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Bay Chamber transforms lives through high-quality concert programs, music education and community outreach. Summer Music Fesitval in July and August; Performing Artis Series ongoing; Benefits and Special Events ongoing. See schedules at http://www.baychamberconcerts.org/schedules.php

The Camden Garden Club is the oldest Garden Club in Maine, and its annual garden tour has become so popular many tourists plan their vacations around it. The club's goal of preserving and beautifying the public spaces of Camden continues with it's current members. TOUR Date:July 19, 2012

Camden Hills State Park is a vast 5,700-acre park where visitors are treated to 30 miles of hiking trails, breathtaking views of surrounding hills and lakes, well-maintained and equipped campgrounds, and a large picnic area for family and friends. The National Park Service and the Civilian Conservation Corps created the park in the 1930s, formerly known as the “Camden Hills Recreation Development Area.” The name was later changed to Camden Hills State Park in 1947 and it has been one of Maine’s most popular attractions.

Recognized as one of the top 25 film festivals in the world for documentary films and filmmakers, the festival highlights work that shows dedication to craft and a unique and artistic approach to telling a darn good story. We like films that blur the line between fact and fiction, films that inspire and inform and most importantly, entertain. CIFF Date: September 27-30, 2012

Welcome to the Camden Opera House! This grand building is a somewhat unexpected surprise to many that walk off the streets of bustling downtown Camden and find themselves in the halls of an exquisitely renovated Victorian opera house. Grand chandeliers, a lovely horseshoe balcony, antique moldings, detailed painterly restoration of friezes and beautifully replicated gilt stenciling are what you will experience. In addition, our 500-seat auditorium along with three lovely and diverse meeting/function rooms, strives to offer up-to-date technological resources to every user. See our Online Events Calendar for a schedule of upcoming performances.

The Camden Snow Bowl is a community owned ski and recreation area. From the summit of 1300' Ragged Mountain, home to the Snow Bowl's trails, skiers and riders have an incredible view of the Atlantic Ocean. It is a view quite unlike any other in the east. The Camden Snow Bowl really is "where the mountains meet the sea". In addition to alpine skiing and snowboarding, there are many other winter activities available at the Snow Bowl. A snow tubing slope provides fun for all family members, ice skating on Hosmer pond and a thrilling 400' toboggan chute. The National Toboggan Championships are held here the first weekend of February. There is also a cross country ski and snowshoeing trail available. Four lifts serve 850' of vertical. One chairlift, two T-Bars and a surface lift in the beginner area service the ten trails and a terrain park. All trails lead back to a classic A-frame lodge where you will find all services. The Camden Snow Bowl has a ski and snowboard school, full rental shop, an active youth racing program and a fully qualified ski patrol. Coastal Maine sees its share of big winter storms, but we have a snowmaking system that covers 45% of our area to ensure plenty of skiing and riding. Most trails are groomed daily. A year round recreation area, the Camden Snow Bowl offers hiking, mountain biking, tennis courts, ball fields and a summer youth rec program. Fishing, boating and swimming are possible on the tranquil Hosmer pond. Many four legged friends and their owners are often found recreating together. In the autumn, there are fall foliage pancake breakfasts and chairlift rides and a mountain festival. Facility rentals are available all year for parties, weddings and reunions. Call the office (207)236-3438 or email us for more information.

Welcome aboard the National Landmark schooners Grace Bailey and Mercantile. After serving prominent careers in the coastal cargo trade, these turn of the century tall ships became part of "Windjammer Cruises", founded in 1936. Our company's innovation of taking passengers on sailing vacations aboard working schooners is responsible for the preservation of many vessels.

Heron is family built, owned and operated. We live aboard & home-school our girls, Rachel and Elissa. During summer months Heron sails Penobscot Bay and winters in the Caribbean. Heron is a famous & proven design, is fast and comfortable with round the world capabilities. It is one of the most famous classic yachts of all time.

The Schooner Olad was originally called the "Whistle Binkie." Horace Manley Sr. designed her in 1926 for Alexander Smith of New York City and Great Island, W. Yarmouth, Massachusetts. The vessel was built over the winter of 1927 and was launched for the 1928 season from the Crosby Yacht Building & Storage Co. in Osterville, Massachusetts.

