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2 shared adventures with a few seats available (Cabin Fever Reliever Tour)
Private Rides & Bridal Suites available too!
A Full Service Florist, Bake Shop & Gifts located on Main Street in Winthrop, ME! 1 207-395-5180
Get ready for Valentine’s Day!
LOCAL EVENTS
Benton/Waterville
Cristall Boutique - lots of upcoming events! Benton
Hard Tellin Not Knowing Comedy Tour
Playhouse Waterville Station Sat Feb 7th.
7:30
Fundraiser Paint Night @
Community Church, Waterville, Friday Mar 6th 6-8
Windsor
Animal Cuddling Sessions
584 Ridge Rd. Windsor
Sat 12-1
Silent Movie Comedy Festival @ Emery Community Arts Center Sunday 7PM
The Two Cent
Winthrop
Galentines Paint Party @ TJ’s Pizzeria Winthrop
Feb 1st 2-4:30
The Barn Sessions is a concert series at the Absolem Cider tasting room. Enjoy live original music from local musicians and regionally acclaimed artists.
Waterville/Winslow
Visit Colby College Art Museum - FREE
Current exhibition: Mawte Bound Together which connects contemporary Wabanaki artists in an exhibition initiated by guest curator and Penobscot basketmaker Sarah Sockbeson.
Waterville Opera House - this weekend
UPCOMING HOLIDAYS
Feb 2nd - Groundhog Day
Feb 8th - Super Bowl (this is holiday, right?)
Feb 14th - Valentines Day! Hey guys if you need some suggestions, Bakes and Blooms in Winthrop (for flowers), Robin’s Nest (Waterville) or Berry and Berry Floral (Hallowell). Kennebec Cabin Company has goodies too (Manchester) and Merkaba Sol has unique gifts and chocolates. Then wine and dine her at Otto’s On The River (Augusta) or Fishbones (Lewiston). Waterville Creates is also putting on clay day & movie combo for an all in one experience! If you don’t feel like going anywhere Maine Origin will come to your home and cook you both a delicious meal. You’re welcome.
Feb 16th - President’s Day and school vacation!
ICE FISHING
Alligator and Ice Fishing?
Then you have to attend the Northern Maine Alligator Cookout!
If you don’t have plans for Valentines Day, consider eating alligator while ice fishing. An idea turned into an event. Read about it here.
Portage Lake, Aroostook
Feb 14th
Pushaw Lake ice fishing derby — Jan. 31-Feb. 1
The Pushaw Lake Snowmobile Club runs the derby on Pushaw Lake and Little Pushaw in Hudson. Now in its fifth year, the event has a $500 total cash prize pool and typically targets northern pike, largemouth and smallmouth bass and white perch, reflecting the lake’s popular warmwater fishery. Prizes are generally awarded for the heaviest fish or across multiple species categories.
Moosehead Lake togue derby — Feb. 6-8
The 19th Annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby awards $1,500 for first place, $500 for second and $250 for third for the three largest lake trout. The derby encourages harvest of smaller togue to help control population density, supporting sustainable management of lake trout, salmon and brook trout.
SKI
Sugarloaf
7th Annual Fire on the Mountain! 4 days full of events and music! This plus all the snow! 149 trails open!
Saddleback
Beyond the Rime Line: Bissell Brothers x The NEST collaboration. This, plus 25 inches of fresh snow!
Lost Valley
Jan 29th, Baxter 21+race league
Also, Lost Valley
Jan 30th 9PM
SNOWMOBILING
SNODEO WEEKEND! JAN 29-31ST
Thursday Jan 29:
Chili Chowder Cook Off at Sarges Pub and Grub 5-7pm
Casino Night at The Rangeley Inn and Tavern 6-9pm
Friday Jan 30:Poker Run Cards for sale at Boss and Oquossoc Marine 9-10am
Kids Story Time and coloring at The Black Pearl 3:30-5pm
Silent Auction Moose Alley 4-6pm
Tom Ball Live at the The Shed 7pm
Live Auction at Moose Alley 6-8pm
Toby McAllister at Moose Alley
Peter Johnson Band at BMC
Sat Jan 31:
Poker Run Cards for sale at Boss and Oquossoc Marine 9-10am
Radar Runs by Harrison Friendly Riders Club at BMC: 10am-2pm
Kids Box Sled Race at Mingo Spring Golf Course 10am - Noon
Groomer Rides at 1470 Main St 11-1pm
Poker Run Finish Sarges 2-4pm
Horse Wagon Rides at The Rangeley Adventure Company 3-5pm
USA Theme Parade down Main Street from the Rangeley Inn to Moose Alley 5PM
Fireworks in Town Cove (after parade)
Vinyl Tap Live at Moose Alley
Damaged Live at BMC
Dj Dance Party at Sarge's
WEATHER NEWS
WOWZA - we got a good amount of snow! Looks like Kittery won for the most amount at 20”!
Kennebec County
Vienna 14.0 in
Pittston 12.0 in
Gardiner 11.5 in
Wayne 11.0 in
Farmingdale 10.1 in
Augusta 10.0 in
South China 10.0 in
Manchester 10.0 in
Fayette 9.5
Winslow 8.6 in
SNAPSHOT FOR NEXT WEEK- AUGUSTA REGION
The weather looks calm for now, but rumor has it there may be a potential storm this weekend, so keep an eye out for changes! According to WABI TV, “We continue to keep an eye on the potential for another storm to bring us some snow later Sunday into Sunday night. Most of the data continues to keep the storm just offshore and some data gives us a glancing blow with a chance for some snow and breezy conditions for areas closer to the coast. It’s still something that bears watching as a slight shift to the north and west will make a big difference and there is still a couple days for things to change so I don’t want to write it off completely quite yet. Should have a better idea with data coming in tomorrow and Saturday as some of our high-resolution models start to get a handle on it.”
NEWS
Potential speed-enforced work zone cameras discussed in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Maine lawmakers and those associated with roadway construction put a spotlight at the State House on Tuesday on a proposed program to enforce speed limits in work zones.
It comes after two Maine D.O.T. workers lost their lives earlier this month while on the job.
“When someone heads to work not knowing whether the next speeding vehicle could change their life, that’s not just unsafe but completely unacceptable,” commented Executive Director of the Associated General Contractors of Maine Kelly Flagg.
The bill proposes a pilot program for up to three work zones across the state to set up a speed camera. The camera would only be used in active work zones and be triggered when someone is traveling at least 11 m.p.h. above the posted limit.
Offenders would then be fined $100.
“We think this bill’s a success if we don’t have to give out any tickets at all,” answered Executive Director of the Maine Turnpike Authority Andre Briere.
Briere and the Maine Turnpike Authority were among those speaking in favor of the bill. They conducted a study that showed 65-75% of drivers in active work zones were traveling 11 m.p.h. over the speed limit.
If passed, Maine would be the 25th state to enact the proposal.
Source: Mills, 2026 https://www.wabi.tv/2026/01/27/potential-speed-enforced-work-zone-cameras-discussed-augusta/
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