Angela Quintal-Snowman, Author at UNTAMED Mainer

2016 Maine Mud Run Schedule

May 23, 2016 by Angela Quintal-Snowman

If you love big tires, loud engines, jacked up trucks and lots of mud, we’ve got you covered. Get out and watch some of the biggest and baddest trucks come together to compete against one another for cash prizes and bragging rights. It’s wicked fun for the whole family! May 27-29 4×4 Proving Grounds, Lebanon …

Maine 2016 Fair Date Schedule

May 12, 2016 by Angela Quintal-Snowman

Livestock, local food, agriculture and live entertainment! These are just some of the things you will find at Maine’s fairs in 2016.

June

3 & 4 Maine Fiber Frolic @ Windsor Fairgrounds
Celebrating fiber art with demonstrations including spinning and livestock shearing. Vendors sell fiber items, fiber animal exhibits, livestock demonstrations and for sale.
25 – 26 Maple Meadow Fair Festival @ Mapleton, Maine
Agricultural fair featuring rural farm demonstrations, exhibits, 4-H, hay rides, horse drawn wagon rides, antique farm equipment displays and educational exhibits.

July

1 – 4 Houlton Fair @ Houlton, Maine
Small fair, livestock, crafts, midway and entertainment.
7 – 10 Ossipee Valley Fair @ South Hiram, Maine
Old-fashion fair, unique exhibits, livestock, midway, drag racing, animal pull events.
15 – 17 Waterford World’s Fair @ North Waterford, Maine
Small agricultural fair, local vendors, entertainment and livestock petting area, local entertainment, demonstrations & exhibits.
21 – 24 Pittston Fair @ Pittston, Maine
Small country fair, midway, animal pulling events, games, and Strawberry Festival.
29-Aug 7 Bangor State Fair @ Bangor, Maine
Large fair featuring a midway, animal exhibits, crafts and flower show.

2016 Maine Lobster Boat Race Schedule

March 7, 2018April 13, 2016 by Angela Quintal-Snowman

Come watch something your whole family will enjoy and remember this summer- lobster boats races along the coast of Maine! Boats compete against each other in classes based on boat/engine size and are fun to watch from the water or from land. Scroll down to see the full 2016 race schedule. Watch past lobster boat races here: …

Explore Maine’s Downeast Fisheries Trail

December 29, 2023February 25, 2016 by Angela Quintal-Snowman

Discover Maine’s maritime heritage along The Downeast Fisheries Trail which ranges from Penobscot Bay to Cobscook Bay (Searsport to Eastport). Created in 2000, the trail explores 45 sites including working waterfronts, museums, fish hatcheries and natural places including state parks (see below for complete list). The trail highlights the fishery industry now and then, guiding visitors from active, working waterfronts to historical museums and scenic landmarks.

The trail explores the fishing industry in Hancock and Washington counties, which together employ the most commercial fishermen in the state, with Maine as a whole employing more than ten times the national percentage!

Following The Downeast Fisheries Trail you will discover how fishermen harvest lobster, clams, eels, alewives, smelt, crabs, herring, halibut, shrimp, scallops, urchins, worms, whelks and seaweed. The trail also explores sea farming including Atlantic salmon, mussels and oysters.

Click here for a link to the Downeast Fisheries Trail Map which includes site locations and descriptions.

DEFisheries Click here to visit the Downeast Fisheries Trail Facebook page for up-to-date information and events!

Here is a list of the 45 sites. Click any site for more information:

Head out and explore The Maine Art Museum Trail

December 29, 2023February 21, 2016 by Angela Quintal-Snowman

The Maine Art Museum Trail is a Maine Tourism Trail created in 1997 that spans 200 miles from Ogunquit to Bangor exploring 8 museums and over 73,000 works of art. The trail was established to highlight ancient and contemporary art from artists both local and around the world. Pieces from artists who lived and worked …