Built by the Waddell shipyard in Rockport, Massachusetts for Martin Kattenhorn, Surprise began her life as a racing and cruising yacht. Mr. Kattenhorn had commissioned Thomas McManus, the most famous American designer of fishing schooners, to design a vessel of about 45 feet, which could be safely sailed by a crew of no more than three persons. In early 1918, Surprise slid down the marine railway

The 26th Annual Camden Conference • February 22-24, 2013 • "A New Arab Awakening: What next in the Middle East?" The Camden Conference was founded in 1987 as a nonprofit, non-partisan educational organization whose mission is to foster informed discourse on world issues. In the years since, it has convened its annual Conference on the third weekend of February in the historic Camden Opera House, drawing some of the best minds on foreign policy to share their insights and expertise on a range of global issues with the community.

An eclectic mix of thought leaders and visionaries will convene in Camden, Maine for our 16th annual gathering. A celebration for the intellectually engaged, PopTech is a chance to meet the people who are inventing our future and an opportunity to partake in stimulating presentations, exhilarating performances, and life-changing conversations. DATE: October 17-20, 2012

Maine's Largest Antiques Event--August 10-12, 2012

"Five Days of Feasting and Fun on the Fabulous Coast of Maine!" What do you get when you mix the world’s greatest lobster cooker, 20,000 pounds of lobster, a sea goddess coronation, a big parade, top notch entertainment, an international crate race, fine art, talented crafts people and vendors, US Navy ship tours, cooking contests, marine tent and MORE?!

The North Atlantic Blues Festival is an annual two-day blues music festival featuring national blues performers and considered one of the most prestigious on the East Coast. The festival is held at the Public Landing in Rockland, Maine, overlooking the picturesque Rockland Harbor. Some of the top names in blues music have been featured at this prestigious East Coast festival. In addition to all day live entertainment, the festival has vendors selling a wide array of food, drinks and crafts. Saturday evening Main Street is closed to traffic for the NABF Club Crawl. Attendees of legal age, wearing their wristband from the festival are allowed admission to the many bars and restaurants featuring many of the top regional blues performers. There are also bands performing on Main Street for all ages at no charge. July 14-15 2012

Join us at this classic event celebrating agriculture in the state of Maine and the Maine wild blueberry. August 18 - 25, 2012

The Center for Maine Contemporary Art is a nonprofit organization advancing contemporary art in Maine through exhibitions and educational programs.

Celebrating Maine’s Role in American Art, the Farnsworth Art Museum offers a nationally recognized collection of works from many of America’s greatest artists.

The Maine Lighthouse Museum (MLM) is the proud home of the largest collection of Fresnel lighthouse lenses and the most important landmark collection of lighthouse artifacts and Coast Guard memorabilia in the United States. The museum has just merged the lighthouse collection from the former Museum of Lighthouse History of Wells, ME with the MLM exhibits. The two collections are now on display and compliment each other. The museum is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Admission is $5.00 for adults. Children free.

Welcome to Merryspring, a non-profit, privately-owned 66-acre park and education center in Camden and Rockport, Maine, with nature trails and gardens open to the public every day during daylight hours, free of charge. This member-supported organization offers talks, classes and workshops throughout the year.

The Penobscot Marine Museum celebrates and preserves the culture of the Penobscot Bay Region on a year-round basis through special events, exhibits, collections, and educational programs.

The Transportation Museum is located on Route 73 in Owls Head, Maine, on beautiful Penobscot Bay, just two miles from U.S. Route 1.

The upscale bistro is nestled in a large historic clapboard building located on Bayview Landing in Camden, Maine.

Chef-Owner Brian Hill uses the freshest local organic produce, meats, cheeses and seafood or coastal Maine to create original and delicious meals that change daily.

Natalie’s offers fine dining in a warm atmosphere of lighthearted sophistication overlooking the harbor in Camden, Maine.

After 12 years, numerous awards, recognitions and two other locations, Primo - Rockland Maine has matured into what Chef Melissa Kelly calls a "Full Circle Kitchen," the ultimate farm to table experience. Reopens in May.

