PLANNED EVENTS FOR THE 2009 SESQUICENTENNIAL
January
Victorian Tea Masonic Lodge, State Street 1/31/09 1:30 pm $5
February Irish Fling Caribou Performing Arts Center 2/27/09 7 pm $5
April Red Cross Heroes Breakfast NMCC - Edmunds Christie Building 4/02/09 7:30 am $25
Presque Isle's 150th Birthday Party NMCC - Edmunds Christie Building 4/04/09 11am to 4 pm free
Hand Cancelled Stamp Presque Isle Post Office 4/04/09 all day postage
Costumed Guided walking tours of downtown begin Vera Estey House 4/11/09 10 am free
Home Garden and Recreation Show The Forum 4/18/09 to 4/19/09 10 am to 8 pm $3
Community Sinawik Open House NMCC Res. - Construction Lab 4/28/09 11 am to 1 pm free
May Open House at Vera Estey House Vera Estey's 115th Birthday Very Estey House 5/09/09 10 am to 2 pm free
Historical Music Concert St. Marys 5/10/09 3 pm donations
June
Strawberry Shortcake Festival North Street 6/25/09 all day $3
Time Capsules contact Historical Society 762 - 1151 free/$5
July Northern Maine Fair Northern Maine Fair 7/25 to 8/01/09 fair admission
Ultimate ATV Event Star City ATV grounds 7/24 to 7/25 varies varies
Historic Pavilion Northern Maine Fair 7/28 to 7/30 4 to 8 pm fair admission
The James School Open House The James School Sundays 1 to 2 pm free
August The James School Family Fun Day The James School 8/08/09 free
The James School Open House The James School Sundays free
Sesquicentennial 5K Fun Run Fire Station around town 8/15/09 9:30 am $10 fee
Parade downtown 8/15/09 starts 12 noon free
Fireworks fairgrounds 8/15/09 9 pm free
Balloon Fest Northern Maine Fair 8/27 - 30/09 9 am 6 pm free
Balloon Fest BBQ Northern Maine Fair   menu
December Holiday Light Parade Downtown 12/05/09 7 pm free
Victorian Christmas to be announced   free

PLANNED LECTURES FOR THE 2009 SESQUICENTENNIAL

 
There will be a Brown Bag Lunch Lecture presentation on a topic of local historic interest on the first Tuesday of every month at 12 noon at the Mark & Emily Turner Library, free and open to the public.
 
January Contributions of Arthur Gould Turner Memorial Library 1/05/09 12 noon to 1
February The History of the Aroostook Valley Railroad Turner Memorial Library 2/03/09 12 noon to 1
March The History of the Northern Maine Sanatorium Turner Memorial Library 3/03/09 12 noon to 1
April The History of the Maysville Grange Turner Memorial Library 4/07/09 12 noon to 1
May History of Entertainment in Presque ISle Turner Memorial Library 5/05/09 12 noon to 1
June The Life and Times of Vera Estey Turner Memorial Library 6/02/09 12 noon to 1
July The History of The Northern Maine Fair Turner Memorial Library 7/07/09 12 noon to 1
August The History of Hot Air Ballooning Turner Memorial Library 8/04009 12 noon to 1
September History of Sidney Cook Turner Memorial Library 9/01/09 12 noon to 1
October Thomas and James Phair Turner Memorial Library 10/06/09 12 noon to 1
November History of the Presque Isle Library Turner Memorial Library 11/03/09 12 noon to 1
December A Victorian Christmas Turner Memorial Library 12/01/09 12 noon to 1
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