Children’s Ta s k F o r c e , F a r m i n g t o n , 778-6960 or 888-429-6960, is committed to the prevention of chi ld abuse and neglec t through promotion of healthy child, family and community development. www.fcctf.org.

Maine Farm Bureau, 622-4111 or 800-639-2126, is unmatched in representing and providing programs and services that keep farm families producing, while also protecting the property rights of any landowner in the state of Maine. FMI, visit www.mainefarmbureau.com.

Operation Santa Claus (Western M ain e Co mmuni t y Ac t i o n), Wilton, 645-3764 or 800-645-9636, provides gifts and clothing to children and elderly of Franklin County plus Livermore/Livermore Falls, Maine. It is supported by donations of cash and gifts from local businesses, individuals and program fund raising. FMI, visit www.wmca.org.

Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust works with willing parties to find ways to preserve forever the scenic, natural, and historic resources of the region. The Trust can acquire land and conservation easements through purchase or donation. FMI,

call 864-7311 or visit www.rlht.org.

R.E.A.C.H. (Rape Education and Crisis Hotline) hotline 800-871-7741, counseling and information 743-9777, 1 East Main Street, South Paris.

Rotary Club provides humanitarian service, encourages high ethical standards in all vocations, and helps build goodwill and peace in the world. Visit www.ri7790.org/eng/clubs/index.asp for a list of clubs in Maine, including contact information.

S AV E S , 13 8 P l e a s a n t S t . , Farmington, 778-9522, www.savesrapecrisis.org. Support and advocacy for those who have been sexually assaulted and abused. Education, information, and referral.

Senior Corps taps the experience, skills, and talents of citizens 55+ through its programs - Foster Grandparents (800-215-4942), Senior Companions (800-287-0274), and RSVP, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (800-42707411) - to assist local nonprofits, public agencies, and faith-based organizations in carrying out their missions.

SeniorsPlus, 465 Main Street, Lewiston, 800-427-1241, www.seniorsplus.org, provides services to seniors through two divisions. One is the Area Agency on Aging serving Oxford, Franklin and Androscoggin counties and the

other is Elder Independence of Maine that coordinates home care services for adults, 18 and older, throughout the state of Maine.

United Way of Oxford County, South Paris, 743-5833, www.uwoxfordcounty.org.

United Way of the Tri-Valley Area, 232 Broadway, Farmington 778-5048, www.uwtva.org.

Wilton Lion’s Club offers people the opportunity to give something back to their communities. From involving members in projects as local as cleaning up an area park or as far-reaching as bringing sight to the world’s blind, Lions clubs have always embraced those committed to building a brighter future for their community. FMI, visit wiltonme.lionwap.org.

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LakeSmart educational program for homeownersGreen and Mirror Ponds recognize LakeSmart participants

LakeSmart is an educational program that offers free opportunities for homeowners to learn how to manage their home and yard to protect the water quality of their lake. The goal of LakeSmart is to change the increasingly common suburban landscaping practices around lakes to more natural, lake-friendly environments. The review is not to serve any non-compliance notices or to force any legal issues.

The Association applied to become part of the program through an application process with the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. This summer marks year two of the evaluation process. During the summer of 2009, 11 residents volunteered to have their property evaluated. Three properties met the five criteria model and were awarded signage.

The Association has several volunteers who gather for an annual watershed workday every fall. Members install open box top culverts and hay bale check dams to help curb erosion concerns. This year, the workday will be held September 18. If you’d like to learn more, please contact Terri Coolidge Marin at 577-0758.

Submitted photoAssociation members receive certificates of Appreciation at their annual meeting. Left to right, back row: Eveylyn and John Sylvester, Carol Watson, Nancy and Gary Vanpelt, Bob Benson; front row: Terri Coolidge Marin, June and Sonny Decoster, Larry Labossiere. Absent: Avis Coolidge, Jeanne Letourneau, Matt and Nancy McMorrow, Brendan McMorrow.

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finest, most extensive libraries in the world tucked into a side pocket of their favorite easy chair. Electronic readers – Amazon’s Kindle and its competitors – have been spotted online at prices under $100. Most such devices can store more reading material than anyone could consume in a lifetime. And yet, there are more than three dozen public libraries, replete with musty stacks of books, waiting lists for the latest bestsellers, and a long tradition of serving scholars and those who devour Romance novels alike, dotting the landscape of central Maine. And that doesn’t include the repositories at area colleges and universities, and even hospitals.