Less than a year after opening, Shepherd's Pie was nominated for a James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant. "We overlook beautiful Rockport Harbor, but we are more than just a pretty face."

Our food represents our town: comfortable and honest, not pretentious, but not without a sense of adventure. We try to buy from area fishermen and farmers, hire the local kids, and stay open year round as a place for the winter hardy to gather by the fireplace. Visit us, experience a restaurant that has been part of the mid coast for thirty years.

Rustica opened in 2006 to offer the best Italian and Mediterranean food in Midcoast Maine. Panini, pizza, pasta and a variety of meat and vegetable dishes, all prepared to order from the freshest ingredients.

In Good Company is a friendly, relaxed and comfortable gathering place; a wine bar and a restaurant. In Good Company specializes in quality, smaller production and unique wines offered at reasonable prices to accompany European style “small plates” featuring locally grown and produced foods.

Amazing Aisian fusion food in the heart of Camden Village. Reservations!!

Established in 1979, Cappy's is family-owned. In the early 1980s parts of the building were renovated to create the new Cappy's and the Crow's Nest Dining room that customers love to this day.

Peter Ott’s has been a local favorite since it opened in 1974. It is chef owned and operated, and open year round.

40 Paper describes itself as an intimate neighborhood bistro & a hip urban bar. Modern Italian cuisine and an eclectic wine list.

"Marriner's Restaurant on the waterfront side of Main Street in downtown Camden, Maine has been delighting diners since our opening in 1942. We serve good food for regular people."

The Camden Deli is located in the middle of Maine Street in Camden, Maine.The dining rooms and rooftop deck overlook both Harbor Falls and Camden Harbor.

Boynton-McKay Food Co. is a restaurant on Main St. in Camden, Maine, in what was for many decades the town’s primary drug store, apothecary and soda fountain.

Restaurant serving freshly grown and harvested food on main street in Belfast, Maine. Also a bakery, an art gallery and Farmer's market with Chase's own produce.

Located on a quintessential Maine cove in South Thomaston, Waterman's beach lobster is an idyllic spot with perfect lobster--winner of the James Beard Regional Award for best lobster dinner.

Quintessential Maine location and wonderful local food. Award-winning burgers.

Camden Custom Embroidery, Inc. was established in the spring of 1994. A year-round, full-service commercial and personalized embroidery company and retail store with a specialty in "Made in Maine" products made on site.

We feature a large selection of beautiful yarns including those made from traditional wools, alpaca, cashmere, cotton and other interesting blends. We are fortunate to have relationships with local alpaca and cashmere goat farms. We are also excited to carry Swan’s Island yarn and hand woven textiles which are organic and vegetable dyed. Hand dyed and novelty yarns are part of the mix. Needles, buttons and other accessories round out our shop.

Chocolatier Blue is drawn toward classical flavors and attempts to execute each perfectly using the freshest ingredients from the start. Each chocolate is treated like a dessert in a fine restaurant with a perfect balance of nuanced flavors to compliment the chocolate

Most of the 200 or more artists represented have some relationship with Maine. There is a strong representation of world-class wildlife wood carvings, including artists whose work is in museums and private collections internationally.

Ffull service grocery store. Features custom-cut meats, a complete deli counter and bakery, fresh produce, beer and fine wines, daily lunch specials, prepared entree specials, live and cooked lobsters, off-site catering and daily delivery. Open seven days a week.

Glendarragh Farm Lavender is a fragrant mix of more than a dozen lavender varieties, growing on our 26-acre farm along the St. George River in Appleton, Maine. The 1822 homestead once housed cattle, poultry and other livestock — sustaining the farmers who lived and worked here, with extra milk for the milkman and neighbors, and furthering an agrarian heritage that shaped Maine.

We provide specialized selections of quality clothing for coastal Maine casual to specialty evening, dressy lifestyles for women, men and children.

In their shop on Main Street Jo Ellen and Jessica cultivate a space where the eyes and the heart can be entertained and inspired.

Specializing In quality handcrafted leather products for over 40 years. Offering a wide selection of belts, wallets, handbags, jackets, briefcases, and footwear. Featuring Brighton, Stetson, Dooney & Bourke, Scully, Bosca, Minnetonka, and much more.

