Positive News...Bristol man found safe this morning by Maine Warden Service

Photo courtesy of Maine Game Wardens...Kris MacCabe
pictured rescued the man.

Bristol, Maine – Maine game wardens locate a missing Bristol man early this morning. The Maine Warden Service was called around 7:30 last evening to search for Willem Jansen, 82, from Round Pond, located within the town of Bristol. Jansen suffers from Alzheimer’s and was reported missing by his wife Alexandria. Jansen was last seen by his wife yesterday afternoon at 12:30 walking Route 32 to another property they own in Bristol. This was a normal activity for him as indicated by his wife. Several game wardens and K9 units responded as well as members of Bristol Fire, Lincoln County Sheriff’s Dept. and Lincoln County EMA.

Jansen was found early this morning by Game Warden Kris MacCabe and his K9, a six-year-old black lab named Morgan. Jansen was located in some shallow water in the woods about 1/4 mile from road. Ambulance personal evaluated Jansen for hypothermia. He was released home at the scene. This early morning rescue most certainly saved Jansen’s life.

No photos are available.

PEMAQUID BEACH TIDE POOL EXPLORATION

Bristol, Maine - Come explore Pemaquid Beach and learn about oceanography and beach ecology from naturalist, Jean McAlice, on Friday, August 24, from 10:30 a.m. to noon, as part of Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center’s summer programming.  Prowl the sand dunes and wander over to the salt marsh viewing area.  Discover the tidal pools teeming with life, from mussels, crabs, worms, snails and barnacles to periwinkles, lichen, seaweed, rock weed, and maybe even sea lettuce.  Learn fascinating facts, like how barnacles, which are crustaceans, define the upper tide line, are dormant during the lower tides, feed when wet, shed their skin in late winter or early spring, and build limestone houses for themselves.  This program is for ages 13 and up, and pre-registration is required.  Pre-register by August 22 by calling PWA at 207-563-2196.  The workshop is free, but participants must pay the Town’s admission fee to Pemaquid Beach Park.

Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center is a collaboration between the Bristol Parks and Recreation Commission and the Pemaquid Watershed Association, a volunteer-based, membership-supported non-profit organization that has been conserving the natural resources of the Pemaquid Peninsula since 1966. To reach the Center from Damariscotta, take the Bristol Road (State Rte 130) about 12 miles. Take the first right about 50 yards after the Fire Department (and just before Hanna's Store) onto Snowball Hill Road. Travel 9/10ths of a mile. At the bottom of the hill, on the left, there is a sign for the entrance to Pemaquid Beach Park. Workshop participants should gather in the community room on the right side of the Park pavilion building.  This program will be cancelled if weather is inclement (as Pemaquid Beach Park closes on bad-weather days); call 677-2754 for information about the Park.

BEACHSCAPES CONTEST AT PEMAQUID BEACH AUG. 26‏

Bristol, Maine - Enjoy the fun of mixing white quartz sand with creative imagination at Pemaquid Beach with Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center’s (BRNC) good-spirited Beachscapes Contest on Saturday, August 25, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., weather permitting.  Contestants are encouraged to let whimsy and fantasy be their guides in the construction of castles, sea creatures, forts, or even raked sand gardens adorned with rocks, seaweed, or found objects.

Sign up that day at BRNC between 10:00 a.m. and noon to receive a numbered stake and reserve a space on the beach.  All constructions will be visited by Nature Center officials, and prizes will be awarded in the park’s picnic area at 2:00 by King Neptune and Queen Neptune.  In the spirit of this non-competitive contest, each registered participant will receive an individualized certificate and prize ribbon.  Participants will be responsible for leaving their site tidy after the contest.  BYOS (bring your own shovel). The program is free, with paid admission to the Park.  To reach the Park from Damariscotta, take the Bristol Road (State Rte 130) about 12 miles.  Take the first right about 50 yards after the Fire Department (and just before Hanna's Store) onto Snowball Hill Road. Travel 9/10ths of a mile. At the bottom of the hill, on the left, there is a sign for the entrance to Pemaquid Beach Park (there's also a smaller Beachcombers' Rest Nature Center sign).  

