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A few websites we think might be useful, helpful, or fun.

Visitor Information:

"The Best Drives in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont: 22 Tours in Northern New England" (Our book is called The Best Drives in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont: 22 Tours in Northern New England. It features detailed route descriptions -- with cultural and historical background and loads of anecdotes and fun facts -- covering the region's most scenic areas, with comprehensive listings of places to stay and dine, attractions, and sources of further information at the end of each chapter. )

Belfast Area Chamber of Commerce (Our counterparts in Belfast.)

Coastal Mountains Land Trust Hiking Trails (The Coastal Mountains Land Trust would like to encourage the use of its many miles of hiking trails in the mid-coast area. We've noticed that your website has a section that promotes local activities to your customers, and that our trails are not listed. Click on link for maps and "Take-A-Hike" brochure. We have 23 miles of beautiful trails that range from easy to strenuous, offering woodland and water views. Access to our preserves is free and open to the public. )

Explore All Ways To Get Around Maine (Explore Maine features all the different ways to get around Maine - car, train, bus, bicycle, air and ferry. )

Maine Coast Guide (Exhaustive cruising information.)

Maine Lobster Promotion Council (The Maine Lobster Promotion Council (MLPC) markets and promotes the sale of Maine lobster in local, regional, national and world markets year-round. The Council encourages education and training of all customers — including wholesale, retail and foodservice, and end-consumers — about how to handle, prepare, serve, promote, and sell Maine lobster. The Maine State Legislature established the MLPC in 1991 at the request of the Maine lobster industry. The MLPC is a public instrumentality of the state, funded primarily through assessments paid by lobster license holders. This web site has recipes, lobster dealers, lobster events statewide, lobster boat tours, media information and more...)

Maine State Parks Passport (Using Your Passport Is Fun And Easy! * Visit any Maine state park or historic site from May 29 through September. Get your free passport at the park! * Look for the brown passport station. * Unlock the padlock using the secret code! (Hint: It’s not a secret. The combination is the park’s established date. Find it in your passport pages.)Stamp Your Passport!The more stamps you collect, the more cool stuff you getalong the way. )

Maine Tourism Association (Request the Maine travel planner, Maine Invites You, by email!)

Maine's MidCoast (Lots of information on Midcoast Maine.)

Midcoast Disc - Ultimate Frisbee in Midcoast Maine (For an interesting "things to do" in Midcoast... The Midcoast Disc group plays at Point Lookout during the winter and at various locations during the summer, including at the Rockland Snow Marine Park, Camden Snow Bowl field, CR Middle School, etc.The home of Ultimate Frisbee in Midcoast Maine. We are a pick-up group in the Rockland/Camden/Lincolnville/Belfast region, ages 13 to 50-something, all levels of play welcome. Playing twice/week--check the website for details. CONTACT EMAIL: midcoastdisc@gmail.com)

Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce (Camden Office)

Resources for Maine Travel and Living (A thoughtful guide for Maine travel and living. Enjoy our job-search resources and our compilation of Maine chambers of Commerce and Associations, each of which is its own little universe bearing a wealth of information for Maine travel and living. At the end of the day, we hope that the resources collected here will help you plan and enjoy your Maine experience. )

Village Soup (Community Internet hub.)

City & County:

City of Belfast (located 26 miles north of Rockland)

City of Rockland (The municipal website.)

Knox County (From the county seat.)

Knox Resources (Social services organizations directory for Knox County.)

Official Web Site of the State Of Maine (This is the official web site of the State of Maine. Extensive information and relevant links on government, living in Maine, working in Maine, business information, travel, education, facts and history. )

Rockland Public Library (Recently renovated.)

State of Maine - Maine Revenue Services (State of Maine, Maine Revenue Services web site. This site was created to give you easy, convenient access to Maine tax information whenever you need it. As you browse through the homepage, you will find they have grouped the bureau information by tax divisions. This includes information on the new "Casual Rentals of Living Quarters 7% Sales Tax Law", which affects all owners of cottage/vacation rental properties. )

State of Maine - Small Business Resources (State of Maine web site, with extensive information on resource guides, state resources, business directories, federal & corporate resources, economic development, licensing, laws and regulations.)

State of Maine Business Answers (Information on starting and operating a business in Maine.)

Town of Camden (Our neighbors 8 miles north of Rockland)

Town of Lincolnville (Just north of Camden, 12 miles from Rockland.)

