1 year ago

Loring’s 30th anniversary open house starts Aug. 2

Loring Open House 2024 will focus on the men and women who served at the Strategic Air Command Base from 1953 to 1992, as well as Air Combat Command from 1992 to 1994.

1 year ago

Can-Am sled dog race in jeopardy under new CDC rules, former champ says

Katherine Langlais of Glenwood, New Brunswick, who won the Can-Am event in 2023, has been speaking out about how these regulations could create a logistical nightmare that results in lower turnouts in mushing events throughout North America.

1 year ago

Land speed racers gunning for records on Loring runway

As of Friday, the record speed at this summer’s Loring event was 255 miles per hour set by Gilles Chiasson of Quebec, Canada.

1 year ago

Houlton International Food Festival triples funds raised

The July 6 festival, held at Houlton Middle High School, was packed with hundreds who traveled from as far away as Quebec City to sample the exotic foods made from ancient recipes and generational traditions by locals representing 21 different nations.

1 year ago

Presque Isle and Fort Fairfield pitmasters take top BBQ cook-off trophies

The sixth annual event, sponsored by the Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce, took place on the first day of the Maine Potato Blossom Festival in Fort Fairfield.

1 year ago

Maine musicians reunite to celebrate milestone Arootsakoostik year

Van Buren native Travis Cyr launched Arootsakoostik in 2007 after years of performing in venues across Maine and realizing that folks in The County did not have many chances to hear the talent he was witnessing.

1 year ago

Hundreds come out for St. Agatha’s 125th anniversary

The parade on Sunday was one of several activities planned for the town’s three-day celebration.

1 year ago

Houlton Agricultural Fair kicks off on Friday

Houlton’s first fair was in 1847 and it has continued in many different forms since then. In the mid-1800s the Maine Press Association invited state editors to the Houlton and Presque Isle fairs, increasing interest in the County.