Province Lake

Effingham & Wakefield, New Hampshire, and Parsonsfield, Maine

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Events Happening Near Province Lake During 2025
(& Conferences That May Interest You)

Sponsored by:
The Carriage House Bistro & Tavern
at Province Lake Golf Course

This page is a place for you to find out about non-profit events happening near Province Lake that are educational, a chance to volunteer, or just plain fun! It also includes conferences that may be of interest to those who have a deeper interest in environmental matters, especially if they relate to lakes.

Our Events page sponsor, The Carriage House Bistro & Tavern, is located at 18 Mountain Road,
at the corner of Rt. 153 at Province Lake Golf Course in Parsonsfield, Maine.
Dine indoors or outdoors , or order take-out. Reach them at (207) 793-9612 and on .
Their sponsorship helps to defray some of the cash cost of this web site. Please let them know you appreciate their support!

In-person events have returned back to normal levels, but virtual events may be here to stay, since we have discovered how useful they can be. Therefore, this Events calendar will maintain its reorganization into 3 tables. The first table is of in-person events. For any live events, be sure to practice social distancing and maybe have masks handy, if needed. The second table is of virtual events that have not yet happened, as of the time of their posting here. The third table is of past virtual events for which recordings are available.

If you notice any serious errors or want to suggest additions, please email me at province-lake-water@cox.net .

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Day	Date	Time	Live In-Person Event	Location
			- OCTOBER -
Sat.	Oct. 11	9:00 AM - 2:00 PM	Pie & Craft Sale to benefit upkeep of the historic South Effingham Community Church in Taylor City. Home-made apple crisp with optional ice cream will be available. Details HERE.	Ye Olde Sale Shoppe's side lawn, Rt. 153, Taylor City, NH/ME
Sat.	Oct. 11	9:00 AM- 12 noon	Moose Mountain Regional Greenways Charles C. Norman Munroe Preserve Fall Clean Up Day. Registration is required. Please wear blaze orange. If you drive out Granite Road to Rt. 16, you drive right by it.	73 Granite Road, Ossipee, NH
Sat.	Oct. 18	10:00 AM- 12 noon	"Wild Mushrooms of Fall". Join mushroom enthusiast Stephanie Doyle of the NH Mushroom Company at GMCG's Blue Heron House to develop skills and learn the correct tools to identify mushrooms. Stephanie will teach which mushrooms are edible, poisonous, and common. This program is free of charge and open to all ages. Space is limited. Email education@gmcg.org to register or for more information.	236 Huntress Bridge Road Effingham, NH
Fri.-Sat.	Oct. 17-18 & 24-25	6:30- 9:00 PM (last arrival)	20th Annual "The Haunting" at Parsonsfield Seminary: - New Theme Each Year - FYI: Last year's details HERE.	504 North Road Parsonsfield, ME
Sat.	Oct. 25	9:00 AM- 4:30 PM	Southern New England Weather Conference, a one-day community event for weather enthusiasts and professionals alike to gather and share their interest, knowledge, and expertise on topics relating to the weather and the climate. Given the significant and unwarranted cutbacks at the NWS & NOAA, the Observatory is especially proud to host Dr. Louis Uccellini, who served as the NWS Director from 2013 to 2022, as a keynote speaker. Register HERE.	MEDITECH, Canton, MA
Tues.	Oct. 28	7:00-8:30 PM	"Microplastics Inside Us All". This program is presented by Jill M. Emerson, MB, staff specialist at the Green Mountain Conservation Group (GMCG) and hosted by the North Country Climate Action Group. Free and open to the public. The location is just about an hour from Province Lake.	16 Black Mountain Rd. Jackson, NH
			- NOVEMBER -
Fri.- Sun.	Oct. 31 & Nov. 1-2 & 7-9	Eves & matinees	"Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street", presented by The Village Players. Details HERE.	51 Glendon St., Wolfeboro, NH
Sun.	Nov. 9	4:00 - 7:00 PM	Annual Dinner Meeting of the Moose Mountain Regional Greenways Keynote speaker Dr. Lee Alexander, Research Professor Emeritus at UNH and longtime land steward, will share insights from a landmark Yale Forest Service study on New England forest landowner attitudes and practices. Details and registration HERE. You must RSVP by November 2.	Trenta Restaurant, Wolfeboro, NH
Fri.	Nov. 21	7:00 PM	Monthly Program sponsored by the Effingham Historical Society Details later.	1014 Province Lake Road, Effingham, NH
			- DECEMBER -
Sat.	Dec. 6 & 13	10 AM - 4 PM	5th Annual Parsonsfield Seminary Festival of Trees FYI: Details from 2022 HERE	504 North Road Parsonsfield, ME
Sun.	Dec. 7 & 14	10 AM - 3 PM	5th Annual Parsonsfield Seminary Festival of Trees (different ending times on Saturday & Sunday)	504 North Road Parsonsfield, ME
Fri.	Dec. 19	7:00 PM	Monthly Program sponsored by the Effingham Historical Society Details later.	1014 Province Lake Road, Effingham, NH

Day	Date	Time	Future Virtual Event	Web Site
			Free Upcoming National Weather Service Boston webinars	Weather.gov
			Eagle Hill online seminars	Eagle Hill
			- OCTOBER -
Wed.	Oct. 15	7:00- 8:00 PM	NH Lakes Webinar: "Cyanobacteria in NH's Lakes: New Findings and Updated Messaging from NHDES", presented by Amy Smagula. Click for details and registration.	Zoom
			- NOVEMBER -
Fri.-Sat.	Nov. 7-8	Starts 6:00 PM Friday	The 2025 Sixth Annual Virtual Global Conference "Under One Sky" of DarkSky International. Check back later for details.	DarkSky
Wed.	Nov. 19	1:00 PM	CoCoRaHS WxTalk Webinar #94: "The Mysterious World of Fog and Dew " Click for details and registration (later).	Zoom

Day	Date	Time	Past Virtual Event, Still Available	Web Site
			National Weather Service Webinar Series	YouTube
			The CoCoRaHS Weather Talk Webinar Series Future talks are described at the top of the page. Links to all past talks are at the bottom of the page.	YouTube
			Lake Stewards of Maine Video Library	LSM website
Sat.	July 26, 2025	9:00 AM	Province Lake Association 2025 Annual Meeting	YouTube
Wed.	May 14, 2025	7:00 PM	"Summer Serenade: Loons on our Lakes" Presented by Caroline M. Hughes, Biologist and Outreach Coordinator, Loon Preservation Committee. Sponsored by NH Lakes. See it HERE.	YouTube
Fri.-Sat.	Nov. 11-12, 2022		The Third Virtual Global Conference of The International Dark-Sky Association (IDA). Learn about how overlighting is an enviromental and cultural threat. Appreciate what a gift it is to have such dark skies around Province Lake and to be able to see the Milky Way whenever the weather cooperates. Learn about what you can do to minimize your own contributions to light pollution, which diminishes the experience of Province Lake by your neighbors nearby and even across the lake. (This photo is from a distance of 1/3 mile and the situation has not improved in the many years since the photo was taken. Someone can claim to be a friend of the environment, but actions speak louder than words.) See highlights of the conference HERE Access the recorded sessions HERE	DarkSky + YouTube
	2020		See 2020 Events HERE

Check back often for new events! You can also cruise event sources.

To request a listing of your event, please send an email with the details and your contact information to province-lake-water@cox.net .

 

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