Quarry Stories with Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition

Sunday, November 8th, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Oak Hill Quarry592 Oak Hill Rd, Swanville, ME 04915 Meet at the quarry gate for a journey through geologic and labor history with geologist Chris Mattson. You’ll learn how the granite got there and how the workers–who came from ......More

Sunday, November 8th, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM Oak Hill Quarry592 Oak Hill Rd, Swanville, ME 04915 Meet at the quarry gate for a journey through geologic and labor history with geologist Chris Mattson. You’ll learn how the granite got there and how the workers–who came from all over the world–did what they did. Plus spectacular scenery. FMI: 207-323-8961Address592 Oak Hill RoadSwanville, ME 04915Map It

AI: A Look at Artificial Intelligence hosted by Senior College

Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast, ME, 04915, United States

What's Happening on Hurricane Island

Nov 12, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Belfast Free Library, 106 High St, Belfast, ME 04915, USA Hurricane Island, a 125 acre island in Penobscot Bay’s Fox Island Archipelago, is a small island with a rich history. In the mid-19th and early 20th centuries, it was an active gra......More

Nov 12, 2026, 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Belfast Free Library, 106 High St, Belfast, ME 04915, USA Hurricane Island, a 125 acre island in Penobscot Bay’s Fox Island Archipelago, is a small island with a rich history. In the mid-19th and early 20th centuries, it was an active granite quarry with a town of over 1000 residents. In 1964 the Outward Bound School was established on the island, leading thousands of students in wilderness courses. In2009, the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership was founded on the island campus with the mission of integrating scientific research and education to develop leaders prepared to address environmental issues in a rapidly changing world. Currently the island engages students, teachers, scientists, and municipal leaders in a broad range of education projects and research initiatives focused on sustainability, resilience, inquiry, and community engagement. Each summer BBWC sends students from Troy Howard Middle School for a life-changing week of exploration and discovery. Join Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition to come hear about all the amazing work being done on this small island and how a week at Hurricane Island challenges and changes the students who go there. In this event you will hear from Bo Hoppin, Executive Director, and Claire Gabel, Educator, of the Hurricane Island Center for Science and Leadership. Our local teachers Martha Conway-Cole and Kathie Gass will also weigh in about what they and their students experience at the Center. Join us in the Abbott Room of the Belfast Free Library or through ZOOM. For more information: [email protected]

Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast, ME, 04915, United States

Winter Birding with Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition

Join Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition at the Footbridge for winter birding every second Saturday through the winter. See a diverse array of birds with scopes and experts. Mallards, Common Goldeneye, American Black Ducks — they’re waiting for you near the pedestrian bridg......More

Join Belfast Bay Watershed Coalition at the Footbridge for winter birding every second Saturday through the winter. See a diverse array of birds with scopes and experts. Mallards, Common Goldeneye, American Black Ducks — they’re waiting for you near the pedestrian bridge. Belfast Footbridge6 Footbridge Rd, Belfast, ME 04915 9:00-10:30am on second Saturdays through the winter: November 14th, December 12th, January 9th, February 13th, and March 13th

Belfast Footbridge, Footbridge Road, Belfast, ME, 04915, United States

Family ASL Class

Belfast Garden Club Presentation at the Belfast Free Library

Maine’s Wetland Plants Topic for November Garden Club Program On Tuesday, November 17 at noon, ecologist Matt Arsenault will deliver a talk about Maine’s Wetland Plants in the Abbott Room of Belfast Free Library. The talk, which is free and open to the public, is the fi......More

Maine’s Wetland Plants Topic for November Garden Club Program On Tuesday, November 17 at noon, ecologist Matt Arsenault will deliver a talk about Maine’s Wetland Plants in the Abbott Room of Belfast Free Library. The talk, which is free and open to the public, is the final installment of the Belfast Garden Club’s 2026 community education program . This talk will explore showy water lilies and pond lilies as well as many of the often overlooked yet intriguing and ecologically important species such as pondweeds, duckweeds, bladderworts, and milfoils. Matt will also highlight some of the unique adaptations and important functions of common terrestrial wetland plants, known as “emergents,” such as sweet flag, bogbean, pitcher plant, arrowhead, and cattail. He will discuss some of the conservation concerns and risks many of these species face along with opportunities to integrate native wetland plants into landscaping. Matt Arsenault is a senior ecologist and botanist for Stantec Consulting. He is one of the four authors of the Aquatic Plants of New England Field Guide (anticipated 2026), which covers more than 200 species of aquatic plants. Based in Topsham, he also leads Stantec’s botanical survey and vegetation assessment and monitoring services for projects throughout the northeastern US.

Belfast Free Library, 106 High Street, Belfast, ME, 04915, United States

OTB's Annual Tree Lighting

Post Office Square, 1 Franklin Street, Belfast, ME, 04915, United States