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June 2021 • Celebrating Old Home Week & Maine’s Bicentennial • Orrington, Maine 1788-2021

2021 Old Home Week Schedule This is the preliminary list. To add your Celebrate Our Maritime History event, please return the form on page 2 Orrington, Penobscot County’s All Week Long first town, will celebrate Old Home Library Photography Contest & Exhibit Week 2021 and Maine’s Bicentennial Library Used Book Sale with exciting maritime events! Library’s Story Walk on the XC Trail Community Cookbook Sale OHW festivities kick off with Summer Reading Program “Tails to Tales” the Endless Yard Sale, Wicked Kids Crafts at the Library Muddy Mainer races, Library events Visiting Authors at the Library and a craft fair. In between, there will Visit Conservation Commission Sites be daily events all around Orrington (Curran Village, Public Library, Friday, July 9 Public Safety Endless Yard Sale building, FUMCO Yard Sale Curran Village Open House OHS Grange Summer Craft Fair Hall, Bob’s Kozy Korner Saturday, July 10 Store, etc.) celebrating Maine’s 200th Endless Yard Sale birthday and Orrington’s 233rd FUMCO Yard Sale birthday. OHS Yard Sale at the Grange The most exciting news is the Curran Village Open House Penobscot will be alive with activity! Wicked Muddy Mainer The Tall Ship Nao Santa Maria will ply the waters of the mighty Penobscot with stops Orrington Garden Club Exhibit The Penobscot Maritime Heritage Association (PMHA) is bringing in Bucksport, Bangor and Searsport. Tickets to tour the Santa Maria will be available Fields Pond Scavenger Hunt online at naosantamaria.org. Summer Craft Fair the Tall Ship Santa Maria and the historic schooner Bowdoin to the Sunday, July 11 Penobscot River, thanks to the Orland, Orrington, Penobscot, activities including rennactments and Endless Yard Sale generosity of Bangor Savings Bank. Prospect, Searsport, Stockton fireworks at Fort Knox, live music SedgeunkeDUCK Regatta & Picnic As the ships Springs, Verona Island and on the waterfront, historical exhibits, Curran Village Open House navigate the Winterport. The PMHA’s 4-Port movie on the sails, children’s activities Summer Craft Fair river, they will Loop events, which are presented and Main Street merchant specials. Monday, July 12 pass by three by Bangor Savings Bank, will begin Visitors can travel to each of the Elder’s Tea public viewing areas in Orrington: with Searsport’s 175th birthday historic towns along the 4-Port Loop EOCC Bean Supper the boat launch area on Mill Creek, celebration from July 1-5, complete and learn about the people who built Wednesday, July 14 the Picnic Area off Route 15 and with a huge slate of events. and launched Watch the Tall Ships sail upriver the site of the proposed Orrington On July 14, the Bowdoin and ships over Thursday, July 15 Landing off McGinn Road. Nao Santa Maria will head upriver to the many Center Church Children’s Day The mission of the PMHA is “to Bucksport, then onto Bangor on July hundreds of provide a historical perspective of 15-16, where they will join the largest years of Maine’s history with a cell Friday, July 16 3-D printed object in the world... the phone app from 4PortLoop.OnCell. Watch the Bowdoin sail downriver the Penobscot River Basin utilizing the collective energy of its members patrol boat from UMaine’s Advanced com. Travelers can download the app Saturday, July 17 to create educational programs Structural and Composites Center. to explore by car, bike, boat or foot! Orrington Fire & Rescue Open House which expand awareness of tourism Patrons can enjoy a movie on the sails On July 18, Searsport will host Citizen of the Year opportunities in Coastal Maine and and a fireworks show. the tall and small vessel gathering Sunday, July 18 draw attention to the contemporary TheSanta Maria will then head “Gam,” complete with a town picnic, Watch the Santa Maria sail downriver enterprises that drive the economies downriver to Bucksport on July live music, movie on the sails and fireworks. Tuesday, July 20 of our towns.” The historical ports 17. Bucksport will offer a slew of OHS Presentation at Grange Hall of the lower Penobscot River Basin represented by the PMHA include Thank you Saturday, July 24 Bangor, Brewer, Bucksport, Wiffle Ball Tournament at CDS Fields OHW Castine, Frankfort, Hampden, Sponsors!

