Summer is waning quickly and people are returning from vacations, something many look forward to each year. Did your ancestors do the same? Packing up and leaving home for weeks was a luxury most of our ancestors couldn’t afford, though many would try to do something relaxing if they could.

The Three Rivers Kiwanis annual blueberry pancake breakfast will be served from 7-10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15 at Kiwanis Headquarters (in the business park) at 15 Harris Pond Road. All proceeds from this event will benefit the Three Rivers Kiwanis Foundation to allow the organization to run all charity programs throughout the year.

Upcoming events around the region.

Piscataquis County winners of the 2018 Spirit of America Foundation Tribute for outstanding community service will be honored at a ceremony on Friday, Sept. 21 starting at 7 p.m. in the Valley Grange Hall at 172 Guilford Center Road.

Pilots from across the country and Canada are expected to attend the popular International Seaplane Fly-In from Sept. 6-9, which also draws some of the biggest crowds of the summer season to the Moosehead Lake region.

The alumni of Brownville Junction High School held their annual reunion on Aug. 25. For many years they have awarded scholarships to college students based on academic performance. This year they will provide a total of $19,000 in financial assistance to the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of BJHS alumni members.

Each year the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District (PCSWCD) recognizes a cooperator in Piscataquis County who has implemented exceptional conservation practices on their land. This year, the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) Maine Woods Initiative will be honored for their outstanding on-the ground conservation efforts, educational outreach and overall excellence in sustainable management of the land.

Shaw Public Library in Greenville has been through some remarkable changes in the last five years. It has doubled its available space with the addition of a house adjacent to the original structure and become an invaluable destination for anyone looking to be enriched, entertained and enhanced by new learning experiences. It’s a delightful journey through this library from the Book Barn, where books are donated and shared, to the adult books and information in the original building.

“It is a little bit of a dog whistle to call something a scam. But this truly is a scam,” said Stop The Scam campaign manager Ben Gilman. We were talking about Question 1, which voters will see on Maine’s November 2018 general election ballot.

Members and guests of the Abbot Historical Society held the monthly meeting Aug. 28 at the Little Red School House in upper Abbot. The building has recently been purchased by Brian and Julie Hanscom and the new owners are in the process of repairing and restoring this old landmark.