The weather looks amazing this weekend! After a busy busy Heritage Days and Fourth of July weekend in Bath, we are on to the heart of summer now! (But if store owners and staff seem a little weary behind their smiles, you know why.) This weekend features outstanding FREE music, a bakery pop-up and marine mammals…

Fourth of July, we have learned in our years living here, is the true kick off to summer in Maine- we have reliably sunny and warm weather, every sunset and sunrise is the best you ever saw, and the coastal towns sparkle. Although Mayor Vaughn’s declaration in the movie, Jaws, wasn’t completely forthright, the sentiment about the importance of the holiday rings true: “It’s a beautiful day, the beaches are open, and people are having a wonderful time.”

This weekend is a little more low-key than last weekend’s crazy busy, but with lots to do and space to focus on the things that matter (music, swimming, lobster, history, art). And, you have a chance to rest up (a bit) before NEXT weekend! (Spolier - 4th of July and Heritage Days).

Friday PM Bath kicks off its summer of music at 7pm with the Bath Concert Band at the City (aka Library) Park Gazebo. Grab a blanket or a spot of grass. You can pick up dinner to go at The Fountain (closes at 8pm) or Sister’s (closes at 6pm) Run with Soup (closes at 5pm).

Wow, is all I can say. There is SO much going on in Bath this weekend. Let’s get to it!

Friday early pm This Friday kicks off the first of this summer’s “every third Friday” Bath Art Hop. Artists / vendors will be set up all around downtown, just adding to its beauty. Throw in a beer garden and live music and you have a perfect evening! The fun runs from 4pm - 7pm. Pro tip - bring your camera (or phone camera) as the afternoon light downtown is absolutely gorgeous.

It’s reunion and graduation weekend for Bath’s Morse High School. Celebrating Shipbuilders will be all over town and enjoying beautiful Bath - including decorated downtown storefronts - on what looks to be a beautiful weekend. Here are some things do this weekend…

This weekend, it’s all about events celebrating the launch of the wooden ship, Virginia. Commercial Street will be filled with maritime fun all day, Saturday, June 4th, with the launch itself taking place at about 4:30pm.

It’s safe to say RESEARCH is the main focus of the off-season here at Embark Maine Tours. I am grateful for active history organizations that fueled my learning all winter long with events, lectures, exhibits, book signings, etc.. Especially the Maine Maritime Museum (pictured here) and the Patten Free Library’s History Room.