Brownfield, ME

February 4, 8 p.m. "A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor - On Screen Live! In HD!" with Fryeburg Academy's VERY OWN Heather Masse as a guest performer, $25/adults, $20/seniors, $17/students, Leura Hill Eastman Performing Arts Center, Bradley Street, Fryeburg. FMI: 207.935.9232, www.fryeburgacademy.org or www.prairiehome.publicradio.org.

February 5, 3-4:30 p.m. "Close to Home: Images from Local Trails and Byways," images by J.C. Cournoyer, Off the Wheel Photography, Reception, Walker Memorial Library, 800 Main Street, Westbrook. FMI: 207.854.0630, www.walker.lib.me.us.

February 5, 6-7:30 p.m. "Sound and Vibrations," by Orbit with Corbett, Family Science Night, $5/donation, Fiddlehead Center for Arts and Sciences, 25 Shaker Road, Gray. FMI: 207.657.2244, www.fiddleheadcenter.org.

February 6, 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Sabbathday Lake Ice Fishing Derby, benefit for Camp Sunshine, sponsored by Royal River Rod & Gun Club, $10/adults, $5/15 and under, weigh-in by 3:55 p.m. at Sabbathday Lake Grange, prizes, Sabbathday Lake, New Gloucester. FMI: 207.926.3943, www.royalriverrodandgunclub.org.

February 6, 8 a.m. -3 p.m. Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge, races for all abilities, product sampling all day, huge apres-ski party on patio, registration 8-11 a.m. in Blizzards Pub, races begin at 11 a.m., free, must have lift ticket or season pass, Shawnee Peak Ski Area, 119 Mountain Road, Bridgton. FMI: 207.647.8444, www.shawneepeak.com.

February 6, 7 p.m. Lyn Dillies, America's Premier Female Illusionist, extraordinary and high energy magic, a mix of harmony and humor to entertain the whole family, $4-$8, Grand Summit Hotel Ballroom, Sunday River Ski Resort, Newry. FMI: 800.543.2SKI, www.sundayriver.com.

February 6, 7:30 p.m. Breezemere Bottom Boys, musicians from Midcoast Maine, bluegrass, gospel, folk music and the occasional Beatles tune, $10/adults, $5/children and seniors, Village Coffee House, First Congregational-Christian Church, 19 Gloucester Hill Road, New Gloucester. FMI: 207.926.3260, www.villagecoffeehouse.org.

February 6, 8 p.m. Wailin' Jenny's singer Heather Masse, local diva performs soulful, jazz-inspired duets with pianist Jed Wilson, $20/person (dinner sold out), must order tickets from Web site, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dugway Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207.935.7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com or www.heathermasse.com.

February 7, 8-10 a.m. Pancake Breakfast, $5/person, pancakes, coffee and juice, supports Windham Junior Drifters Snowmobile Club and the Kyle Rogers Memorial Scholarship fund, Applebee's Restaurant, Route 302, Windham. FMI: 207.310.1692, www.windhamdrifters.com.

October 1, 8 p.m. Richard Thompson on guitar, $65, Stone Mountain Arts Center, 695 Dug Way Road, Brownfield. FMI: 207.935.7292, www.stonemountainartscenter.com.

October 2, 5-8 p.m. First Friday at Frost Farm Gallery featuring "Swift River Treasures: Original Naturalist Works by Betsy Bell," Opening Reception, meet and greet the artist, free, light refreshments, Frost Farm Gallery, 272 Pikes Hill Road, Norway.
FMI: 207.743.8041, www.frostfarmgallery.com.

October 2, 5:30 p.m. doors open, 8th Annual Sebago Lakes Region Chamber of Commerce's Live and Silent Auction, Sebago Lakes Signature Dishes at 6, silent auction bidding until 7:30, live auction at 8, on-site child care available, fun, food, games and cash bar, $20/admission, Camp Sunshine, Acadia Road, South Casco. FMI: 207.892.8265, www.sebagolakeschamber.com.

October 3, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Heald-Bradley Pond Reserve, an active hike that explores most of the trails in the reserve including Whiting Hill and Amos Mountain, pack a lunch and plenty of fluid, meet at Heald-Bradley Pond Reserve Parking Lot, Slab City Road, Lovell. FMI: 207.925.1056, www.gllt.org.

October 3, 10 a.m. Cider Pressing, 2009 Apple Cider Saturday, the pressing is free, bring your own apples or buy Shaker Orchard apples at the Shaker Store, Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village, 707 Shaker Road, New Gloucester. FMI: 207.926.4597, www.shaker.lib.me.us.

October 3, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Art at Marrett, presented by Historic New England, The Saco River Art League and other Maine artists will display their work in the Colonial Revival Garden at the 1789 Marrett House, $5/adults, $4/seniors, $2.50/children, rain date: October 4, Marrett House, 40 Ossipee Trail East (Route 25), Standish.
FMI: 207.882.7169, www.historicnewengland.org.

October 4, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. The Dempsey Challenge: A Journey for Hope, bicycle tour and run/walk event designed to both raise awareness and funds for the Patrick Dempsey Center for Cancer Hope and Healing, registration is closed, but come cheer on the participants and attend the Festival in the Park including a Health and Wellness Exhibit, Vendor Expo, KidZone, food court, live entertainment, lobster bake, health screenings, survivor walk and art workshop, Simard-Payne Police Memorial Park, Lincoln Street, Lewiston. FMI: 866.990.1499, www.dempseychallenge.org.

October 5, 9 a.m.-closing, 159th Fryeburg Fair featuring the 42nd Saco Valley Woodsmen's Field Day, a variety of competitions using the buck saw, chain saw, log roll, axe, skidder, loader and more, $8/admission, free/under age 12, Fryeburg Fair Grounds, Route 5, Fryeburg. FMI: 207.935.3268, www.fryeburgfair.com.

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Gems come in many shapes and sizes as you'll discover while searching for a lakefront property in the lakes region of western Maine. Burnt Meadow Pond, the Saco River and Brownfield Bog are gems in Brownfield, Maine.

Though located only a few miles south of Fryeburg on Route 160, Brownfield feels like it's a million miles away. Mountains, forest and the Saco River are the dominate features in this town that has been rebuilt since the forest fires of 1947.

Burnt Meadow Pond is a perfect place for swimming and fishing. It supports both cold and warm water fish.If it's a gentle canoe trip you seek, the Saco River has many put in/take out locations. Canoe rentals are available at Woodland Acres Campground in Brownfield (207) 935-2529, Saco River Canoe & Kayak in Fryeburg (888-772-6573 or (207) 935-2369 and Saco Bound in Center Conway, New Hampshire (603) 447-2177.

The Brownfield Bog Wildlife Management Area provides over 5,700 acres of wetland habitat. Use a canoe or kayak to explore the bog; a limited trail system exists. Bring a picnic and enjoy the nesting waterfowl, deer, beaver, muskrats or turtles. If you are lucky, you might even spot a moose.

In the winter, explore the bog by snowshoes or cross-country skis.