Depending on which communities one includes in the fluctuating definition of “Central Maine,” there could be at least one old-fashioned, brick-and-mor tar library in the region for every 7,500 residents, give or take.

The population of New Vineyard, Maine – a little bit north of Farmington and east of Phillips (both of which have libraries of their own, in addition to that at

U.Maine-Farmington) – has a population under 775 folks. It also has a local public library with more than 5,000 volumes and nearly 2,000 transactions a year. It is housed in a small building that resembles a modest double-wide mobile home. Lovell has two public libraries. Auburn established its first library in 1891, and the iconic brick building on Court St. – funded by a grant from Andrew Carnegie, who also donated funds

for the Lewiston library building at about the same time as part of his personal commitment to establish public libraries throughout the country – opened in 1904. The original charter of the Auburn library was, according to its web site, to “[have] the best books of reference, and the standard


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The inter-connectivity between libraries in Maine, both public and academic; electronic and physical (the opportunity to order books from the repository of a building in some town other than your own), gives central Mainers access to resources of immeasurable breadth and depth, diversity and scope. The Minerva catalog, described as a “library without walls,” provides access to more than six million items from more than fifty Maine libraries. SOLAR (Statewide OnLine Requesting and lending) enables libraries to make their own collections visible online, and it facilitates inter-library lending and distribution. And while access now includes DVDs, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, as well as, through on-site computer stations, virtually the entirety of the World Wide Web, perhaps the most enduring role of libraries has been as focal points of community.

The expansion of the Auburn library, completed in 2006, added several communit y meeting rooms, and there is now a popular new cafe in the building, as well.

The Marsden Hartley Cultural Center, part of the Lewiston library expansion in 2005, offers a wide range of cultural programming and resources , in addit ion to space, including lectures, f ilms, concerts, coffeehouses, book discussion groups, and a computer lab. Special resources and programs for school kids have been part of the libraries’ specific missions from their inception, and in addition to the services offered in their own building, the Lewiston library provides free or discounted passes to some half-dozen children’s museums and attractions including the Children’s Discovery Museum (Augusta), Children’s Museum of Maine (Portland), the Maine Wildlife Park (Gray), and others. Countless Maine kids continue to be transfixed, while sitting cross-legged on the floor, by story-tellers, magicians, jugglers and other kid-oriented entertainment; but the main attraction remains books, and

reading patterns established before keyboard skills are acquired last forever. The libraries remain crowded on school-day afternoons by youngsters who combine electronic and hard-copy research in the same facility.

While many of the dozens of libraries in Central Maine are as modest as the one in New Vineyard – many look like barely converted garages – others, regardless of size, are iconic structures in their own right, integral elements of local infrastructure. Take, for instance, the Hamlin Memorial Library in South Paris, built in 1822, which was originally the

local jail. Now subordinated to the larger (40,000 titles) Paris Public Library, the Hamlin serves primarily as a museum. But it still circulates books and remains both a functioning library and a vibrant remnant of the building splurge at the turn of the 20th century that populated Central Maine with

the fabulous network of libraries that continue to provide access to learning, entertainment and cultural resources, updated with the technology of the 21st Century, to now a sixth generation of Mainers.

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In the world of online “friends,” many libraries are still loners

Ha v e l i b r a r i e s b e e n successful in using social networking sites? Not

if success is to be measured by the number of “friends” libraries have acquired, says Richard W. Boss in “Social Networking Sites and Libraries,” a paper prepared in October 2009 for the Public Library Association. Most libraries have only a few hundred friends, Boss says, and none has more than 10,000. On average, fewer than one percent of the population served by a library have identified themselves as “friends” of their library on a social networking site.

“While a large number of friends is not the only measure of success, it is the only measure that is readily available,” Boss says. “To the extent that libraries have been able to attract people who are not regular users of libraries, even a small response could be considered success. Unfortunately,

there appear to be no studies of the demographics of persons who have accessed libraries on social library network services.”

Many of the libraries that “do” social networking focus on one-way communication; those that encourage feedback appear to have more “friends” in relation to population served. Also, some public libraries maintain separate presences on a social networking service for teens and for adults; this seems to increase the number of teens who identify themselves as “friends.”

