February 15, 2024 | Issue 7

Please Welcome Our Newest Member, Belfast Yacht Club & Event Center!

Overlooking the beautiful Penobscot Bay, this bright, elegant, and well-appointed event space is conveniently located in downtown Belfast. The 3,000 square foot ballroom has both a rustic and an industrial feel which makes the space extremely versatile. It will help you create the perfect ambiance for your special event. There might not be another midcoast event venue that also offers a 2,000 square foot deck with such stunning water views, and waterfront park!

Belfast Yacht Club & Event Center is not just a remarkable space, it also provides all of the amenities you or your caterer/event planner would expect. They very much look forward to hosting your next event! Currently, they are booking 2024 and 2025 events. They are also actively promoting this new space to caterers, event and wedding planners, and their beautiful space is sure to create many lifelong memories.

FMI: byceventcenter.com

15 Front St. Belfast, ME 04915 | 207-218-7005

Please Welcome Our Newest Member, Wood Thrush Wilderness!

Wood Thrush Wilderness is an outdoor guiding and educational business that helps people connect more deeply with themselves and the natural world. With an emphasis on ecopsychology and outdoor education, they provide opportunities to promote awareness and reflection.

Engage your creative and adventurous spirit with through Traditional Craft, Outdoor Education and Wilderness Meditation and Medicine, Outdoor Leadership Training, and Wilderness Guiding.

Lead Instructor and Maine Guide Jes Steele M.Ed. has a deep passion for the wilderness and for teaching. She has been working in the field of Adventure and Environmental Education for more than 30 years. This leg of her journey is about connecting more deeply with herself, others, and the wilderness. Join her for a program of connection, learning, and growing.

FMI: woodthrushwilderness.com

Based in Thorndike | 607-229-4204

Recent New Members:

Seaboard Federal Credit Union | Heavy Element | Something to Wag About

The Side Street Gallery | Dos Gatos Gastropub | Amandine Bakery & Cafe

February Business After Hours

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. Stop by for a little while or stay and connect! This month we will be hosted by:

Belfast Curling Club

Wednesday, February 21, 5:30pm - 7pm

211 Belmont Ave. Belfast, ME

Click Here to see our hosts for the 2024 Business After Hours

Last Chance to Apply for Arts in the Park

The deadline to apply for Arts in the Park is Monday, February 26th. If you are a full-time or summer resident of Maine, don't miss your chance to be part of one of the most beloved art shows in the midcoast! Remind your friends and family!

June 29 & 30 from 10am - 4pm, Steamboat Landing Park in Belfast!

CLICK HERE to Apply

February 8th Newsletter



1) Chamber Job Search

2) Hutchinson Center Petition

3) Author Chris Davis / Anodyne Bookshop & Hey Sailor

4) Heavy Element

5) Chocolate Fest / Searsport First Congregational Church

Chamber Job Search (HOT ITEM)

Still looking for that new job? Need to know what's available in the greater Belfast area? We have a great page full of job opportunities large and small!

CLICK HERE!

Chamber Members - you can submit your job postings by logging into your

ChamberMaster account or email [email protected]

Bangor Savings Bank - Community Matters More Voting Through February

Belfast Flying Shoes Receives Grant from Maine Arts Commission

Belfast Free Library - Join the Friends of the Belfast Free Library

Belfast Garden Club Hosts Waldo County Bounty Co-Founder Bamman Feb. 20

Belfast Rotary Club Donates $17K to School Clothing Closets Program

BlueJacket Shipcrafters - February ShipShape News

Coastal Mountains Land Trust - Full Moon Hike February 23

Home Instead Career Fair in Rockland February 15

IRS - Various Deadlines Postponed for Maine Taxpayers Impacted by Storms

Local Color Gallery - Karen Olson, The Outhouse Association, and Winter Workshops

Maine Artisans Collective to Begin Jurying for New Consignors

Owl Furniture - Warner Rocker Wins 'Best in Furniture' Award

Pentagoet Inn - Dinner of Five Flags, Limited Tickets Remaining

United Midcoast Charities to Open Grant Applications

Waldo County General Hospital & Pen Bay Medical Center Issue Annual Report

Dorothy Havey, Executive Director

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Scott Smith, Operations Manager

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Board of Directors

President / Erin Merrifield, RE/MAX Jaret & Cohn

Vice President / Chris Nickerson, Whale's Tooth Pub, Northport Inn & Lodge

Treasurer / Michelle Curtis, First National Bank

Secretary / Megan Day, Waldo County General Hospital

Paul Dean, Councilor, City of Belfast

Dawn Gintz, Captain Nickels Inn

John McKeith, The Belfast Center

Elaine Potoker, Interloqui

Terri Tower, Camden National Bank

Mary Tripp, Bank of America

Travis Wood, Waldo County Technical Center

Staff Photography by Dave Waddell, Down East Magazine