Community & Events

About 60 people gathered at Swallowtail Point on July 7 to observe a historic moment as ownership of the lighthouse was transferred from the federal government to the Village of Grand Manan.

Another fun-filled Old Home Week is planned in the City of Eastport from Friday, June 29, through Saturday, July 6. "The 4th of July Committee has put together a great program of events for 2013, and we're really excited to kick things off with the arrival of

From color-filled pageants to heart-throbbing dory races, Lubec's Fourth of July program, planned by committee members Dana-Lee McConnell, Sherri Pike and Mary Ramsdell, will stretch the nation's birthday into nine days of everyone-together celebration.

Alewives were welcomed home to the St. Croix River watershed, after a 19-year absence from 98% of their historic spawning grounds, during a ceremony at the Grand Falls dam on June 5.

Lobster gear sink rope that spent its short lifespan attached to lobster traps belonging to Trescott fisherman Channon Jones has found new life in New York City. His pot warp was among the 1.4 million feet of recycled lobster trap line collected for and used by Brooklyn, N.Y., artist Orly Genger.

The New Brunswick provincial government announced on May 21 that the Anchorage Provincial Park, whose closure was announced in April, will operate for the 2013 season after all, under the management of the Grand Manan Boys and Girls Club.