“Facebook and MySpace appear to be more successful reaching teens than the other social networking sites,” Boss writes, “not only because they have a very high percentage of teen members, but also because feedback is much easier than for the other major sites.” Flickr and YouTube appear to be more successful for posting a lot of content, and Twitter specializes in “ t weeting”—sending and receiving brief messages.

Here are thumbnail sketches of the five social networking sites that were most visited and, as of the third quarter of 2009, most widely used by public libraries:

• Facebook was launched in 2004 as a social networking site at Harvard University but quickly expanded to other universities and, within a couple of years, to anyone at least 13 years old. A user can join and create as many as 200 groups according to his/her interests. In the fourth quarter of 2009, Facebook had five times as many visitors each month in the United States

as MySpace, despite the fact that the latter had more U.S. members. Worldwide, Facebook membership was almost 300 million, many of them people of high school and college age.

* YouTube (2005) allows registered users to upload unlimited videos; unregistered users can watch them. YouTube has more than four times as many visitors each month as MySpace and almost as many as FaceBook. Its age distribution is the broadest of any of the social networking sites: 15-55 years.

• Twitter (2006) is a free social n e t w o r k i n g a n d m i c r o -blogging service that enables its users to send and read “tweets,” text-based posts of up to 140 characters displayed on the author’s profile page and delivered to the author’s “followers.” A tweet can include a link to a URL.

As of late 2009, Twitter had 44 million members and almost as many visitors each month as YouTube. The age range was 18-45. Twitter does not appear to be much used by libraries, except, possibly, for announcing library

events. (This paragraph is way too long for a “tweet.”)

• Flickr was also launched in 2004 as a website for sharing images and videos. It has both free and fee-based accounts, the latter with unlimited uploads, bandwidth, and storage. As of late 2009, the site had 32 million members and was fourth most popular in terms of number of visitors. The Library of Congress and many public l ibrar ies , museums, and archives post images on Flickr.

• MySpace, launched in 2003, was the most popular social networking site in the United States until 2007 but by late 2009 ranked fifth. It saw a 20 percent drop in number of visitors in the first half of 2009, but still had more than 100 million members worldwide. In late 2009, MySpace shifted its focus to the delivery of music and entertainment. Membership consists primarily of people ages 13-24.

Check your library’s website to see if they are using any social networking sites so that you can “friend” or “follow” them online.

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Waterfalls and picnics:

Screw Auger Fal ls , Graf ton Township: If you’re inclined to travel toward the far western reaches of Oxford County-just a bit north of Newry on Route 26 - you’ll

find a natural wonderland known as Screw Auger Falls at Grafton Notch State Park.

Sightseeing, picnicking, and hiking on its 3,000 acres of varied terrain with somewhat limited access to certain areas. There are several picnic tables, bathrooms and a large parking area. Sights include Screw Auger Falls, Spruce Meadow, Mother Walker Falls, Old Speck Mountain and Moose Cave.

A c c o r d i n g t o t h e M a i n e Department of Conservation, interpretive signs explain the glacial sculpting of Screw Auger Falls and the formation of Mother Walker Falls . A quar ter-mile loop trail leads to Moose Cave with its “narrow gorge and lush lichens and mosses.” Both short and long day hikes pair with the Appalachian Trail, which makes it way through this part onward toward Mt. Katahdin. In the

winter, a main artery snowmobile trail (ITS 82) traverses the park and is maintained by a local snowmobile club.

Ellis Falls, Andover: Not far from Grafton Notch, there’s a lesser k now n and m ore s e clude d waterfall arising from the Ellis Meadow Brook. According to the web site, newenglandwaterfalls.com, at the top of the falls “a 5-foot-tall, 5-foot-wide block fall(s) into an oblong-shaped pool. From here the falls horsetail and cascade the additional 17 feet into a dark-tea colored pool below.” Look for a pull-of-the-road parking area on Route 120, about two miles east of Andover.

Snow Falls, West Paris:

A personal favorite for resting, picnicking and a shor t hike after lunch, Snow Falls features the geography of the Lit tle

Androscoggin River, as it cuts its way through a narrow gorge alongside Route 26. There’s a pleasant picnic area with trails on both sides of the gorge, picnic tables, rest rooms and enough parking to accommodate quite a few visitors.

