Thursday, October 2 Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents:Hook 'n I Exhibit First Day The Hook ‘n I rug hooking group will showcase a range of traditional and contemporary hooked rug designs at the Southwest Harbor Public Library from Wednesday, October 2 through Saturday, November 1. Click here for more information!
Saturday, October 18 Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Finish Line Book Sale Library will hold the Finish Line Book Sale Fundraiser on Saturday, October 18th, and Sunday October, 19th (Marathon Day) from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Located at the library, the sale will include over 6,000 books. You'll find something for everyone! All items are for sale by donation, without a fixed price, and all proceeds go directly to support library programs. Click here for more!
Sunday, October 19 Southwest Harbor's 2nd Annual Finish Line Festival 9AM - 3PM: Main Street behind the finish line - Rain or shine! Come watch the Marathon runners as they finish the race here in Southwest Harbor! We will have music, food, activities and more - click here to find out everything that is happening!
Tuesday, October 21 Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Crane Folding 3PM: Stop by for a crane folding hour at the Library Tuesdays from 3:30-4:30. Folding peace cranes has a long history at the library. Over the years approximately 25 thousand cranes have been folded by young and old in the Southwest Harbor Library and sent around the world. Our purpose in folding peace cranes is to promote inner peace in ourselves & the folders who join us. Click here for more.
Saturday, October 25 Camp Beech Cliff hosts the 6th Annual Trail of Treats! 10-2:Join Camp Beech Cliff and other Island Non-profits for our annual community Trick or Treating event. Bring your carload of kiddos, park, then walk the trail of treats. (One carload per slot) Local organizations and non-profits will set up stations for a trick or treating experience like no other. Pre-registration is required; registration goes live on Friday, October 17 at 8am. Click here!
Wednesday, October 29 Southwest Harbor Public Library Presents: Winter Fox Book Release 5:30PM: A new historical fiction from 19th Century Maine! Dog Mountain Witch is the true story of Sally Somers, the last witch executed in New England, in 1832. Most historical sources place the last execution of witches in New England in 1692, in the wake of the Salem Trials. Yet, 140 years later, Sally Somers was killed on Fernald Point in Southwest Harbor. Click here for more information.
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