Typically more than 25 families participate in a Beachscapes Contest.  At past contests, Pemaquid Beach has teemed with children and adults busily focused on creating everything from ornate castles and multi-tiered complexes to a dog, a sun, a seal, a sea dragon, a massive guitar with long strands of seaweed for strings, a tall pyramid encased in seashells, and even a miniature of a harbor scene complete with lighthouse, dock, and buoys.  There also have been huge turtles, one with a nest of eggs; lobsters, one in a trap constructed from driftwood, and a long snake that had just eaten a rat.  With a very clever use of seaweed for hair and shells for adornment, full-size mermaids have emerged from the sand, and one of them once innovatively employed a hot and sandy contestant as the form around which the mermaid was sculpted.  Come see what inspiration brings this year!

Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center is a collaboration between the Pemaquid Watershed Association and the Bristol Parks and Recreation Commission.  This event will be cancelled if weather is inclement (as Pemaquid Beach Park closes on bad-weather days); call 677-2754 for information about the Park.  FMI, call PWA at 207-563-2196, or visit  http://www.pemaquidwatershed.org/naturecenter.html.

UNDERWATER MYSTERIES SCUBA WORKSHOP ON JULY 28‏

Bristol, Maine - Come find out what is under the sea off the coast of Pemaquid Beach at a Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center workshop starting at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 28.  Underwater photographer and diver Brian Boone will describe the mysterious underwater world and talk about the sport of scuba diving. He will bring up some sea life for all to examine first hand. Participants are encouraged to bring their “wet shoes” and prepare for an exciting time. All ages are welcome, but children under 8 should be accompanied by an adult.  The workshop is free, but donations are welcome. Participants must pay the Town’s admission fee to Pemaquid Beach Park.  Pre-registration is required by calling PWA at 207-563-2196 before July 26.

Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center is a collaboration between the Pemaquid Watershed Association and the Bristol Parks and Recreation Commission.  To reach the Center from Damariscotta, take the Bristol Road (State Rte 130) about 12 miles. Take the first right about 50 yards after the Fire Department (and just before Hanna's Store) onto Snowball Hill Road. Travel 9/10ths of a mile. At the bottom of the hill, on the left, there is a sign for the entrance to Pemaquid Beach Park.  This program will be cancelled if weather is inclement (as Pemaquid Beach Park closes on bad-weather days); call 677-2754 for information about the Park.  PWA is a volunteer-based, membership-supported non-profit organization that has been conserving the natural resources of the Pemaquid Peninsula since 1966. Visit www.pemaquidwatershed.org for the full calendar of Nature Center programs.

HANDS ON LOBSTER WORKSHOP ON JULY 20 AT PEMAQUID BEACH PARK

Bristol, Maine - The first workshop this season at Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center will take place from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, July 20, and will about “Lobster Senses”.  Dr Diane Cowan of The Lobster Conservancy will share fascinating information about lobsters, like the fact that lobsters can smell underwater and that they taste things with their feet.  This workshop, which is designed specifically for youngsters aged 8 to 13, will give participants a sense of lobster life through hands-on interactions with live lobsters. Students will learn how to hold a live lobster and to recognize key characteristics such as whether the lobster is right- or left-handed and male or female.  The workshop will explore how lobsters use their sense of smell, taste, vision, hearing and touch to relate to their underwater world.  Space is limited to 12 youth ages 8- to 13-years-old in order to allow each hands-on time with live lobsters.  Up to 12 adults are welcome to come and observe.  The workshop is free, but participants must pay the Town’s admission fee to the Park.  Space is limited, and pre-registration is required by today by contacting PWA at 207-563-2196 or emailing pwalearn@pemaquidwatershed.org.

Cowan is the Founder, Executive Director, and Senior Scientist at The Lobster Conservancy, which works to improve biological knowledge of the American lobster and apply it to fishery and environmental management. She has been an assistant professor at Bates College and has served the State of Maine's Department of Marine Resources as chief lobster biologist and leader of the Division of Biological Monitoring for the lobster, shrimp, herring, and urchin fisheries. Cowan earned her Ph.D. from the Boston University Marine Program and continued her studies as a Fellow at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in 1999 and 2005.

Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center is a collaboration between the Bristol Parks and Recreation Commission and the Pemaquid Watershed Association, a volunteer-based, membership-supported non-profit organization that has been conserving the natural resources of the Pemaquid Peninsula since 1966. To reach the Center from Damariscotta, take the Bristol Road (State Rte 130) about 12 miles. Take the first right about 50 yards after the Fire Department (and just before Hanna's Store) onto Snowball Hill Road. Travel 9/10ths of a mile. At the bottom of the hill, on the left, there is a sign for the entrance to Pemaquid Beach Park. Workshop participants should gather in the community room on the right side of the Park pavilion building.  For more information on Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, visit www.pemaquidwatershed.org.   This program will be cancelled if weather is inclement (as Pemaquid Beach Park closes on bad-weather days); call 677-2754 for information about the Park.

WHALES OF MAINE WORKSHOP

Bristol, Maine - The public is invited to learn about the whales of Maine at a Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center workshop from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Friday, July 27.  Phil Averill will present a fun, hands-on program about the lifestyles of these very large mammals.  Averill will describe the adaptations of a formerly terrestrial animal to an ocean life and how toothed whales differ so dramatically from the baleen whales.  This is a participatory program for ages 10 and up, including adults.  The workshop is free, but participants must pay the Town’s admission fee to the Park.  Space is limited, and pre-registration is required by July 25 by contacting PWA at 207-563-2196 or info@pemaquidwatershed.org.

Averill has extensive experience as a commercial fisherman, marine biologist and fisheries engineer.  For the past 20 years he has owned and operated Ocean Adventure!, a marine education business providing programming to schools, libraries and festivals throughout northern New England.

Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center is a collaboration between the Bristol Parks and Recreation Commission and the Pemaquid Watershed Association, a volunteer-based, membership-supported non-profit organization that has been conserving the natural resources of the Pemaquid Peninsula since 1966. To reach the Center from Damariscotta, take the Bristol Road (State Rte 130) about 12 miles. Take the first right about 50 yards after the Fire Department (and just before Hanna's Store) onto Snowball Hill Road. Travel 9/10ths of a mile. At the bottom of the hill, on the left, there is a sign for the entrance to Pemaquid Beach Park. Workshop participants should gather in the community room on the right side of the Park pavilion building.  For more information on Beachcombers’ Rest Nature Center, visit www.pemaquidwatershed.org.   This program will be cancelled if weather is inclement (as Pemaquid Beach Park closes on bad-weather days); call 677-2754 for information about the Park.

Save the date to Party on the Pier in Pemaquid Harbor

Save the date to Party on the Pier in Pemaquid Harbor


Bristol, Maine - The public is invited to enjoy sunset over Pemaquid Harbor amid good company at Pemaquid Watershed Association’s (PWA) annual fundraising event, Party on the Pier.  The Party will be held for its eighth year on Friday, June 8, from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. at The Contented Sole restaurant in Pemaquid Harbor.  This year’s event will build upon the fun from previous years with a silent and live auction, “Harbor Putt” boat tours, as well as signature hors d’oeuvres, a generous dinner sampler, and delightful desserts courtesy of The Contented Sole restaurant.   A brand new feature this year will be live entertainment from “The Dam Jam,” a grassroots ensemble that plays traditional tunes drawn mostly from the musical traditions of Quebec, Ireland, Appalachia, and New England.

Party on the Pier helps to raise funds for the Pemaquid Watershed Association in support of its mission to conserve the natural resources of the Pemaquid Peninsula through land and water stewardship and education. Party on the Pier tickets are still only $25 each and may be purchased at the PWA office located above Salt Bay Café in Damariscotta (visit www.pemaquidwatershed.org for directions) or at the Maine Coast Book Shop, or reserved by contacting PWA at 563-2196 or pwalearn@midcoast.com.  Plan now to be a part of this fantastic party for a cause that is made possible by The Contented Sole.