Four cascades send the peaceful water s gushing dow nward; however, the gorge, at least 30 feet deep, is surrounded by a fence, making this a great place to bring the family.

GRCC, 50 Congress St., Rumford:

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The Washburn kitchen is always a busy place. There might be cooking, ironing, playing games, an artifacts game, story telling, sp innin g , oth e r n e i g h b o r s dropping by or most anything else.

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Wilton Parks and Recreation Department, Contact: 645-4825; e-mail: [email protected]

Kineowatha Park: Located on the shores of Wilson Lake, this 63-acre park is Wilton’s largest, featuring a beach with a dock and a f loat to accommodate swimming lessons, play space

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Canoe and kayak enthusiasts find Northern Forest Canoe Trail is a treasure

The Northern Forest Canoe Trail extends for 740 miles across contiguous rivers, streams, and lakes, following Native American travel

routes from Old Forge, New York, through Vermont, Québec, and New Hampshire, to Fort Kent, Maine. In addition to being a paddling route, the Trail celebrates the history of the Northern Forest. Paddlers can explore both the natural beauty of the rivers and lakes as well as the communities through which the trail passes.

The Maine portion of the Northern Forest Canoe Trail covers 347 miles of rivers and lakes, including Umbagog Lake, Rapid River, the Richardson Lakes, Mooselookmeguntic, and Rangeley lakes; South Branch – Dead River, Flagstaff Lake, Spencer and Little Spencer Streams, Whipple Pond, Moose River, Moosehead Lake; West Branch – Penobscot River, Chesuncook, Umbazooksus and Chamberlain lakes, Allagash River, and St. John River.

The steep, tumbling Rapid River is portaged. The Rangeley Lakes are very large and have attracted

canoeists and anglers for centuries. The seasonal flow of the South Branch Dead River has a couple of rapid sections as it flows into the wide, scenic Flagstaff Lake. Grand Falls is a spectacular highlight at the confluence of the Dead River and Spencer Stream. The Spencer and Little Spencer watershed is remote, as is the beginning of the Moose River. The Moose flows through many lakes and some rapids on its way to the broad, storied stretches of Moosehead Lake. The West Branch Penobscot provides a historic connection between Moosehead and the large lakes that form the headwaters of the Allagash River. The Allagash Wilderness Waterway is a spectacular ribbon of lakes, ponds, rivers and occasional rapids winding through northern Maine to the wide St. John River on the Canadian border.

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Freeland Holmes Library109 Pleasant StreetOxford, ME 04270Phone: 207 539-4016www.freeland-holmes.lib.me.us

Hamlin Memorial Library16 Hannibal Hamlin DriveParis, ME 04271Phone: 207 743-2980www.hamlin.lib.me.us

Jay-Niles Memorial Library983 Main StreetNorth Jay, ME 04262Phone: 207 645-4062

Livermore Public Library22 Church StreetLivermore, ME 04253Phone: 207 897-7173www.livermore.lib.me.us

Ludden Memorial Library42 Main StreetDixfield, ME 04224Phone: 207 562-8838www.dixfield.org/library.html

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Naples Public Library940 Roosevelt TrailNaples, ME 04055-1717Phone: 207 693-6841

Norway Memorial Library258 Main StreetNorway, ME 04268Phone: 207 743-5309www.norway.lib.me.us

Oxford County Court House Law Library26 Western AvenueSouth Paris, ME 04281-1499Phone: 207 364-7833

Paris Public Library37 Market SquareSouth Paris, ME 04281Phone: 207 743-6994www.paris.lib.me.us

Phillips Public Library96 Main StreetPhillips, ME 04966Phone: 207 639-2665Fax: 207 639-2665www.phillips.lib.me.us

Rangeley Public Library7 Lake StreetRangeley, ME 04970Phone: 207 864-5529

Raymond Village Library3 Meadow Rd.Raymond, ME 04071Phone: 207 655-4283www.raymondmaine.org

Rumford Public Library56 Rumford AvenueRumford, ME 04276Phone: 207 364-3661www.rumford.lib.me.us

Spaulding Memorial282 SebagoSebago, ME 04029Phone: 207 787-2321

Stephens Memorial Hospital - Health Sciences Library181 Main StreetNorway, ME 04268-1373Phone: 743-1562 ext. 323

