Family owned and operated business. Wonderful memories from 1999-2009 and they are bringing back…read morethe trees and should hopefully be open soon.

I have stayed for the weekend as well as done just the day of the games. My preference is to come…read morejust for the day. This is a fun festival with a generous host and lots and lots of people just having a good time. You will be entertained by the games, the music, the mud run or some of the other festival attendees. Everyone is very friendly or on occasion just very dunk and happy to say hello. Buying your tickets ahead saves money. Event happens rain or shine. The camping is a couple of open fields, bring your tent, camper or just an air mattress and set up wherever you please. There is a facebook page with a few rules, make sure to check it ahead of time. There are plenty of port a potties, but by day 3 they are always a mess. Bring your own tp and hand sanitizer as a back up. There are two locations of outdoor showers. The water is not heated, but pumped in straight from the brook. It's perfect for cooling off or rinsing off some mud. Keep in mind these are open and no privacy so wear your muddy clothes or swim suit or for those brazen souls nudity is not discouraged. The Olympic Games take place in the afternoon and usually last 2-3 hours. They even open the games with a redneck torch. These are always fun to watch or play. You can even enter by putting your name in one of the orange buckets prior to the games. Tug of war, wife carry, toilet seat horse shoes, beer trot, fire extinguisher toss, bobbing for pig knuckles, greased watermelon carry and barrel roll are the events. If you haven't seen these performed before you may not understand the objective, as the rules are only explained to the participants. I am a gold medalist in bobbing for pig knuckles. (Everyone has there talents). The beer trot is great way to get free beer and if you can chug you can win. The tug of war is often half of the audience partaking. They award medals after every event. They built a nice outdoor amphitheater wih the wooden benches plenty for everyone. The mud runs are exciting to watch. The even installed guard rails for spectator safety. Anyone can try to go thru, just get your vehicle in line. Jeeps, four wheelers, snowmobiles, lawn tractors, jacked up trucks and even the occasional work truck give it a try. Be prepared to get muddy watching, as the vehicles spray mud everywhere as they go by. It's fun to cheer them all on or watch them get stuck and the big tractor has to put them out. There is a pig roast meal that happens in the evening for a small fee. The food is big portions and filling. They also offer concessions all day including onion rings, burgers and cold soda. They have a bar tent too with cold beverages and beer pong. There is always a few vendors selling T-shirts, art work, jewelry , beer hats and much more to peruse through. There is big stage with lots of local bands playing some great music to sing and dance along too. There is a wet shirt contest for your entertainment. There is also a giant late night bonfire, about 20 feet high. There is security in golf carts and they get better each year at controlling the crowdS and enforcing the rules. Each year there is a learning curve and opportunity to improve. There is no ID check at any point, even the entrance. The event is open to families and all ages. There is always underage drinking. Perhaps making this a 21 plus event would be good. There is lots of nudity, boob flashing or girls on four wheelers completely naked. There is also no quiet time. People stay up late and enjoy their time, some loudly. They do ask all atvs and such to shut down by 7pm but don't enforce vehicles such as cars or truck on the property. All day people are drinking and driving their atvs and vehicles. There is walking to and from the areas of entertainment with those same drivers. There is also no medical attention area should an accident or alcohol overdose happen. There is also no list of times for anything, including all the bands. Even the games start at 2ish. It is hard to plan where to be when. Perhaps a list on the facebook page would be helpful and to try to keep to the schedule.

