offugo... Aroostook Outdoor Event News

Summer Rolls On! So many outdoors things to do. Where to start? Just pick one! In this edition: 1) A #Musterd #MooseTurd #mile #run in #Caribou. 2) A #5k #RoadRace in #Easton. 3) #Planetarium #astronomy shows in Easton. Plus lots more! #AroostookThing #offugo... Thursday, July 7 Francis Malcolm Science Center Back To The Moon For Good Show, Easton. Show times: 7:00 and 8:00 p.m. Experience our planetarium’s new, full-dome, digital projection system in a race to return to the Moon 40 years after the historic Apollo landings. Learn about the Moon’s resources and discover what humanity’s future on the Moon might hold. Narrated by Tim Allen. Cost: Free; donations welcome. Reservations recommended. Contact FMSC (207-488-5451) FMI Friday, July 8 Presque Isle Historical Society Guided Historic Fairmount Cemetery Tour, Presque Isle. Meet at 5:30 p.m. at Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce, 3 Houlton Road. 1.5-hour guided walking tour; discuss origins, Victorian influe...

Happy #IndependenceDay and #CanadaDay! #GetOutside to #CelebrateFreedom! In this edition: 1) A #TrashFish #FishingDerby in #PortageLake. 2) A #MiracleMile run in #Houlton. 3) A #canoe and #kayak #race in #SoldierPond. Plus lots more! #AroostookThing #offugo... *Friday, July 1 Nature Trust of New Brunswick Canada Day Orchid Walk, Plaster Rock, NB. 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (Atlantic Time) at Shea Lake Nature Preserve. We are thrilled to spend Canada Day looking for orchids with Dr. Jim Goltz. Shea Lake Nature Preserve is known for its rich variety of rare plant species, including over 17 species of orchid, and we could not ask for a better guide to take us on a hike through this site. Contact Richelle (506-453-4886) or ntnbpreserves@ntnb.org FMI Friday, July 1-Sunday, July 3 Pohénégamook Triathlon and Holiday, Pohénégamook, QC. At the heart of the Lower St. Lawrence, Triathlon Pohénégamook not only offers triathlon, duathlon, aqua biking, and running, but also a full ...