Van Buren native Travis Cyr launched Arootsakoostik in 2007 after years of performing in venues across Maine and realizing that folks in The County did not have many chances to hear the talent he was witnessing.
The parade on Sunday was one of several activities planned for the town’s three-day celebration.
Houlton’s first fair was in 1847 and it has continued in many different forms since then. In the mid-1800s the Maine Press Association invited state editors to the Houlton and Presque Isle fairs, increasing interest in the County.
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On July 13, the festival will once again bring a range of musical talents to Thomas Park in New Sweden.
Hosted by Fort Fairfield since 1947, the event is one of Maine’s oldest festivals and draws people from throughout the state and beyond.
The festival, which began three years ago as an international dessert fest, has grown beyond just a culinary experience; it now includes live performances, children’s activities, a gift shop, and a live auction.
FORT KENT, Maine – The Fort Kent Public Library launched a new adult reading program on June 18. “We call it the Summer Poker Read, and we based this fun program on the popular outdoor activity known as a Poker Run,” said Library Director Andrew Birden. The new reading program runs during the same time […]
Houlton resident Danielle Lane captured the $1,000 Karaoke Showdown prize on Wednesday night at the Temple Theater in downtown Houlton.
It was a Midnight Madness of glitz, scents, food, music and neon-lighted bubble shooters as 7,000 people packed into several blocks on Houlton’s historic downtown square.
