kids & Family

Great Maine Lumberjack Show Trenton

Watch Timber Tina and her crew chopping, log rolling, throwing axes, speed climbing in more in this fun display of Maine lumberjack skills. Shows nightly at 7 p.m. beginning Memorial Day Weekend. Tickets available at the door and online. MAINELUMBERJACK.COM

Owls Head Transportation Museum Owls Head

If you’ve got a youngster who can’t get enough of vehicles, be it trucks, cars, motorcycles, or planes, then a visit to the Owls Head Transportation Museum is a must. OHTM’s mission is to collect, preserve, exhibit, and operate pre-1940 aircraft, ground vehicles, engines, and related technologies significant to the evolution of transportation for the purpose of education. The OHTM is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. OWLSHEAD.ORG

EMERA ASTRONOMY CENTER & JORDAN PLANETARIUM ORONO

Have a hankering to explore space? With dark skies and little light pollution, Maine is one the best states to catch great views of the stars. The Emera Astronomy Center & Jordan Planetarium banks on that with weekly planetarium programs, music shows, and more. Tickets may be purchased online, by phone at 207-581-1341, or at the ticket box office prior to the show.

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Springfield Fair Springfield

Mark your calendar June 15-18 for the 173rd Springfield Fair. The fun includes truck pulls, a classic and antique car show, Iron Woman Triathlon, pie contests, eel racing, pig scramble, horse show, bubble gumblowing contest, and so much more.

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Belfast And Moosehead Lake Railroad Train Rides

Unity To Belfast

From a scenic ride along the Sebasticook River bridge to a train offering pizza and whoopie pies, there’s something for everyone on the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad. Find a full list of events and excursions leaving from the Unity Depot online.

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Thursdays On Sweden Caribou

Spend Thursdays on Sweden Street with live music, vendors, food, and fun for the whole family in downtown Caribou. Mark your calendar for June 1, June 15, June 29, July 13, July 27, and Aug. 10.

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