: LCD offers a sampling of rare antiques, custom woven furniture, antique wicker and interesting works of art in their eclectic retail showroom in Camden, Maine. Stop by to see lovely room vignettes, delightful accent pieces, sumptuous textiles and finely crafted furniture.

Family owned and operated business in the Camden area for over 25 years. In style and up to date with creative designs. Daily shipments of flowers, wines and cheeses.

A block up from the in the historic Knox Mill, you'll find Camden's oldest year-round full service-bookstore. The shelves are lined with more than ten thousand hand-selected titles in sections that include Maine, history, fiction and cooking. We have an entire room dedicated to children's titles and our marine room is considered the best in New England.

Our items are meant to last for generations. We carry only items that meet our high standards. Each and every item must be of quality craftsmanship, as functional as it is beautiful and provide exceptional value to our customers. Although we carry items from around the world, we give preference to items made in the USA.

Maine-made products, accessories and collectibles. Famliy owned and operated since 1940.

Surroundings specializes in carefully selected goods for home and garden, including linens, tableware, kitchen goods, candle and very large tablecloth selections.

Established in 1982, Stone Soup Books is a small secondhand bookstore with 25,000 books, catering mainly to readers with a large selection of current and classic paperbacks. Large sections of nautical, exploration, Maine, gardening, cookbooks, photography, and art books. Internet stock includes out of print hardcover books, older children's books, and modern first editions.

"Bates College, widely regarded as one of the finest liberal arts colleges in the nation, is a welcoming community whose members care deeply about the rigorous, challenging, and rewarding life of ideas and principles, and value their exchange and examination."

Bowdoin is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, Maine, a town of 22,000 on the Maine coast. Study at Bowdoin leads to a bachelor of arts degree in one of over 40 departmental and interdisciplinary majors. Bowdoin enrolls approximately 1,750 students from across the country and around the world.

Founded in 1813, Colby College in Waterville, Maine, is a four-year college that grants a bachelor of arts degree. Fifty-four majors are offered by 24 academic departments and nine interdisciplinary programs. The most popular majors are in economics, biology, global studies, English, government, psychology, and history. Colby follows on a 4-1-4 academic calendar, with the month of January devoted to intensive study.

College of the Atlantic enriches the liberal arts tradition through a distinctive educational philosophy — human ecology.

The Hutchinson Center is an outreach campus for the University of Maine. Located in Belfast Maine, The Hutchinson Center serves as an educational and cultural hub for the mid-coast community. Whether you're working towards your Bachelor's or Master's Degree, taking non-credit courses, or hosting a conference in our state-of-the-art facilities, the Hutchinson Center is here to offer you our wealth of invaluable resources.

Located on over 300 acres near the coast, our international Maine summer camp features the finest in arts and outdoor programs for children ages 8 to 14. For over 60 years, Hidden Valley campers have learned fascinating new skills and created lasting friendships with children from all over the world, gaining greater independence in an enlivening and supportive environment where caring professional staff provide individualized attention.

Founded in 1946, Camp Med-O-Lark is a co-ed Maine summer camp for children ages 8-16 situated on a pristine lake in Washington, ME. Med-O-Lark offers an all-elective program in which campers create their own schedule from a wide array of activities such as performing arts, fine arts, sports, waterfront and much more. Med-O-Lark has always been an open, diverse, non-competitive community, where children have forged lasting friendships!

A 68-acre, century-old farm that has had only a handful of owners since its fields were first plowed. Restored 1790s barn; completely restored old farmhouse; state-of-the-art Winery. Special Events and other highlights on website at http://mainewine.com/events/special-events/

The winery is named after the mile-long breakwater that protects the harbor in Rockland, ME. A portion of profits is donated to restoration efforts of the historic lighthouse.

Savage Oakes Vineyard and Winery currently grows ten varieties of cold hardy hybrid wine grapes. The first block of four varieties was planted on two acres in 2002. Over the past three seasons the winery has expanded to almost four acres with approximately 1800 vines.

Sweetgrass Farm supports local sustainable agriculture, families, children, and rural life by donating 10% of its profits to organizations with these goals.