Town of Rockport (a few miles up the coast from Rockland)

Town of South Thomaston (Located four miles south of Rockland. Indian name, "Wessaweskeag," afterward contracted to "Weskeag," and afterward to "Keag." )

Cruise Ship Information:

American Cruise Lines (Small ships, big adventure, deluxe accommodations, exciting experience. )

www.cruisemaineusa.com (Discover Maine cruise destinations - always intriguing, never ordinary.)

Fairs & Festivals:

Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors Show ((Boats in the water, boats on land, fine furniture and home wares, the arts, and delicious food.) )

Maine Lobster Festival (Mm, lobster.)

North Atlantic Blues Festival (blues and more blues...)

Union Fair (Ah, blueberries.)

Our Maritime Heritage:

Maine Maritime Museum (Bath, Maine.)

Maine Windjammer Association (The legendary fleet of the Maine Windjammer Association offers 3 to 6 day sailing adventures off the coast of Maine. Explore our pristine coastline from the deck of an authentic tall ship. 3,000 islands, delicious lobster, snug harbors at night.)

New England Lighthouses - A Virtual Guide (For enthusiasts.)

Penobscot Marine Museum (Searsport, Maine.)

The Apprenticeshop (traditional wooden boat building in Rockland, Maine)

Tax Information:

I.R.S. Tax Centers (Tax centers have been developed to help you quickly find information related to your particular area of interest, industry or profession on one page. )

Self-Employed Individuals Tax Center (If you are in business for yourself, or carry on a trade or business as a sole proprietor or an independent contractor, you generally would consider yourself self-employed and this section offers a broad range of resources for you.)

Smalll Business and Self-Employed Tax Center (This section offers a broad range of resources across federal and state agencies, as well as industry/profession specific information for self-employed entrepreneurs, employers and businesses.)

Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop (The IRS’s Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop is an interactive resource to help small business owners learn about their federal tax rights and responsibilities. This dynamic educational product, available online and on CD, contains nine stand-alone lessons that can be selected and viewed in any sequence. A bookmark feature makes it possible to leave and return to a specific point within the lesson.Users receive the most up-to-date tax law changes when taking the workshop online at Virtual Tax Workshop and the CD can be ordered at Virtual Tax Workshop CD. This version of the workshop includes updated content, a new reference section, interactive features and a completely new look and feel. Not only can users customize lessons to meet specific needs, they also have access to a list of useful online references that enhance the learning experience by allowing the user to view references and the video lessons simultaneously.Online or on CD, a great feature is the workshop’s convenience. The workshop is available 24 hours per day, seven days a week, from any computer. The Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop is the first of a series of video products designed exclusively for small business taxpayers. A new companion series, Your Guide to an IRS Audit, is scheduled to be released later this year.)

SCORE:

SCORE ("SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is a nonprofit association dedicated to entrepreneur education and the formation, growth and success of small business nationwide. SCORE is a resource partner with the U.S Small Business Administration (SBA). SCORE has about 400 chapters in locations throughout the United States and its territories, with over 10,000 volunteers nationwide. Local chapters provide free counseling and low-cost workshops in their communities to U.S. Citizens and Green Card holders. Both working and retired executives and business owners donate their time and expertise as business counselors. )

Miscellaneous:

Coastal Counties Workforce, Inc. (Inc. (CCWI), is a non-profit 501(c)(3) entity founded to administer and oversee the federal Workforce Investment Act (WIA) (29 USCS § 2801 et seq.). WIA was passed in 1998 by the federal government in order to consolidate, coordinate, and improve employment, training, literacy, and vocational rehabilitation programs in the United States. As a result, a national workforce development system was established and divided into local or regional workforce boards. CCWI is one of four Workforce Investment Boards in Maine. With respect to WIA, CCWI’s jurisdiction includes Maine’s six coastal counties (Knox, Lincoln, Waldo, Sagadahoc, Cumberland, and York). What We Do: plan, oversee, and evaluate local workforce development programs, including the CareerCenter Network and Workforce Solutions Centers; direct WIA compliance through interactions and negotiations with the Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Employment Services and through CareerCenter oversight; partner with the economic development community to promote the region’s economic prosperity; serve as the point of contact for business and industry, facilitating communications regarding workforce needs in our area; assess regional business needs and align programs and services to meet those needs; thereby ensuring the availability of qualified workers and promoting coordination among business and the public sector; implement a comprehensive workforce development system that adds value for job seekers, incumbent workers and employers; promote strategies to encourage life-long learning, improve workplace skills and assist in the development of new training programs to benefit the region’s workforce.)

