Community & Events

Heroes come in all shapes and sizes, and Pitot Tube Nelson may be one of the smallest. A four-year-old white Pomeranian dog weighing four pounds on a heavy day, Pitot has spent the last three years on Tuesdays listening to children read him stories and visiting patients in hospitals.

Visitors to Grand Manan and the Bay of Fundy are being treated to some excellent whale-watching this summer. While North Atlantic right whales tend to arrive in numbers at the end of July or early August, other species have been here since May.

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.

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.

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

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.