Stratton Public Library88 Main StreetStratton, ME 04982Phone: 207 246-4401www.stratton.lib.me.us

Strong Public Library14 S. Main StreetStrong, ME 04983Phone: 207 684-4003

Treat Memorial Library56 Main StreetLivermore Falls, ME 04254Phone: 207 897-3631www.treat.lib.me.us

Webster Free Library22 Depot StreetKingfield, ME 04947Phone: 207 265-2052

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Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Parish will hold its annual Parish celebration on Sunday, August 15 at Our Lady of Ransom Church Hall in Mechanic Falls. The event will begin with the 10:30 a.m. Catholic mass at Our Lady of Ransom Church. A “Burger & Dog” barbecue with all the fixings will follow. There wil l be games and entertainment for children and adults. Side dishes will be provided by the parishioners. The parish ladies groups will prepare the dessert.

The event is sponsored by Our Lady of Ransom’s Ladies Guild and St. Catherine of Sienna’s Sodality. Blessed Teresa of Calcutta parish was created on July 1, 2008 when Bishop Richard Malone combined the former parishes of St. Catherine of Sienna in Norway and Our Lady of Ransom in Mechanic Falls (including the mission church of St. Mary’s in Oxford). As stated by Bishop Malone in commissioning the new parish, this joining of the Norway and Mechanic Falls parishes took into consideration “the bonds which presently exist between the people of these parishes, and... the need of even closer cooperation between the parishes for the sake of evangelization.” Also important in merging the two former parishes was the desire “to create a single, vibrant parish by bringing together the gifts and resources” of the three churches comprising the former parishes.

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Second Congregational Church in Norway: Once more, with laughter

Ma i n e ’ s o n l y S u p e r M o d e l who aspires to

the title of Queen in her spare time is returning to the Second Congregational Church UCC of Norway on August 14 at 7 p.m. It will be an evening of certain laughter as Birdie Googins, aka Karmo Sanders, aka Martha Lello, returns to scenes of her childhood where it all began.

You have certainly seen her on television with her sophisticated sister in those commercials for Marden’s. She has earned the title of The Marden’s Lady with her way “downeast” accent as she delivers the latest news on what’s happening at Marden’s and how she’s doing her bit to keep Daddy on his toes.

Karmo/Birdie grew up in the p a r s o n a g e a t t h e S e c o n d

C o n g r e g a t i o n a l C h u r c h , a daughter of Reverend Jay N. Lello. There are hysterical stories of Barbie in the Belfry and jelly beans in the hymnals when the girls were in residence. A graduate of Oxford Hills High School, Karmo/Birdie went on to earn a Master’s Degree from Boston University as a playwright and has worked in the theater most of her life as an actress, a writer and a comedienne.

In her last app earance, we l e a r n e d t h a t B i r d i e a l s o d r e a m e d o f b e c o m i n g “a cowb oy ’s swe ethear t ” even as she knighted members of the audience who would help her in her quest to become Queen. There’s no telling what new paths she seeks, so mark your calendar now for Tuesday, August 14 at 7 p.m. Tickets are only $10 each and are available at Books ‘n Things, Main Street,

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The Department is issuing 48,825 Any-Deer (Antlerless) Permits this year for Wildlife Management Districts 12, 13, 15-17, 20-26, 29. It is Bucks Only in all other Wildlife Management Districts. The permit allocation is: 32,907 for residents; 12,208 f o r l a n d o w n e r s ; 2 , 6 49 f o r non-residents; and 1,061 for Superpack holders. (Superpack

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Do you know someone who has changed his or her lifestyle to improve heart health? The Rumford Heart Walk organizers are accepting nominations for the 2010 Lifestyle Change Award that will be presented at the walk on Sunday, September 19 at Hosmer Field in Rumford.

The American Heart Association and the Rumford Heart Walk want to recognize people who have made positive changes to improve their quality of life and health: people who have begun a walking or exercise program, people who have altered their diet to more heart-healthy foods; people who have quit smoking. Maybe you know someone who has done all three.

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The story of St Peter and Paul’s Basilica is one of faith and perseverance.

