Observer file photoWILDERNESS SLED DOG RACE — Musher Thomas Carroll guides his pack of sled dogs as their ears flop in the wind during the 2022 35-mile race in Greenville.

Bangor Daily News file photoAUGERING WELL — Space is a premium at Frye Cove on Lake Wassookeag as fishermen stand nearly shoulder to shoulder, all seeking that trophy fish.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Maine Whoopie Pie Festival organizers announced that it has been nominated for the best Specialty Food Festival in USA Today’s 10Best Reader’s Choice Award.

As figure skating gains momentum ahead of the Olympic Games, Ice Dance International announces “The Seasons”, a theatrical skating experience touring 14 U.

Northern Light Health is going all in for heart health this February, joining the national observance of American Heart Month with a powerful message: “Be the Heart of Our Community.

The 19th annual Moosehead Lake Togue Derby will run from 12:01 a.

MILO — Mid Maine Dental Hygiene LLC will welcome the community to its new location with an open house from 10 a.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — Winter aviation meets live music and local flavor at the first annual Ski Plane Fly-In, taking place Saturday, Jan.

BARNARD TOWNSHIP — The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is excited to be teaming up with the Appalachian Mountain Club for a fun, family-friendly snowshoeing event.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The Dover Low Vision group will be meeting at the Central Hall Commons, 152 E Main St.

By Kim Brawn, Thompson Free Library Change wears many faces.

DEXTER — Beginning in February at the Abbott Memorial Library in Dexter, the work of Joe Kennedy of Ripley  will be on display.

University of Maine Cooperative Extension will host a webinar focused on identifying and managing weeds in greenhouse ornamental production from 6-7:15 p.

SHIRLEY — The Shirley Bog Trail Busters Inc.

Recurring Events Mondays DEXTER: The Abbott Museum is open 10 a.

DOVER-FOXCROFT – Tickets are now available for the Center Theatre’s Sweetheart’s Dance.

DOVER-FOXCROFT — This February the Piscataquis Regional Food Center invites the community to gather once again for its 2nd Annual Cold Hands & Warm Hearts Luncheon, a heartwarming fundraiser to fight hunger in the Maine Highlands and celebrate the extraordinary generosity of this year’s Hunger Heroes, the Perkins Family.