August 3, 2023 | Issue 30

Please Welcome Our Newest Member, Anodyne Book Shop!

An independent, full service, small town bookstore offering all the latest new fiction and nonfiction titles, with a special emphasis on award winning titles, as well as an eclectic selection of used books at 50% off the publisher's list price!

There is also a large selection of kids' books for all age levels, including new and used picture books, graphic novels, middle grade and teen selections. New and used local interest books too!

Special orders welcome. Gift certificates available. Free gift wrapping! Visit Anodyne in Searsport!

33 E. Main St. Searsport, ME 04974 | (207) 548-4212 | anodynebookshop.com

Recent New Members:

Pope's Plumbing & Heating | Captain Sweetser's Inn | Home Instead

Maine State Credit Union |Workshop + Gallery | Workshop Winery

10th Annual Chamber Cup Golf Tournament & Sponsorships

The Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the return of the annual Chamber Cup Golf Tournament! This competitive networking event has helped the Chamber to fund and provide our business members and the community with developmental resources they need to grow and succeed.

The event will be held on Friday, Sept. 8th at Northport Golf Club, 581 Bluff Rd. in Northport. Check-in at 11:30am, starts at 12pm.

*** Click Here to Register Your Team! ***

*** Click Here for Sponsorship Opportunities! ***

FMI: contact Dorothy at [email protected] or call 338-5900.

Business After Hours

Join us in downtown Belfast for the Chamber's August Business After Hours at:

Belfast Free Library

Wednesday, August 16th

106 High St., 5:30pm - 7:00pm

Every month our Chamber hosts an after hours event designed for members to meet and build relationships with business people from companies and organizations representing a variety of industries in our region.

Click Here for the full 2023 BAH schedule

July 27th Newsletter



1) Chamber Job Search

2) USS Sequoia

3) Tiger Bomb @ Marshall Wharf Brewing Co.

4) Southern Fried Gospel Supper @ Searsport FCC

5) Summer Movie Series / Our Town Belfast

Belfast Dog Park - 15th Birthday Celebration

Belfast Free Library - Appalachian Music Duo Me & Martha Performs August 10

Belfast Maskers - Auditions for Fall One Acts August 8 & 12

Belfast Rotary's Harbor Fest Boatbuilding Competition Offers $1,750 in Cash Prizes, Cardboard Boat Race Offers Bragging Rights

Local Color Gallery Welcomes August Featured Artist Marli Thibodeau

Muzzy Ridge Concerts Announces August Artists

Penobscot Marine Museum Offers Themed Walking Tour August 3

Presidential Yacht is Looking for a Safer Maine Harbor for Restoration (BDN)

Dorothy Havey, Executive Director

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Scott Smith, Operations Manager

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Board of Directors

Staff Photography by Dave Waddell, Down East Magazine