This is a great festival. Fun events and good music. You can choose to come up for the day or for…read morethe weekend. We chose to camp out for the weekend. Their Facebook page gave the details, if you buy the weekend pass you can come as early as Thursday. My fiancée and I had to work so we arrived midday Friday. When we arrived the place already looked packed. I asked the lady taking the tickets if they had been busy, her response was, yeah we've had people parking their campers since Monday. Monday? How do you get in on Monday when the tickets say Thursday is the earliest. So of course due to the early birds all the shaded spots in the main field were taken. We drove to the second field and found a decent spot to set up camp. The odd part is the camping price is the same whether you bring a tent or 6 campers. There is also no rules about how close someone can set up camp next to you. After our camp was set up we decided to explore, since the main field was full we had to trek back to the area with all the events, this entailed walking down the wrong way of a "one way" dirt road. But not only that the one way sign is apparently only for cars and trucks, if you brought a four wheeler or side by side you could go the opposite way. With traffic flowing both ways it gave very little room for pedestrians or error. The most concerning part of the walk was how many people had a beer can in their hand while driving their off road vehicles down this narrow road. Once we arrived at the main area we watched some live bands and watched people fall off the mechanical bull, which was pretty entertaining. We decided around 9 to head back to our site to find someone had crammed their tent between ours and the one we had assumed would be our neighbors. Herald and his crew have some pretty basic rules, no drinking if you're under 21 and no use of recreational vehicles after 7pm. But there are some other basic rules he seemed to have overlooked, such as no drinking and driving. His security team is a joke, it's more like a few of his family members that have flashlights, there is no medical team on property. With 2500 people drinking, driving, in the sun all day, there is a good chance someone is going to get hurt and they do not seem to be prepared for that. The second day they had Olympics style events which were fun to watch and my fiancée actually took the gold in bobbing for pig knuckles! Great job Rebecca W.! If we go again I'm hoping to see medical staff and some real police or some real security. I would probably only go for the day because at night the noise level is just too high to get any rest. I hope Herald continues to be successful at these events but I'm nervous his laid back business plan may be the wrong way to go.

If it wasn't for the golf course maintenance and how beautifully maintained this course is I would…read moregive it a lower rating. I played last summer with my husband. The greens are chef's kiss. My husband said, best in the state. We will be back!

Beautiful course to visit in the fall! The staff have been super helpful. I even got some…read moresuggestions from one of the guys who does lessons when I told him my hand gets swollen (I'm new to golfing). Patty the waitress was fantastic! We will definitely be back whenever we are in the area.

An extraordinary place to study physical theater in the beautiful Maine countryside. David Bruin,…read morethe director, is graciously attuned to the needs of the people and place. And the teachers are wonderful! Just came back from the week-long "Devising" course--learned a lot and met some great people.

The legacy of Tony Montanaro lives on at Celebration Barn. A magical place to train for performance…read moreartists, and a jewel of a variety theater with shows every Saturday through the summer.

This place is fantastic! The Maine state building is beautiful and the old bottling facility is…read morevery cool. Worth the drive. We camped in Scarborough and the drive wasn't bad at all.

While out exploring we stumbled upon this place way down a road at the Poland Spring House. It is…read moreworth the trip just to visit this old bottling house and adjacent well house. The architecture is beautiful. And it is free.

Best views, great club house, carts with distance to the pin GPS trackers! Snagged an open tee time…read moreon Labor Day before it rained out!

My husband and father in law played this course today. They were having a special $23. for each of…read morethem for 9 holes. 18 holes would be only an additional $2. This included the cart that they went in. Great course the greens are top notch and in beautiful condition. There was a sign I read when we drove up " Maine law you are prohibited to take your own alcoholic beverages in your cart". On that note I am glad we live in Florida. They paid their fees and are allowed to take the cart over to the car to get their clubs. Some courses back home this isn't the case. By far this is more convenient and user friendly. They have great facilities on site to get drinks and food. As well as clean rest rooms. On the course itself they have a restroom around the third hole. It would probably make more sense further down. Everyone that works here is very friendly and helpful. The other golfers were very nice as well. However the only other women there worked in the restaurant. So ladies if you are looking are where all the men are you can look for them here.

The 54th season is off to a great start so far! We saw an Iliad for opening night over the weekend…read moreand were so impressed with the 90-minute one-man show. So many lines to memorize and so captivating for the entire duration! It's wonderful to see so many favorite actors return this summer too! We have already subscribed and scheduled tickets for the rest of this summer's offerings: Richard II, The Story of My Life, As You Like It, and the Importance of Being Earnest. It's certainly worth the drive to Monmouth for those of us who don't live in the area!

This is a great little theater tucked away in a small Maine town. Top notch acting and directing…read morehere during the summer season. If you're going to spend 37 bucks for one show opt for the season pass instead and see them all, it's well worth it! Don't forget to check out the merchandise and snack shack outside! If you find the main floor too chilly the balcony is always a bit warmer. Enjoy!

Tremendous course, fun to play, friendly staff, fast pace of play, & great atmosphere after golf…read moretoo! Greens are excellent!!

They finally opened up their course to the public on a limited basis which is nice because most…read morepeople in the L/A area wouldn't be able to afford their membership prices. Martindale Country Club is more known for their reception hall where I have attended several weddings. Food has always been good, especially the buffets, and there is plenty of room for parties over 100 people.