From start to finish, construction took 38 years. Yet throughout this, the parishioners of St. Peter and Paul’s never lost faith with every generation building upon the work of previous generations.On the surface, the numbers are impressive. The basilica is 300 feet long, 100 feet wide, and its spires stretch over 165 in the air. It took roughly 30,000 cubic feet of granite, 1,700,000 bricks and 325 tons of steel to build. This elegant Gothic designed church, inspired by European Cathedrals, stands as a testament to the devotion and dedication of the parishioners.

While construction of the church began in 1905, the roots of St. Peter and Paul’s can be traced back further. In the late 1860s and early 1870s, the textile industry in Lewiston and Auburn saw incredible growth. The growth was so massive that the local labor pool was exhausted and new workers were needed to feed the growing nation’s need for textile goods. Mill owners turned to Canada for workers. Many Canadians made the trek, leaving behind their farms in search of a better life. Many left family and friends behind, but the one thing they did not leave behind was their faith and their sense of community. Both of these would

be instrumental in building the parish. A house on Lincoln Street in Lewiston was converted into a church for the Franco-Americans. As the Franco population grew, it became evident that a new church would need to be built. This church was replaced by a 1,500 seat church around 1873, but even that would prove to be too small to meet the influx of Canadian immigrants. To meet the needs of the Franco-American community, construction began on a new church. By 1905, the “Shed” as it was sometimes called, covered the foundation of what would become St. Peter and Paul’s. It would not be until 1938 before the church was completed.

The style of St Peter and Paul’s is Gothic with inspiration being taken from the great European

cathedrals. While the church was designed in part to entice the Diocese of Portland to relocate to Lewiston, it was also a way in which Catholics could demonstrate the importance of religion in their daily lives. In fact, so strong was this devotion, most of the construction costs were paid by contributions of the parishioners. Many families donated what they could spare to contribute to the $465,000 cost. What made this even more remarkable was the fact that most of the money was raised during The Depression.

The Diocese of Portland never did move to Lewiston, but St. Peter and Paul’s was turned over to the Diocese in 1986. From 1881 to 1986, the Dominican Order from Canada had ministered to the parish. By 1986, the Dominicans did not have

the necessary numbers of priests to continue to operate the parish, so St Peter’s was turned over to Portland.

By the late 1980s the ravages of nature had taken its toll on the church. An ambitious restoration project was started in 1991 to refurbish and renovate both the exterior and interior of the church. Recognizing the importance of St Peter and Paul’s, Pope John Paul II named St Peter and Paul’s a minor basilica. This designation sets it apart from other churches and elevates it to the highest place of worship for Catholics.

Part of the requisites of a church being elevated to the status of a basilica is the architecture. It must be unique and more ornate than what is normally expected of a church. The exterior of the basilica is constructed of Maine granite and cast stone. It reminds the visitor of the great churches of Europe with its Gothic style. Walking into the basilica, the visitor is greeted by a serene beauty. The vaulted ceilings and ornate stained glass windows impart a sense of solemnity.

One does not need to be Catholic to appreciate the beauty of the basilica; people of all faiths can explore the architecture to get a true appreciation of the basilica’s magnificence. For those wishing to visit the basilica, tours can be arranged via the parish office.

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There is nothing like Sunday River’s multi-million dollar Chondola

this year, but Maine’s ski areas have invested plenty during the off-season and skiers will see the results in more snowmaking and better grooming, along with numerous other improvements. New programs are also in place in the way of ticket deals and other promotions. In these times when normal summer maintenance can run into six figures at a mid-size resort and millions at a major resort, you know money has been spent whether you can see it or not.

At Lost Valley, co-owner (along with Linc Hayes) and GM Connie King noted some changes in personnel. Eric Anderson is on board to manage the rental and retail shop which has a new stone grinder to offer more professional ski and snowboard tuning. On the hill, Bentley Hamilton is the new terrain park manager with some ideas of adding a few new

features. New skiers will like the new package in partnership with Sunday River and Sugarloaf. The

Ski and Ride Card gets three days of skiing, day one: lesson, all day lift ticket and all day rental; day two: all day lift ticket and rental, both at Lost Valley; and day three: all day ticket and rental at your choice of Sunday River or Sugarloaf. Lost Valley season pass holders can also take their pass to Titcomb, Black Mountain or Camden Snowbowl and purchase two tickets for the price of one.

Up in Skowhegan, Eaton Mountain has added a new groomer, snowboard rental equipment, upgraded the base lodge, and installed a new handle tow and lights for the reworked tubing trail.

