Central Aroostook
What Better Place?
Central Aroostook Chamber of Commerce
What better place to spend all or part of your summer than
Central Aroostook County, Maine!
The moderate temperatures and generally low humidity
make for warm, sometimes hot, days and pleasant evenings
where you can enjoy sitting around campfires, looking for
shooting stars, tracking satellites and enjoying the fabulous
northern lights!
Because of the northern latitude, our daylight hours are
longer than most locations in the continental United States,
so we have more time to enjoy our fabulous golf courses,
biking trails, ATV trails, hiking opportunities, rivers and
lakes. If you run out of daylight, the lit trails at Nordic
Heritage Center are open to the general public year round.
While in Presque Isle, you will want to take the opportunity
to enjoy some Presque Isle Historical Society events. Their
website: www.pihistory.org gives information on tours
available throughout the year.
Maine Balloon Fest and Westfield Jubilee. For a full list of
events going on while you are in the area please visit www.
centralaroostookchamber.com or www.visitaroostook.com.
Ride Aroostook is a growing bicycle event developed for
helping children with diabetes: Ride Aroostook raises
funds for Camp Adventure, the annual children’s diabetes
camp in Maine. The dates for this year’s event are August
9 – 11. This popular event provides 3 days of riding on the
beautiful safe trails of the County!
There are a number of road races, half-marathons and
triathlons throughout the county during the summer and
fall. Go Aroostook Outdoors has a good list of outdoor
events that are planned for the summer. These events are
open to the public, so feel free to join a fun group of people
for some active time.
These are just the planned events around the communities
of Central Aroostook. There are many more events planned
throughout Aroostook County. Keep checking our online
The first Friday of each month Presque Isle offers an Art calendars and drop into the Information Booth at Central
Walk featuring a variety of art exhibits, music and other Aroostook Chamber for up-to-date information.
enjoyable activities. Although it is called an Art Walk,
you may want to have another mode of transportation
available as the exhibits are housed from The Reed Gallery
at University of Maine at Presque Isle to north Main Street!
Central Aroostook has a full summer of festivals and events.
Mapleton Daze and Maple Meadow Farm Festival are
followed by Ashland Summerfest and Easton Field Days.
Northern Maine Fair starts on July 26 and goes into August
and is followed by Washburn August Festival, Portage
Summer Round-up, Whoopie Pie Festival, Crown of
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