www.OrringtonOldHomeWeek.com • www. PenobscotMHA.org • www.4PortLoop.me Dick Campbell, President • 207-745-7748 • [email protected] | Allan Elkin, VP • 207-735-8245 • [email protected] | Keith Bowden, Treasurer • 207-299-5727 • [email protected] Public Safety Open House set for July 17 Curran Village to Kids and adults of all ages will enjoy Demonstration with the Jaws of Life. the Orrington Fire & Rescue’s annual Open Kids will have fun in the Bike Rodeo, Host an Open House House on Saturday, July 17, 2021 from hosted by the Penobscot County Sheriff 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Events kick off with a Department. Participants should bring their The 19th Century Curran Village will delicious community breakfast from 8 a.m.- own bicycles and safety equipment. host an Open House, July 9-11. See the 9:30 a.m. Guests can also enjoy displays The Public Safety building is located at museum’s incredible progress in creating from multiple public safety agencies. Learn 271 Center Drive. For more information, a rural New England village with hands- how to keep you and your family safe! At 11 contact Lt. Chris Strout at 207-825-3530 or on learning about the technology, trades, a.m. the crews will perform an Extracation [email protected]. professions and experiences characterizing life from the 1850s-1920s. The village uses history’s lessons to prepare us for the challenges of the present and future! Visit us Celebrating Orrington’s Beauty in Photos at curranhomestead.org and on Facebook at To celebrate Old Home Week festivities, 8” x 10”, and be matted (1.5-3 in. width) “19th Century Curran Village.” the public library is hosting an Orrington- with a backing. An entry form must be themed Photography Contest. All photos affixed to the center back of each entry and must be owned by the entrant and taken be accompanied by a duplicate entry form. Register Now for the in Orrington. Original photos may be of Forms are available at the Town Hall and the any subject matter: historical buildings Orrington Public Library. All entries will be that were once in Orrington but no longer the property of the Orrington Public Library. Endless Yard Sale exists, boats on the river or train stations Please make a copy of your photo. All photos This year’s Endless Yard Sale is the from the past, landscapes, seasons, wildlife, will be returned, but cannot be responsible if weekend of July 9-11. It’s the perfect time to people, structures, etc. Judges will look at they are not picked up or returned. clean out and sell your extra stuff! composition, color, and representation of Entries are accepted at the Orrington To be a part of this amazing bargain theme. The contest is open to all ages and Public Library now through Tuesday, July 6. hunter’s paradise, simply mail in the form all skill levels. Entries are limited to 3 per Cash prizes will be awarded for first ($100), below. There is no permit or fee required. person. The best 13 photos will be published second ($75) and third place ($50). For more Free 11” x 17” Yard Sale signs (limit 2 per in a commemorative 2021 calendar. All info, contact Kelly Bay at 207-825-4938 or home) and 8 1/2” x 11” No Parking signs entries must have a title. All prints must be email [email protected] will be available at the Public Library and Town Hall after July 1. The coveted Endless Yard sale maps Let us Promote Your Special Event! will be distributed locally and posted online starting July 8 on the OHW website and If you are looking to have an event or fundraiser, OHW is the perfect vehicle to raise awareness Facebook page. We encourage yard salers to of your organization’s cause and/or fundraise at the same time! The OHW Committee will post their sales on our facebook page, too! advertise and promote the events as part of the whole OHW package. This will create a greater To register, please fill out the form below impact not only for the individual organization’s event but also for the entire celebration. The and mail it to Sue Pate, 72 Hatfield Road, sooner you register your event, the more we can promote it! Orrington, ME 04474 or email your name, street address, contact info and your yard sale dates and times to endlessyardsale@ 2021 OLD HOME WEEK EVENT REGISTRATION FORM orringtonoldhomeweek.com.