Saddleback continues their improvements with a new trail under the Kennebago chair, a new 44-acre glade, increased snowmaking on Warden’s Worry and Tight Line and added three new Pisten Bully grooming machines, one with a winch for steep pitches. Veteran ski

coach Jeff Hawksley is returning to Saddleback as competition and training director. In other personnel additions, Conrad Klefos is director of marketing and Greg Andrews takes over as director of finance. There’s also great news for kids who study hard. Under the PEAK program (Promoting Education and Activity for Kids) all Maine students K through 12 on the honor roll can reasonably purchase a season pass at Saddleback.

Shawnee Peak f inally gets an easy trail off the summit. Sunset Boulevard is a 2,000-foot run that circles west of Haggett’s Hurdle bringing skiers back to mid-mountain. Another groomer has been added to the fleet and a new wine bar will be open in the East Base Lodge. Melissa Rock reported that trails on the East side will stay open later for skiers choosing to ski out of that base. She also noted that the new night pass, good any night after 4 p.m. has been very popular with 1,100 sold.

How do you add 400 acres to a

ski area? Mount Abram did it by opening the entire mountain to skiing. The new boundary to boundary policy opens all the woods to skiing, increasing the skiable terrain to 650 acres with 250 acres of trails.

Overnight Sugarloaf visitors staying at the hotel will notice new flat screen TVs and Boyne beds, part of a $600,000 upgrade. On the mountain rides up Double Runner West and No. 3 T-bar will be more comfortable thanks to new wind fencing. Snowmaking has been upgraded on several parts of the mountain and Brad Larson has been named director of sales and marketing.

The big news at Sunday River is a year-long birthday party. December 19 is 50 years to the day since Sunday River Ski Way opened for its first season with a single T-bar and a rope tow. Investments include $1.4 million in the two hotels with the exclusive Boyne Beds and flat screen TVs, new drives for the Spruce Peak and White Cap lifts, new lift houses and

other upgrades skiers won’t see. But they will see plenty about the 50th anniversary from opening right through the season.

Be sure to visit

one of Maine’s

mountains for

great skiing this

winter:

Sunday River,

Lost Valley,

Sugarloaf,

Titcomb,

Black Mountain,

Camden

Snowbowl,

Eaton Mt.,

Saddleback,

Shawnee Peak,

Mount Abram.


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LEAP’s annual golf tournament and charity auctionCalling all are golfers to LEAP’s fourth annual Golf Tournament and Silent Auction at the Sandy River Golf Course in Farmington Falls on Saturday, August 21.

LEAP, Inc. is a private non-profit agency that serves people with cognitive and intellectual disabilities in Western and Central Maine through a variety of community and residential supports. All proceeds from the tournament and auction will go to support LEAP consumers’ non-Medicaid covered expenses within the agency. Although there is Medicaid support from the state to keep people healthy and safe, there are scarce resources to assist people to participate in and enjoy life in our community.

Registration begins at 11 a.m. Tee-off time is at 1 p.m. with a barbecue afterward. The silent auction includes art work, autographed Seth Wescott posters, gift certificates to local businesses and many other

valuable items. The cost is $35 for a single golfer and $120 for a team of four. The tournament is limited to 72 golfers and advanced registration is available. Tee-shirts will be available for the first 50 registrants. The lead sponsors for LEAP’s Tournament are once again Kyes Insurance and Bangor Savings Bank.

LEAP supports people in small community homes, their own apartments, those living with their families, and also in a small respite program, which is partially supported through Tri-Valley United Way pledges. LEAP’s mission is to support people with disabilities to lead joyful lives with dignity, independence and autonomy through offering local supports that nourish relationships and help people to be close to their families and friends.

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Childcare options in MaineFinders/Seekers coordinates existing child care services, provides information & referral to parents seeking quality child care, technical assistance to child care providers, professional development for providers that are seeking to better serve their families and communities, information and referral to employers and the community on child care statistics in the tri-county area, statewide and nationally, according to their site. Visit Community Concepts at www.community-concepts.org where you’ll find Finders/Seekers listed under Family Services. Please note that the website URL ends in “org.”

