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Friday, August 8, 2025 Volume 21 • Issue No. 32
Kittery Point’s Annual Blueberry Festival and Craft Fair KITTERY POINT Seacoast locals often plan their second Saturday in August around Kittery’s annual Blueberry Festival and Craft Fair.
At the First Congregational Church in Kittery Point, volunteers have been busy picking local blueberries and baking more than 200 blueberry pies
for the event – pies that typically sell out before noon. The summer fundraiser, held on the church grounds, has been a local tradition for more than a century. The church was incorporated in 1714. This year’s festival takes place Saturday, August 9, and will include a blueberry pancake breakfast, a juried craft fair featuring more than 30 local crafters and artists, live music, and a Kids’ Corner with free activities. First-time vendors Nubble Light Candle Co. and Center for Wildlife will be joining the festivities this year. Guests are encouraged to put their best pie forward in the blueberry pie contest. There is
York Fire Department Field Day YORK The York Volunteer Fire Department will host its 109th annual Parade and Muster on Saturday, August 16, continuing a beloved local tradition that celebrates the community’s connection to the fire service. The family-friendly event will feature a parade, traditional firefighter muster, children’s games, food, and trophies awarded to winning muster teams. This year’s Miss Flame will also be featured in the festivities. The parade lineup begins at 11 a.m. on Woodbridge Road at the intersection with York Street.
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The parade officially steps off at noon from that intersection and will proceed through York
OGUNQUIT One of Ogunquit’s most beloved summer traditions is back. The Ogunquit Parks and Recreation Committee will once again host the annual “Anything That Floats” event on Sunday, August 17, from 2 to 4 p.m. at Ogunquit Beach on the river side. Participants of all ages are invited to bring their creativity and sense of fun to the water by designing and entering a oneof-a-kind float. Whether homemade or store-bought, quirky or classic, whether a team or individual builds a quirky raft from scratch or uses a favorite store-bought f loat, all f loating
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p.m., between overflow parking at Horace Mitchell School and the event site. On-site parking attendants will help guests find available spaces at the church or direct them to the shuttle. Besides being the perfect way to spend a Saturday in the summer, supporting the Blueberry Festival also means supporting local vendors and the greater Kittery community. Each year, the bulk of the proceeds from the event, along with funds raised during the annual Christmas Fair, are donated to area charities and agencies. For more information and a complete schedule of the day’s events, visit www.kitterypointucc.org/schedule.
be held in Moulton Park, located at the intersection of York Street and Clark’s Lane, following the parade. The event is familyfriendly and will include children’s games, fire truck displays,
and a Firefighters’ Muster Competition with trophies and cash prizes. Traditional muster events – such as wet hose, dry hose, and ladder challenges—will be featured, all aimed at promoting fire safety education. The event aims to celebrate community spirit and fire service tradition, honoring the department’s history and encouraging participation to keep the tradition alive. Community members, friends, and fellow fire service professionals are all invited to join. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/yorkmainefiredepartment.
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Harbor, concluding at the York Public Library in York Village. The muster will once again
no fee to enter, and the firstplace winner will receive a $50 cash prize. Food will be available throughout the day, including blueberry lemonade, homemade blueberry-based desserts and more from the Bluebird Cafe, as well as delicious wood-fired pizza selections from Stone & Fire’s mobile wood-fired oven. Live music on the church lawn will provide entertainment as guests explore the grounds. For families looking for a break from the bustle, self-guided activities will be available in the fenced-in Parsonage yard. Air-conditioned shuttle service by FranMan Transportation will run from 8 a.m. to 4
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vessels are welcome to join in a lighthearted parade and race down the Ogunquit River. The sillier the float, the better! Registration opens at 12:30 p.m. at the back of the Main Beach parking lot and runs until the event begins at 2 p.m. The floating festivities will include music, prizes, and plenty of family-friendly entertainment. So grab those f loaties, gather the crew, and let those imaginations run wild! For more information, visit ogunquit.gov/294/Parks-Recreation-Committee or follow Ogunquit Parks and Recreation on Facebook. Photo courtesy of “ogtparksnrec” on Instagram.
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