Jobs in Maine (Employment opportunities.)

Maine Answers Tough Times (Maine Answers Tough Times is a new feature initiated by the Maine State Library in 2009 on its web site. The web links comprising Maine Answers Tough Times were selected for Maine residents who need help with employment and job training; housing, food or legal assistance; health care and insurance; and, credit and crisis counseling. Each web page link in Maine Answers Tough Times will lead directly to the web sites of State government agencies such as Career Centers, DirigoHealth, Maine State Housing Authority, and the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development. Each web page also includes a link to the State Library’s directory of Maine’s public libraries – very important organizations that are providing resources and ideas to help Maine get through tough times. Visitors to Maine Answers Tough Times can find contact information and public hours for their local libraries. Public libraries are supplying Maine with resources on resumes and job hunting, small business start-up, personal finance, stretching grocery dollars, do-it-yourself home and auto repairs, and improving job skills or learning new ones.Maine Answers Tough Times is collaboration between department head Peggy O’Kane, the librarians in Reference and Research Services, and Ellen Wood, Web Coordinator.)

Maine Eastern Railroad Train (Maine Eastern Railroad is offering excursion trains and schedule passenger service between Rockland and Brunswick, with stops in Bath and Wiscasset. Travel along the scenic coastline while enjoying the amenities of comfortable coaches and taking in the beauty of Maine's Midcoast from picture windows. For more information, tickets and trains service schedules, call 866-637-2457 (866-MERAILS) or visit their web site.)

Maine State Prison Showroom (Still in Thomaston.)

MaineStream Finance (MaineStream Finance is a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI). A CDFI is an American financial institution that provides credit, financial services and other services to underserved populations. Nationwide, over 1,000 CDFIs serve economically distressed communities by providing credit, capital and financial services that are often unavailable from traditional financial institutions. MaineStream Finance is pleased to be offering services to individuals and families living in Penobscot, Piscataquis and Knox counties. Offering First Time Homebuyer Courses, Home Repair Loans, Reverse Mortgages, Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance and more. For more information call 1-800-215-4942. Rockland contact: Ken Greenleaf, Micro Business Consultant, 207-974-2437; kgreenleaf@penquis.org.)

Midcoast Ridefinder - Linking People to Transportation (The MIDCOAST RIDEFINDER is for everyone. Whether you are trying to get to a doctor’s appointment, visit friends, or travel to one of the islands, this website can help you. If you are located in Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc counties, Brunswick or Harpswell, you can search for any type of ride. Most providers charge for their services, but some offer free rides, accept MaineCare, or cater to the mobility challenged. Log onto www.midcoastridefinder today to find your way! If you are interested in obtaining a printed edition, please contact the Mobility Manager in MCH’s transportation division at 207-596-6477, ext. 309. )

The Maine Women Business Owners Online Directory (Visit the Maine Women Business Owners Online Directory to find products and services sold by Maine’swomen-owned businesses. If you are a women business owner in Maine, join the directory to promote yourproducts and services on the Internet.)

UPCOMING EVENT...
Maine Home + Design Show
June 30 - July 1, 2012
Location: Fields at Camden Hills, Rockport in a 30,000 square foot clearspan frame tent. Takes place from June 30th, Saturday, (10am-5pm) & July 1, Sunday (10am-4pm). The MH+D Show is a trade show of over 140 custom home, lighting, landscaping, design, and craftsmen businesses from across the state. With a new home in Rockport and a renewed committment to bringing in a high value, ready to buy, customer through expanded marketing and outreach, this is a show you can't afford to miss! Pricing: general booths are $795 and an Art Booth is $895. All booths are 8×10 and come with pipe and drape, one 6 ft. table and two chairs (if requested). An art booth is specially constructed with three wooden walls for an art gallery or business to hang art, products, or other items from. It is painted as well. All assembly is included in the cost, except for actually hanging the items. 10 tickets at no charge for each exhibitor, to hand out to their most value customers. AIA Pavilion with 20 of the state's leading architects showcasing their work. To learn more contact: Leanne Ouimet or Courtney Odgen at Maine Home+Design, 207-772-3373; Dan Bookham or Shari Closter at the Penobscot Bay Chamber, 207-596-0376.