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Monday snow. Weekend sun. A good trade off? #FickleWeather #AroostookProblems In this edition: 1) #5k runs in Woodstock #NewBrunswick (two of ‘em!), #Houlton, and #PresqueIsle. 2) A #Birding trip to #Portage Lake. 3) Celebrate the #forest way of life at festivals in Patten and Ashland. Plus lots more! #AroostookThing #offugo... Saturday, May 21 Woodstock Rec Spring Run-Off 5k, Woodstock, NB. Registration 8:00 a.m. at Woodstock Farm Market, 220 King St. Race start: 9:00 a.m. (all times Atlantic). Small Strides, Healthy Lives 500m/1k Kids’ Race; for youths 14 and under. We encourage everyone to come out to run or walk. Cost: $10, Kids’ races: FREE!  Prizes and refreshments at the finish line. Contact Woodstock Rec (506-325-4307) or jill.dunnett@town.woodstock.nb.ca FMI Saturday, May 21 Hodgdon High School My School Color Run FUNdraiser, Houlton. Registration: 8:00 a.m. at Houlton Rec. Center. Run start: 9:00 a.m. This is an untimed fun run. Runners pass throu...

Use this calendar to #getoutside more: #nature #painting #cycling #birding #paddle #astronomy #5k #hunting #climbing #hike In this edition: 1) Celebrate and support the #InternationalAppalachianTrail #IAT in #PresqueIsle. 2) A #5k #run and a #biketour #cycling in #FortKent. 3) Learn about #BaxterStatePark for a former #parkranger in #Limestone. Plus lots more! #AroostookThing #offugo... Friday, May 6 Knowlesville Art and Nature School Discovery Day, Knowlesville, NB. 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (Atlantic Time). Full day program for elementary school children who would like to experience Art & Nature schooling firsthand. Painting, forest discovery walks, gardening, nature craft. Cost: $20/child; lunch provided. Pre-registration required. Contact Knowlesville Art and Nature School (506-375-8623) or visit www.knowlesvillenature.ca FMI Friday, May 6 Plein Air Painters of Maine at UMPI Gallery Reception/First Friday Art Walk, Presque Isle. 5:00-7:00 p.m. at UMPI’s Re...