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August
* Skowhegan River Fest, Skowhegan
* Kennebec River Brew Fest
* Taste of Waterville, Waterville
* Loon Calling Contest, Belgrade Lakes
* Blistered Fingers Family Bluegrass
Festival, Litchfield
* Country Fest, Litchfield
* Anson-Madison Days, Madison
* Skowhegan Craft Brew Fest, Skowhegan
September
* Maine Cheese Festival, Pittston
* Skowhegan Craft Brew Fest
October
* Swine & Stein Brewfest, Gardiner
* Maine Craft Weekend
Attractions & Highlights of the Region:
* The Maine State Museum in Augusta
houses the " story " of Maine as told by
it's historic artifacts and art. The museum,
a cache of Native American artwork
and great repository of Maine's
industrial past also houses a working
three-story watermill transported to
and rebuilt inside the museum.
* With a single drop of nearly 100 feet
(one of Maine's largest) Moxie Falls in
The Forks is a must visit Kennebec Valley
attraction. The easy round-trip hike
to the falls is just over a mile on a wide
and well-kept trail located two miles
east of US 201 in The Forks.
* Catch a matinee at Lakewood Theatre,
America's longest running " summerstock "
program in Madison since
1901. Each summer comes with a new
slate of performances including special
performances for children. The region
is also home to Maine's Official Shakespeare
Theater at the Theater at Monmouth.
*
Old Fort Western in Augusta is New
England's oldest surviving wooden fort
and block house. Interpretive educators
tell the story of this 18th century
military, settlement, trade and family
life in the original main house built in
1754.
* As you pass through Skowhegan, stop
in and check out the towns collection of
artist Bernhard Langlais' work including
the artist's late 1960's gift to the town a
62-foot tall sculpture of a native American
atop a 20-foot concrete base. Recently
restored, the Skowhegan Indian
is the world's tallest, and a celebration
of the important contributions of native
American culture in the region
given by the artist on the 150th Anniversary
of Maine's statehood.
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* Keep your eyes peeled for this ever-growing
collection of colorful and
somewhat mysterious birdhouses located
on the east side of the Old Canada
Scenic Byway as you head north
above Wyman Lake in Moscow.
* Arnold's Landing in Solon is the site
of one of the Kennebec River encampments
of the failed march on Quebec
led by revolutionary war hero turned
traitor Benedict Arnold's troops.
* The amazingly restored theater at
the Waterville Opera House welcomes
local and national and international
touring acts to the stage. It is also one
of the key venues for the Maine International
Film Festival.
* The Alfond-Lunder Pavilion at Colby
College Museum of Art in Waterville
added over 10,000 square feet of gallery
space to the museum when it
opened in 2013, a fitting home to the
world's foremost collection of American
art spanning three centuries.
* The State House in Augusta was
designed by noted Boston architect
Charles Bulfinch and built in 1829.
For More Information Please Visit:
www.VisitKennebecValley.com
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