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🌱 How Camden Hills stacks up against Maine’s other must-see parks
Camden, Maine Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Camden! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Camden Hills stacks up against Maine’s other must-see parks
- Camden-Rockport community remembers the life of Phyllis Edwards Baker
Also on today's calendar: Shore Road Gallery Grand Opening! and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: Sunny and nice, temps: high: 76, low: 50.
- Friday: Very warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 78 and low of 56 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 10 Stunning Maine State Parks That Make For An Unforgettable Day Trip (everafterinthewoods.com) — If you are looking for a nearby escape, Camden Hills State Park gets a starring role in this guide to ten standout Maine parks, with Mount Battie’s harbor views and quieter hikes like Bald Rock highlighted. The piece also profiles other day-trip-worthy parks across the state, from Bradbury Mountain to Baxter and Acadia, for future weekend planning. 
• Phyllis Edwards Baker, obituary (penbaypilot.com) — Longtime Camden-Rockport resident Phyllis Florence Edwards Baker, 94, is remembered for her deep devotion to family, community, and service through Eastern Star and Lincolnville UCC. A funeral will be held Saturday, July 18, at the Rockport Masonic Center, with interment later that afternoon in Edgecomb and memorial donations encouraged to several local organizations.
📸 Around Camden
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Upcoming Events in
Camden
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Tai Chi and Qigong
Camden Library - Adult Calendar Camden, ME 04843
10:30 am -
Yoga in the Amphitheatre with Denyse Robinson
Camden Library - Adult Calendar Camden, ME 04843
9:00 am -
Preschool Story Time
Camden Library - Kids Calendar Camden, ME 04843
10:00 am -
Explorations Read-Aloud: "A Life" by E. E. Cummings
Camden Library - Adult Calendar Camden, ME 04843
11:00 am -
Saturday Storytime with Miss Stefanie
Camden Library - Kids Calendar Camden, ME 04843
10:00 am -
Tai Chi and Qigong
Camden Library - Adult Calendar Camden, ME 04843
10:30 am -
Book Donations Open at the Blue Door Book Shed
Camden Library - Adult Calendar Camden, ME 04843
9:00 am -
Walsh History Center Hour - On Zoom
Camden Library - Adult Calendar Camden Public Library, 55 Main Street, Camden, ME, 04843, United States
12:00 pm -
Shore Road Gallery Grand Opening! →
625 Shore Rd, Northport
6:00 pm
Thursday June 4
Friday June 5
Saturday June 6
Monday June 8
Tuesday June 9
Friday June 19
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Summer Member Morning
The William a. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum Inc Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St, Rockland, ME, 04841-2867, United States
9:00 am -
Comedy Workshop at The Commons →
The Commons, 15 Main St, Belfast
6:30 pm -
Highlight Tour
The William a. Farnsworth Library and Art Museum Inc Farnsworth Art Museum, 16 Museum St, Rockland, ME, 04841-2867, United States
11:00 am -
Easy, Artisan Bread for Every Day 6.4.26 →
Camden Hills Regional High School, 25 Keelson Dr, Rockport
5:30 pm
Wednesday June 3
Thursday June 4
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Hannaford Bros Co posted a job opening for FT Meat Market Manager Trainee (H) in Camden. Apply here.
- myDermRecruiter posted a job opening for Maine - Dermatologist Role to Replace Retiring Provider on the Stunning Coast of Maine | Private Practice Offering Partnership Track in Camden. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Camden here.
🗞 Nearby News
Rockport
- Hannah Blasius joins MaineHealth Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Rockport (penbaypilot.com)
- ‘Ready to cave': How liberal governors warmed to Trump's pipelines (eenews.net)
Rockland
- Learn how to garden to please the birds and bees (pressherald.com)
- Judge orders suspension of Rockland lawyer (bangordailynews.com)
- How to support those affected by the Robbins Lumber explosion, fire (penbaypilot.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Is the bar tender here? (Thank you W. M. for sending it in!)
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