2011 Great Falls Balloon Festival Photo Contest Best In Show $100 Awarded to one entry per age group: 1st Place $75 2nd Place $50 3rd Place $25 *All contest winners will also receive a 2011 Great Falls Balloon Festival T-Shirt* Official Rules: Two entry categories (Over 19 and 18 & Under) Only non-professional photographers may […]

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St. Dom’s Booster Club: Friday and Saturday evenings: Barbecue chicken & ribs, corn on the cob, lemonade; Friday , Saturday & Sunday mornings: Pancakes, blueberry pancakes, sausage, donuts, coffee, tea and milk Lisbon High School: Kettle Corn ELHS Grandstand: Pepsi Products St. Martin de Porres Residence Inc.: Sausage sandwich, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, foot-long hotdogs w/sauerkraut Lewiston/Auburn […]

Balloon ride are available for $200 per person until Monday, August 15 at 5 p.m. After that, and throughout the festival, the cost per ride is $225. Rides during the festival are available on Friday night, Saturday and Sunday morning and night. Flights are usually available during the weekend, but we strongly advise advance reservations. […]

Greetings! It is with no small amount of pride that I welcome one and all to this year’s edition of the Great Falls Balloon Festival. This festival is the result of hours and hours of work, over months and months, by literally hundreds of people, from the two cities of Lewiston and Auburn who commit […]

The U.S. population is aging     * The latest statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau found that Maine and Vermont surpassed Florida and West Virginia as the states with the highest median age.    * Maine has the highest median age in the country at 42.7. Vermont came in second with a median age of […]

The mountains, lakes, farms and fields of Western Maine serve as the perfect backdrop for numerous activities. Here is a partial list to help you plan some activities in the Oxford Hills, Rumford and Farmington areas. Waterfalls and picnics: Screw Auger Falls, Grafton Township: North of Newry on Route 26. Sightseeing, picnicking, and hiking on […]

CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT Western Maine entices with its quality of life amenities found in the region’s rugged, natural beauty, friendly residents, and many community events that tie everything together. This annual event, the Northern New England Home, Garden and Flower Show, is held at the Fryeburg Fairgrounds in May and brings together home and garden […]

COMMUNITY INFO WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT YOUR HOME TOWN TEMPORARY LODGING Accommodations range from quaint bed-and-breakfast inns to economy, extended-stay motels to lakefront resorts. Even with some 2,700+ hotel/motel, inn, and resort sites in the Our Town area, it is advisable to make advance reservations. For a list of area accommodations, visit the […]