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Holiday Gingerbread Spectacular coming to the Opera House in Boothbay Harbor

by The Associated Press November 27, 2020November 24, 2020

BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Due to pandemic precautions, there won’t be live music and dancing, hors d’oeuvres and hot cocoa, but the Gingerbread Spectacular at the historic Opera House in Boothbay Harbor will still include the star structures of the show. The gingerbread and confectionery structures created by community members near and far will be on […]

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Gardens Aglow becomes drive-thru attraction amid pandemic

by Kathleen O'Brien November 22, 2020

The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens turned its annual Gardens Aglow light display into a drive-thru event to keep visitors at a safe physical distance from one another.

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Ed Parker paintings on display in Boothbay Harbor

by The Times Record August 21, 2020August 19, 2020

BOOTHAY HARBOR — Gleason Fine Art hosts “Ed Parker: Painting the Story,” through Sept. 22. Parker, a Southport resident is one of America’s leading marine painters working in the folk art tradition. For each of Ed Parker’s paintings, the artist sifts through his knowledge of all things nautical to select nuggets of history and humor […]

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Art by Tom Curry at Gleason Fine Art

by The Times Record August 7, 2020August 5, 2020

BOOTHBAY HARBOR — Gleason Fine Art presents “Tom Curry: Surrounded by Water,” through Sept. 8. The Brooklin, Maine, artist has been represented by Gleason Fine Art for over 15 years, with this being his fourth solo show. Curry is intrigued with the idea of being surrounded by water. His first port of call after completing […]

Food, Maine Gardener

Maine Gardener: Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens’ new president hopes to make it a must-see destination

by Tom Atwell August 2, 2020July 30, 2020

For Gretchen Ostherr, this is the latest job in a career spent outdoors.

Food, Maine Gardener

Maine Gardener: Public gardens around the state are reopening

by Tom Atwell June 14, 2020June 10, 2020

Social-distancing rules are in place, but that doesn’t affect the beauty of Maine Coastal Botanical and other gardens.

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When the tourists leave a resort town, this is where the locals go

by Meredith Goad March 1, 2020February 28, 2020

The rustic Thistle Inn in Boothbay Harbor offers food, fun and community during the frigid off-season.

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Gardens Aglow lights up the holidays

by By Jason Pafundi Special to The Times Record December 13, 2019December 10, 2019

There are about 650,000 lights that would extend roughly 66 miles if stretched out. It would take one person more than 2,100 hours to string all the lights.