Gravel bike riding combines elements of road and mountain-bike cycling over unpaved roads — and seeing where the path leads.
Life & Culture
Arts and entertainment news and advice columns from the Sun Journal.
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The Declaration of Independence in Farmington, Walt Whitman in Lewiston, Five for Fighting in Gardiner | Get Out
Here are highlights of things to do in the area in the next week.
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7 Maine events include ‘Our Town’ and Ringo Starr
The former Beatle and his All Starr Band will be at Cross Insurance Arena in Portland on Saturday.
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14 Maine events to get the most out of fall
Highlights include the Hurricane Meadows Fall Festival in Falmouth and the Swine & Stein Brewfest in Gardiner.
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Over apple picking? Head to Maine’s adult-friendly fall destinations | Column
If you can’t make use of bags of fruit, enjoy food and drinks in a pastoral setting instead.
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Mystery facade uncovered
If you think you can identify where this week’s Mystery Photo below was taken, contact us at bmail@sunjournal.com or call 207-689-2896 and leave a voicemail with your answer, your name, town and phone number. Correct entries will be put into a drawing for a $25 gift card to DaVinci’s Eatery in Lewiston.
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Reader wants answers regarding fall time change | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Regarding the twice yearly time change, one is the actual change and the other is, if the change were eliminated, would we then have year-round standard time or year-round daylight saving time (DST)? With year-round DST, sunrise would not be until 8:15 a.m. in the middle of winter, and medical science has […]
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Auburn Public Library Fall Fiction Book Sale | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: The Auburn Public Library at 49 Spring St., will have a Fall Fiction Book Sale on Friday, Sept. 25, from 1- 5 p.m., and Saturday, Sept. 26, from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $2 per bag of books; bring your own bag or use one available at the sale. There […]
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Daylight Saving Time: Yes or No? | Sun Spots
DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you have any new information on the daylight saving time debate? Nov. 1 is coming fast. — No name, Lewiston ANSWER: According to ABC News, as of the day of this writing, (Sept. 17), the Sunshine Protection Act is stalled in the U.S. Senate, meaning we need to plan on turning our […]
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Norway library to host America250 events, Declaration of Independence exhibit
A presentation Sept. 22 about Revolutionary War veterans will give details about settlement in western Maine.