
Summer in Kennebec Valley is the best time of the year! Our real estate agents love the warm summer days and long summer nights that are perfect for getting together with family and friends to enjoy the some of the best festivities around Maine. Don't miss these four awesome events happening throughout the summer in Kennebec Valley!

Nothing (and we mean nothing!) beats a fresh, delicious lobster roll made from succulent, flavorful Maine lobster fresh off the boat. You don't have to take our word for it—ask any of our real estate agents, experts all in great Augusta homes and lobster rolls. Here's where to go in Augusta and surrounding areas for this Down East delicacy.

Pure Maine maple syrup is such a popular commodity that Native Americans used it as money. While maple syrup is no longer made by dropping red-hot stones into thick wooden containers of sap, it retains the same unique quality and flavor people have enjoyed for hundreds of years.
On the fourth Sunday of March each year, our state's sugar houses celebrate Maine Maple Sunday. Our real estate agents prepare you for this year's event on March 24 by sharing the story of making maple syrup along with our favorite sugar houses to visit.
The maple syrup cycle begins when the first crow of the year flies, usually in late January. This marks the beginning of the "sweetwater" sap flow, which generally runs until mid-April. Even in these high-tech times, many sugar houses still follow the tradition of collecting sap in buckets hung from trees.
How valuable is sap? A large tree can produce a generous amount of 60 gallons in one year, but the end result is only about one-and-a-half gallons of maple syrup.

If you're ready to dust off your ice skates this winter, you're not alone. Ice skating is practically the official state pastime here in Maine, and if you've never ice skated before, Maine is the perfect place to learn.
Our real estate agents look forward to ice skating season, and it's finally here! Of course, there's one place in town where you don't have to worry about the weather at all – the Camden National Bank Ice Vault.
Home to the Maine Moose ice hockey team and the Skating Association of Maine, the Maine Ice Vault is one of the premier ice rinks in the state. It opened its doors in 2012, replacing the former Kennebec Ice Arena, which collapsed under the weight of snow in 2011.

Folks in Augusta, Maine know how to enjoy the winter weather. In fact, for people who love the snowy season, the variety of options for outdoor winter fun is one of the best aspects of living in the area. Whether you are already an area resident or are shopping Augusta homes for sale with the intention of becoming one, there are lots to do when the snow flies. Here are four places for outdoor winter fun near Augusta that you won't want to miss:
GO Tubing, 60 Alder Park Road, South China, ME
This popular winter fun venue offers old-fashioned fun for families. Snow tubing is their main gig, with four tubing lanes and a tow line to haul tubers back to the top for another run. There is also a skating rink available to patrons, as well as a cozy lodge with a roaring fire and a food truck where meals, snacks, hot chocolate, and other beverages are purchased. You can host parties and group events at GO Tubing.