Baxter State Park Interpretive Presentation - Saturday, Ongoing
Learn how to identify animals by their tracks. Try walking like a moose or bear! And make your very own animal tracks out of plaster. Join Baxter State Park internists in this fun and interactive workshop.
Take a Hike! The Subculture of Long-Distance Hiking on the Appalachian Trail
A new banner exhibit exploring life on the Appalachian Trail will be on display in downtown Millinocket during the festival. "Take A Hike! The subculture of long-distance hiking on the appalachian trail" present photographs and stories examining the joys and struggles hikers experience during their journeys.
Parade - Saturday 10 AM
Saturday morning will start with a parade from Stearns High School to the bandstand at Veteran's Memorial Park. Hikers, bikers, walkers, atvs and the Maine State Dixieland Band are some the entries into the parade so far. The Dixieland Band will perform at the bandstand following the parade.
Pie Auction - Sunday 11 AM
Kermit Cote will conduct another of his pie auctions at the bandstand. Each year local citizens and volunteers bake their best pies and donate them to the festival pie auction. Join in the fun and sooth your sweet tooth with a homemade pie. Proceeds to benefit the Trails End Festival. Submitting a pie for the auction? Drop it off at Memories of Maine after 10:00 AM.
Art Raffle - Drawing Sunday
There will be an art raffle during the festival. Works have been donated by Memories of Maine, Moose Prints, and North Light Gallery. Purchase your tickets at the Katahdin Area Chamber of Commerce booth. Drawing will be held on Sunday of the festival.
Moonlight Kayak with Randilee Bishop at Crandal Park - Saturday 6 PM
Bring a flashlight to paddle around the Millinocket Stream from the Granite Street Bridge to the Millinocket HS and back to Crandal Park. Sign up at the Kayak booth at Crandal Park. Glow in the dark bracelets and necklaces available for a donation.
Kayak Tour - Saturday 3 PM - 7 PM
A 3-hour kayak adventure is planned for Saturday on Millinocket Stream. Kayaks will follow Millinocket Stream south to Shad Pond. From there kayakers may join in a short hike to Grand Pitch Falls. The falls are located on the 'Back Channel' of the West Branch of the Penobscot River. The event is open to those who have their own kayak.
Pride In Your Ride - Sunday 11 AM
Anything goes at this ride in show. Antique cars and motorcycles, ATVs, bicycles or even your lawnmower. Shine it up and show it off. Bring you shinny ride to Veterans Memorial Park on Sunday by 11:00 a.m. and enter for a chance to win a prize for your ride.
Meet Maine Legend Don Fendler - Sunday 12 PM
In 1939 twelve year-old Donn Fendler was hiking to the Summit of Maine's highest mountain when he became separated from his family. A dark storm enveloped the peak of the mile-high mountain called Katahdin, and the boy quickly lost his way. He spent nine long days and nights in that rugged wilderness, all alone except the wildlife he encountered as he tried to find his way out. Meanwhile, the entire state prayed for him while hundreds of brave citizens and blood hounds searched the mountain. It was these prayers, Donn's courage and faith, his Boy Scout training and his "will to live" that brought him through this ordeal.