Hello from High Street! Summer is here and with it the activities, traffic and tourists! We are lucky. We get to wake up every day in an area of the country that people pay a lot of money to come and spend precious few days in. We also know summer is...
Hello from High Street, The office parking lot is getting full lately and the license plates are not from Maine! Memorial Day is on our doorstep and the month of June is ahead. The Visitor Center is full of maps, guidebooks and menus! Are yours in here? Everyday someone comes in...
Hello from High Street, It’s Celebration Season! May always brings special events for many businesses and schools as they wrap up the year, before the summer begins. The Chamber is no exception. Our calendar is full of ‘yearend’ events, and graduations and we invite you to join us in the celebrations. Leadership...
Hello from High Street! As I write this, the calendar has turned to Spring. I am not sure it looks or feels like it but we in Maine will take a sunny day, any day! I am also hurriedly trying to get work done so I can leave town for few...
Hello from High Street, Greetings March. March means spring is not too far off , at least in most parts of the country. Ok, we can dream, right? It’s a busy season at the chamber as we try to offer a lot of educational programming, March Dine Around month, Member Breakfasts...
Hello from High Street 2017! It's here, and I am always amazed at how quickly the end of a year slides into the next. January of course has always been a month to not only look ahead but also look back at where we have been. The winter pace becomes a...
Hello from High Street Welcome to the New Year from the Ellsworth Area Chamber! It has been one year since I took the interim director position and I must say it has been a fast, exciting and fun year. We decided that 2016 would focus on “What do I get for...
Hello from High Street, Happy Holiday Season! Wow, what happened to 2016? Soon we will be hanging up a new calendar…. but wait, there is so much to do in the next six weeks that we just can’t go there yet. If you are like me your head is starting to swim...
Hello from High Street! As I sit here writing my letter for the upcoming Chamber News, the office is full of boxes waiting to go to Autumn Gold venues. Car Show trophies fill several, spoons for Chowderfest, another, and small plastic cups for the new Beer and Wine tasting yet another. ...
Hello from High Street! How did it get to be September already? I remember as a kid, thinking summer was endless, and there are definitely days in February that I wish that were so. I truly am however, happy to see September, and a return to a calmer pace, cooler evenings and the beautiful sapphire hue...