Take a Hike – The Good Kind – At Shackford Head State Park
When you need to work off some of those lobster rolls served up by Quoddy Bay Lobster or feel especially energized after a solid night’s sleep at The Kilby House, head over to Shackford Head State Park on the southwest side of Moose Island for some excellent hiking. Weighing in at 90 acres, this little gem of a park may be on the small side but makes up for it with lots of miles of family-friendly trails connecting beaches to hill peaks through dappled forests.
Award Winning Artist, Joanne Houlsen, To Open at Eastport Gallery
New Works by award winning artist Joanne Houlsen will open August 6th at the Eastport Gallery. Houlsen, a 15 year member of the Gallery, will present works in oil with a concentration on the architectural features of the Eastport landscape. Well acquainted with the city, Joanne spends a good deal of time here each year photographing its structures and landscapes, evaluating their light and shadow, then translating them into beautiful paintings rendered in contemporary realism.
Eastport’s Wild Apple Trees
What if? What if all the wild apple trees were saved in Eastport, Maine? What if we could feed the wildlife and harvest apples for a cider mill? What if we didn’t let all those apples go to waste?
Eastport Gallery Announces Exhibition of Photographer, Gary Guisinger
For the first time at the Eastport Gallery well-known photographer Gary Guisinger opens a one person show entitled “8×10+1” on July 23rd. Guisinger, whose work has long been known in Washington County, is showing his hauntingly beautiful black and white photos, a dramatic departure from his editorial work with the New York Times, Associate Press, and National Geographic.
Tides Institute & Museum of Art
One might say the Tides Institute and Museum of Art (TIMA) anchors the southern end of Eastport’s downtown Water Street with its location. Yet in a much more meaningful way, TIMA anchors Eastport with its unwavering vision and its confidence to keep restoring, building and contributing to the community.