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Alaska World Arts Festival
Homer, Kachemak Bay, AK September 6 - September 19
Artists and art lovers of all ages are invited to a two-week celebration of worldwide arts in Homer, Alaska - offering 100 performances, exhibits, readings, studio tours and workshops through music, dance, theater, film, visual arts, written word and comedy in 50 venues. Come for a day, a weekend, a week… SEE MORE
One Night In Memphis
Camden, ME September 20 @ 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
One Night In Memphis, the acclaimed tribute to Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash, lands one-night-only at the Camden Opera House, 29 Elm St./Route 1, just a short stroll from the harbor. No-fee tickets to this general admission show are $30 in advance, $35 day-of, available… SEE MORE
4th Annual Long Island Hop Festival
South Jamesport, NY September 21 @ 12:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Back for its fourth year on the North Fork, the Long Island Hop Festival will introduce attendees to locally and nationally available hop-forward and hop-infused beer such as IPAs, DIPAs, NEIPAs and more! The festival will also offer attendees the rare opportunity to taste wet hop beers (beers made with… SEE MORE
Washington State Fair
Seattle, WA August 30 - September 22
The Washington State Fair, formerly the Puyallup Fair, is the largest single attraction held annually in the state of Washington. The fair continually ranks in the top ten largest fairs in the United States. The Washington State Fair hosts two annual events: the 21-day Washington State Fair every September, and the… SEE MORE
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StarKist Hit With $100 Million Fine in Tuna Price-Fixing Case
By Micah Maidenberg. StarKist Co. has been ordered to pay a $100 million penalty for its role in a conspiracy that prosecutors say inflated the prices consumers paid for canned tuna. The market leader for packaged tuna in the U.S., StarKist worked with rivals Bumble Bee Foods LLC and Chicken… SEE MORE
Gov. DeSantis Requests $625 Million for Everglades Restoration
Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced his request to the Florida Legislature of $625 million in recurring funding for the next three years for Everglades restoration and protection of Florida’s water resources. This funding will meet the $2.5 billion goal outlined in the Governor’s Bold Vision for a Brighter Future budget.… SEE MORE
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America's Great Loop: "The Last Great Adventure."
The Great Loop has been called “the last great adventure in North America”, and it’s gaining in popularity as hundreds of boats follow the 6,000-mile continuous waterway route every year. The Great Loop takes boaters up the Atlantic seaboard, through historic canals, across the Great Lakes, down the inland rivers… Learn More
Boating 101: Be Prepared for a Medical Emergency
By Pat Mundus. I took my original CPR and first-aid class as a mandatory sailing instructor requirement. As a blasé teenager, I never thought I’d use the skills. I soon learned how effective the training was in a crisis. After expelling a huge projectile from a choking person’s airway using… SEE MORE
Rare Harvest Moon to Appear this Friday the 13th
By Gordon Johnston. The Next Full Moon is the Harvest Moon, the Fruit Moon, the Barley Moon, the Corn Moon, the Mid-Autumn Festival Moon, the Chuseok Moon, the Modhu Purnima and the Binara Pura Pasalosvaka Poya. The Moon will be full early Saturday morning, Sept. 14, 2019, appearing "opposite" the Sun (in… SEE MORE
How Bits and Bytes of Data Become a Forecast
Every day in America, millions of people wake up with the same question on their minds, “What’s the weather today?” The US Department of Commerce found that the majority of Americans check the weather forecast 3.8 times per day, equating to 301 billion forecasts consumed per year! These days, we… SEE MORE
Mayflower II Launched Into Water After 3-Year Restoration
By Jackie Bruno and Kaitlin McKinley Becker. A restored replica of the ship that pilgrims sailed to Plymouth in 1620 was launched into the water in Mystic, Connecticut, on Saturday for the first time in three years. On a sunny day in Mystic, with just enough wind to fill the… SEE MORE
Found in Maine: A 1-in-50 Million Lobster
By Laura M. Holson. Some lobsters aren’t meant for a roll. That was the case for a rare two-toned lobster that was plucked recently from the icy waters off Stonington, Me., and which scientists say is a one-in-50 million find. The lobster, split from head to tail into halves of… SEE MORE
Boating 101: Navigation Rules
The Navigation Rules for vessels establish actions for boaters to take to avoid a collision. The Navigation Rules are published by the U. S. Government Printing Office, and are available in any boating supply store. Every boat owner should have a copy, but it is mandatory that a copy be… SEE MORE
