Here’s a sampling of community festivals and fun events. Read the Sun Journal print edition and visit us online at www.sunjournal.com for ourcomplete listings.MayArts and Air Festival, Skowhegan. Hot air balloon rides, local crafters, food and games.JuneFamily Fishing Festival, Bethel. Casting workshops, fishing derby, hand-tied fly demonstration, exhibitors, outdoor barbecue. Androscoggin River.Maine Canoe Symposium is […]

FRANKLIN COUNTY – Spanning just under 1,700 square miles with a population of 29,500+/-, Franklin County offers the quiet, indescribable beauty of the Western Mountains.A true four season area, only your imagination limits the endless possibilities of outdoor recreation with two large ski resorts (Saddleback and Sugarloaf/USA); miles of snowmobile and multi-use recreational trails; access […]

The pristine splendor of lakes and mountains serves as a perfect setting for year-round vacations. The Rangeley Lakes glisten like gems stretched out below 4,120-foot Saddleback Mountain. Six major lakes, hundreds of smaller lakes, ponds, rivers, and streams lure vacationers for fishing, boating, and swimming.Play golf and tennis, or take a bike ride. Boat, canoe, […]

BethelTown Office 824-2669www.bethelmaine.orgPolice-Fire-Ambulance: 911Non-emergency: 800-733-1421BridgtonTown Office 647-8786www.bridgtonmaine.orgPolice-Fire-Ambulance: 911Bridgton Police non-emergency 647-8815 Bridgton Fire non-emergency 647-3663Ambulance non-emergency 647-5222BuckfieldTown Office 336-2521www.townofbuckfield.comPolice-Fire-Ambulance: 911Buckfield Rescue non-emergency 336-2999CascoTown Office 627-4515www.cascomaine.orgPolice-Fire-Ambulance: 911Cumberland County Sheriff non-emergency: 800-266-1444; 774-1444Maine State Police non-emergency: 800-228-0857; 657-3030Casco Fire non-emergency: 693-6850Casco Rescue non-emergency: 693-6850DixfieldTown Office 562-8151www.dixfield.orgPolice-Fire-Ambulance: 911Dixfield Police non-emergency 562-4313Dixfield Fire non-emergency 562-7629FarmingtonTown Office 778-6538www.farmington-maine.orgPolice-Fire-Ambulance: 911Farmington Police […]

Route Name, Town/City, DistanceBethel Pathway, Bethel, mile, www.bethelmaine.orgBorestone Mountain Trail, Monson, 3 miles, maineaudubon.orgEnchanted Pond, West Forks, 1 miles, forksarea.comHatchery Brook Trail, Rangeley, 1 mile, www.rlht.orgJay Farmington Rail Trail, Farmington / Jay / Wilton, 14 miles, www.state.me.us/doc/parks/index.htmlMiddle School Riverside Trail, South Paris, mile, www.wmhcc.orgMoxie Bald Mountain, West Forks, 4 miles, www.matc.org or www.appalachaintrail.orgOrgonon Hiking Trails, […]

No need to drive far for auniversity degree in Maine University College at Rumford / Mexico University College at Rumford/Mexico brings hundreds of university classes and more than 35 university degrees and certificates close to home for those living in Western Maine. With a full-service Center at 13 Brown Street, Mexico, and ITV sites in […]

ATV/Snowmobile TrailsRiver Valley Riders ATV Club: Over 200 miles of access trails from the River Valley. Bill Morse 364-7373 or Dan Mitchell 562-8873.There’s a network of trails throughout the area. For more info about local snowmobile clubs, call the Chamber office at 364-3241.Canoeing/KayakingWebb River: Beautiful canoe rides up and down the Webb River from the […]

ASPIRE Good Wheels Program: Limited transportation resources is one of the most frequent barriers keeping welfare recipients from going to work. In response, the Maine Department of Human Services’ ASPIRE Program has partnered with Goodwill Industries and KeyBank to create the Good Wheels to Work initiative. The program offers low interest auto loans for working […]

Fraternal Order of Eagles, 129 Rumford Ave., Rumford, 369-9760, along with the Women’s Auxiliary, raise money for charitable causes. FMI, visit www.foe.com/1248/Freemasonry (or Masonry) is a fraternity which encourages its members to practice the faith of their personal acceptance. Masonry teaches that each person, through self-improvement and helping others, has an obligation to make a […]

FRANKLIN COUNTY – Spanning just under 1,700 square miles with a population of 29,500+/-, Franklin County offers the quiet, indescribable beauty of the Western Mountains.A true four season area, only your imagination limits the endless possibilities of outdoor recreation with two large ski resorts (Saddleback and Sugarloaf/USA); miles of snowmobile and multi-use recreational trails; access […]