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#HappyHalloween! Bundle the kids up for #TrickOrTreating and get your own #costume ready for a #haunted #FunRun! #AroostookThing In this edition: 1) #Halloween #5k runs in Woodstock #NewBrunswick, and #PresqueIsle. 2) A #10k #TrailRun in #FortKent. 3) The first #Aroostook area #SkiSwap of the season in Presque Isle. Plus lots more! #offugo... Thursday, October 29 Woodstock Rec. Zombie 3k Run, Woodstock, NB. **Cancelled** Friday, October 30 River Valley Runners Creepy Crawly 5k Fun Run, Woodstock. Dress in your Creepiest Costume! Prizes for Best Costume and Fastest Creepy Runner! Run start: 7:00 p.m. (Atlantic time) at NBCC parking lot; ends at The River Restaurant. Cost: Free! Visit www.facebook.com/groups/rvrunnersnb FMI Saturday, October 31 TAMC Monster Dash Aroostook 5k & Little Monsters Fun Run, Presque Isle. Halloween-themed costume event starts/ends at TAMC. Proceeds benefit County Dialysis Center. Registration: 8:00 a.m. Fun Run start: 9:00 a

#Running, #RoadRaces are winding down. #SkiSwaps are ramping up! #WinterIsComing #AroostookThing In this edition: 1) #Haunted #trails, tours, walks in #FlorencevilleBristol, #NewBrunswick, #PresqueIsle, Limestone, and Woodland. 2) A #bullying awareness walk in #Caribou. 3) A digital #planetarium demonstration and #LiveAnimals in Easton. Plus lots more! #offugo... *Friday, October 23 Florenceville-Bristol Tourism Haunted Trail, Florenceville, NB. At Shogomoc Train Site, 9189 Main St. 5:00-7:00 p.m. less intense for younger children; 7:30-9:00 p.m. for older/mature youth, adults. Cost: $3/person. Food, treat vendors on-site. Visit www.facebook.com/Florenceville-Bristol-Tourism-106836729404350 FMI Friday, October 23 & Saturday, October 24 Presque Isle Historical Society Haunted Lantern History Tours, Presque Isle. Guided "slightly scary and kinda creepy" nighttime walking tours of historic downtown by lantern light. Tours begin at 6:00 and 7:00 p.m. each

#Snow in the #forecast! Who’s excited? We are! #offugo #WinterIsComing #AroostookThing In this edition: 1) A #WildGooseChase in #Caribou. 2) Awareness runs and walks in #Houlton and #PresqueIsle. 3) #DayHikes that explore the #MaineWoods originating from Presque Isle and Caribou. Plus lots more! #offugo... Saturday, October 17 Aroostook Birders Wild Goose Chase, Caribou. 7:30-11:00 a.m. at Collins Pond Park. Join us for this traditional, non-strenuous fall favorite; 3-hour excursion around Caribou, Limestone, and Fort Fairfield in search of geese, plus other waterfowl, shorebirds and lingering migrants. Contact Bill Sheehan thearoostookbirders@gmail.com FMI Saturday, October 17 Strong Tower Orphanage Love Run/Walk 5k, Houlton. Event is designed for the whole family to help orphans in Caracol, Haiti. Registration: 7:30 a.m. at Military Street Baptist Church. Race start: 9:00 a.m. Cost: $20; includes bib, t-shirt, light refreshments, t-shirts guaranteed to those who

We love #FallTime , but #WinterActivities are popping up on the calendar! #WinterIsComing #AroostookThing In this edition: 1) #Winter activity training for educators in #FortFairfield. 2) A #5k to support #CancerSurvivors in #PresqueIsle and a #DamRun #10k in Perth-Andover, #NewBrunswick. 3) A #BikeRodeo and #fun #FireSafety activities in Presque Isle. Plus lots more! #offugo... Thursday, October 8 Carleton County Historical Society Book Talk:   The Lost Wilderness, Woodstock, NB. 7:00 p.m. (Atlantic time) at the Charles Connell House, 128 Connell St. Author Nicholas Guitard discusses his latest book, richly illustrated with archival maps, stunning photography. Cost: Free; books available for purchase. Visit www.cchs-nb.ca FMI Friday, October 9 Hope & Justice Project Walk It Up, Presque Isle!, Presque Isle. Meet at Turner Memorial Library for a light walk to bring awareness to domestic abuse and sexual violence. Registration: 11:00 a.m. Walk start: 12:00 p.m.

Who doesn’t love #FallTime? #Cool #Crisp #FallFoliage #Scenery #AroostookThing In this edition: 1) #Birding for beginners in #PresqueIsle. 2) A #BreastCancer #fundraiser #walk in #Caribou. 3) Unique #OutdoorEvents in Perth-Andover, #NewBrunswick. Plus lots more! #offugo... www.offugo.bangordailynews.com Friday, October 2-Sunday, October 4 UMPI Outing Club Baxter High Peak Weekend, Baxter State Park. Hike Katahdin, Traveler Loop, camp at South Branch Pond. Cost: $50/UMPI students, $75/non-students; includes transportation, food, camping fees, guide, camping gear. Contact Amanda Baker (207-768-9401) or amanda.g.baker@umpi.edu FMI Saturday, October 3 SAGE Beginner Birding, Presque Isle. 8:30-11:30 a.m. Optional bird walk from 12:30-2:30 p.m. For SAGE (Seniors Achieving Greater Education) members. Learn about winter birds, best bird seed and bird feeders from an expert. Get involved in the Christmas and February Bird Counts. Contact Mary Lawrence (207-768-9502) o