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Potato Blossom Festival is in full swing! Get to Fort Fairfield for #spuds #bikes #runs #boats and more! In this edition: #FortFairfield takes center stage: 1) A #BikeRodeo and classic #cycling race. 2) A #5mile #RoadRace. 3) A fun #paddle and float in the #AroostookRiver. Plus lots more! #AroostookThing #offugo... Friday, July 15 Potato Blossom Festival Bike Rodeo, Fort Fairfield. 9:00 a.m. at CP Station Park. For kids ages 12 and under. Bring your bike and join in the fun! Visit www.fortfairfield.org FMI Saturday, July 16-Sunday, July 17 Maine State Parks and Lands Loon Plate Weekend, Statewide . All vehicles bearing Maine Loon Conservation license plates are allowed free entrance to Maine state parks and historic sites; does not apply to Baxter State Park and some other facilities. Contact Aroostook State Park ( 207-768-8341 ) FMI Saturday, July 16 2016 Maine Audubon Loon Count Project, Statewide. Be a citizen scientist; go to your favorite lake or pon...

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...