Department of Health and Human Services has a brochure titled “Choosing Daycare” that offers suggestions to help you in your search for daycare options. Visit www.maine.gov/dhhs/index.shtml and click on the “Families” link. From there you can navigate to “Finding Child Care” and, under “Office Information,” the “Steps to Choosing Childcare” link, which opens a PDF copy of the brochure.

New vital records law is in effectOn Monday, July 12, a new law preventing fraudulent use of vital records went into effect. Maine’s new law requires a person requesting a copy of records less than 100 years old to provide documentation establishing their direct and legitimate interest in the records. Vital records include birth certificates, fetal death and death certificates, marriage certificates, and domestic partner registrations Individuals who may access vital records less than 100 years old include:• The person named on the record;• The person’s spouse or registered

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State Capital: Augusta

State Nickname: Pine Tree State

State Motto: Dirigo (“I lead”)

State Bird: Chickadee

State Floral Emblem: White pine cone and tassel

State Cat: Maine Coon Cat

State Fish: Landlocked Salmon

State Insect: Honeybee

State Tree: White Pine

State Animal: Moose

State Gemstone: Tourmaline

Maine...· is recognized as one of the most healthful states in the nation with summer temperatures averaging 70° F and winter temperatures averaging 20° F.

· has 5,500 miles of coastline, and about 2,000 islands off the coast.

· is about 320 miles long and 210 miles wide, with a total area of 33,215 square miles or about as big as all of the other five New England States combined.

· consists of 16 counties with 22 cities, 435 towns, 33 plantations, 424 unorganized townships and 1.2 million residents.

· has 542,629 acres of state and national parks, including the 92-mile Allagash Wilderness Waterway, Acadia National Park and Baxter State Park ( location of Mt. Katahdin and the northern end of the Appalachian Trail.)

· has one mountain which is approximately one mile high-Mt. Katahdin (5,271 ft. above sea level).

· has the largest wild blueberry crop in the nation, raising 99 percent of all wild blueberries in the United States and is the

single largest producer of any blueberries (wild or cultivated) in the US.

· is nationally famed for its shellfish. Almost 90 percent of all American lobster are trapped in Maine.· is the most sparsely populated state east of the Mississippi.

· i s the only s t ate in the continental U.S. to be bordered by only one other state (New Hampshire).

· includes Aroostook County which is so big (6,453 square miles) that it actually covers an area greater than the combined size of Connecticut and Rhode Island.

· contains 32,000 miles of rivers and streams equal to more than the combined length of the Mississippi, Amazon, Yangtze and Nile rivers.

· claims America’s first chartered city: York, 1641.

· entered the Union on March 15, 1820 as the 23rd state. Thomas Jefferson wrote portions of Maine’s Constitution.

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Facts about Maine that you may not have known and great, scenic places to visit

Baxter State Park. The Baxter Park Authority is responsible for the 200,000+ acres of land that was given to the state by the late Governor Percival Baxter. At the heart of Baxter Park is the famous Mt. Katahdin, which stands 5,271 feet above sea level, making it the highest peak in Maine. It is also the most northern mountain in the Appalachian range. Because Baxter Park is restricted from hunting, wildlife spotting is frequent and photo opportunities are great.

Grafton Notch has 3,112 acres throughout the towns of Upton and Newry. Several hiking trails extend through this spectacular, scenic area at the end of the Mahoosuc Range. The 2,000-mile Appalachian Trail passes through the park on the way to the trail’s northern point, Mt. Katahdin. Sights include: Screw Auger Falls, Spruce Meadow, Mother Walker Falls, Old Speck Mountain, and Moose Cave.

Mt. Blue State Park located in Weld is 5,021 acres and includes a campground; sand beach with bathhouse; boat launch;

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T h e A l l a g a s h W i l d e r n e s s Wa t e r w ay i s a c a n o e i s t ’s paradise flowing through two Maine counties, Aroostook and Piscataquis. This 92-mile corridor of lakes and river connects several large public reserved land units and is surrounded by a vast, privately- owned commercial forest.

Rangeley Lake is 691 acres located in an area famous for trout and landlocked salmon fishing. The park offers some of the most beautiful scenery in the state in this western region of mountains and lakes.

Moosehead Lake encompasses more than 11,176 acres including Sugar and Farm Islands and most of the shore in Days Academy and Kineo Townships. Hiking trails provide visitors access to the spectacular views from the summit of Mount Kineo. Boats may be launched at several locations.


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