Events Calendar | Blue Hill Heritage Trust

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	October 2026
				1 ⚠️Canceled⚠️ BHHT Volunteer Day at Walker Pond - Brooksville ⚠️Canceled⚠️ BHHT Volunteer Day at Walker Pond - Brooksville October 1, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm ⚠️Canceled⚠️Join us for a hands-on afternoon of trail improvement on Thursday, October 1st from 1–4 PM at our new property on Walker Pond in Brooksville. Help us enhance this beautiful property and make it even more enjoyable for visitors. We’re preparing the preserve for an upcoming new trail. Volunteer tasks may include: • Clearing and widening sections of trail • Digging and shaping trail surfaces • Trimming vegetation We’ll gather at the Walker Pond trail parking lot in Brooksville. We recommend that volunteers bring/wear water, work gloves and sturdy boots or closed-toed shoes (the terrain may be wet.) We’ll provide all tools, plus extra gloves, drinks, and snacks. Everyone is welcome—no experience necessary. Whether you can stay for the whole time or just drop in, we’d love to have you! RSVP- Please email us if you plan to attend so we can get a headcount. FMI: email stewardship@bluehillheritagetrust.org or call our office at 374-5118 Weather note: If it rains, we’ll shift to Friday, October 2nd. Keep an eye on your email for updates. See more details	2	3
4	5	6	7	8 BHHT Volunteer Day at Blue Hill Mountain BHHT Volunteer Day at Blue Hill Mountain October 8, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join us for a rewarding afternoon outdoors on Thursday, October 8th from 1–4 PM at Blue Hill Mountain! Help us protect this special place while enjoying fresh air, great company, and hands-on conservation work. Invasive plants are an increasing challenge across Maine, and Blue Hill Mountain is no exception. We’ll be working together to cut back invasive bittersweet, helping restore native habitats. Volunteers will work in small groups across different areas of the mountain, including fields and trails. We’ll gather at the Hayes Trail parking lot (the large lot at the top of the hill). Can’t make it right at 1 PM? No problem—feel free to join us anytime during the afternoon. Just look for our groups in the field or along the trail. We recommend that volunteers bring/wear water, work gloves and sturdy boots or closed-toed shoes and hand clippers/loppers (if you have them.) Don’t have tools or gloves? We’ve got extras available, along with drinks and snacks! Everyone is welcome—no experience needed. Whether you’re a longtime supporter or brand new, we’d love to have you. *RSVP- Please email us if you plan to attend so we can get a headcount. FMI: stewardship@bluehillheritagetrust.org or call our office at 374-5118. Weather note: If it rains, Friday, October 9th, it will be the rain date. Keep an eye on your email for updates. See more details Friends From the Field: Dark Skies in Blue Hill and Deer Isle Friends From the Field: Dark Skies in Blue Hill and Deer Isle October 8, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust and Island Heritage Trust for our first Friends From the Field webinar of the season! To astronomers, dark skies — the absence of light pollution — represent a precious and increasingly rare aspect of the environment, one that mainstream environmentalists sometimes overlook. Our speaker, Michael Goldstein, is vice-president of the Mid-Hudson Astronomical Association, and leads its project to identify dark observing sites. He recently visited Deer Isle and experienced its exceptionally dark skies first-hand. Goldstein’s talk will compare local conditions to other areas of the United States and Maine, and will illustrate the incredible power — and rapidly improving ease of use — of today’s observing technologies. Registration is required. Sign-up here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rWDF0Uu2SzOg9QkJV0Abaw Michael Goldstein moved to the mid-Hudson Valley/Catskills region in 2022, from where he is able to pursue his lifelong dream to observe and photograph the heavens. He specializes in real-time astrophotography with a particular interest in imaging galaxies. He has a strong interest in the history of astronomy, having to-date imaged 179 of 338 entries in Halton C. Arp’s Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies, 18 of the 20 galaxies cited in Vera C. Rubin’s seminal 1980 paper measuring the speed of galaxy rotation, and the entire Messier Catalogue. He is an avid hiker and fly fisher. He is married to actor June Ballinger who played Aoife Muldoon in Opera House Art’s 2026 production of Outside Mullingar. See more details	9	10
11	12	13	14 EVENT FULL Reading the Landscape with Tom Wessels: Blue Hill Mountain Summit EVENT FULL Reading the Landscape with Tom Wessels: Blue Hill Mountain Summit October 14, 2026 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm EVENT FULL If you'd like to be added to the waiting list, please email brooke@bluehillheritagetrust.org This program will be an exploration of the exposed summit of Blue Hill Mountain focusing on its geological history, the successional process on its exposed bedrock that created its graceful outcrop communities, and how one can walk among these fragile communities and have no impact on them at all. Participants will meet a BHHT staff member at 9:00am (meeting location will be provided upon registration). We will hike to the summit along a trail that includes several steps, ledges, rocks, and roots. Trail length is approximately 1 mile and is rated easy-difficult. Tom will be waiting for the group at the summit, and once his talk is over BHHT staff will lead the group down the mountain. Prepare to be out for 2.5-3 hours. **Space is limited to 12 participants and registration is required. See more details	15 BHHT Volunteer Day at Walker Pond - Brooksville BHHT Volunteer Day at Walker Pond - Brooksville October 15, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join us for a hands-on afternoon of trail improvement on Thursday, October 15th from 1–4 PM at our new property on Walker Pond in Brooksville. Help us enhance this beautiful property and make it even more enjoyable for visitors. We’re preparing the preserve for an upcoming new trail. Volunteer tasks may include: • Clearing and widening sections of trail • Digging and shaping trail surfaces • Trimming vegetation We’ll gather at the Walker Pond trail parking lot in Brooksville. We recommend that volunteers bring/wear water, work gloves and sturdy boots or closed-toed shoes (the terrain may be wet.) We’ll provide all tools, plus extra gloves, drinks, and snacks. Everyone is welcome—no experience necessary. Whether you can stay for the whole time or just drop in, we’d love to have you! RSVP- Please email us if you plan to attend so we can get a headcount. FMI: email stewardship@bluehillheritagetrust.org or call our office at 374-5118 Weather note: If it rains, we’ll shift to Friday, October 16th. Keep an eye on your email for updates. See more details	16 Storybook Trail with the Word Festival Storybook Trail with the Word Festival October 16, 2026 - October 26, 2026 @ PROGRAM UPDATE: NEW BOOK! Join us for a fun and family-friendly Storybook Trail along John Murphy Trail in Blue Hill, in collaboration with the Word Literary Arts Festival. Enjoy a leisurely walk through nature as you read “Bread and Jam for Frances” by Russell Hoban. The John Murphy Trail, located behind the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, has increased accessibility features and is great for strollers, walkers, and wheelchairs. To learn more about the Word Literary Arts Festival, visit: https://www.wordfestival.org/ See more details	17 Storybook Trail with the Word Festival Storybook Trail with the Word Festival October 16, 2026 - October 26, 2026 @ PROGRAM UPDATE: NEW BOOK! Join us for a fun and family-friendly Storybook Trail along John Murphy Trail in Blue Hill, in collaboration with the Word Literary Arts Festival. Enjoy a leisurely walk through nature as you read “Bread and Jam for Frances” by Russell Hoban. The John Murphy Trail, located behind the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, has increased accessibility features and is great for strollers, walkers, and wheelchairs. To learn more about the Word Literary Arts Festival, visit: https://www.wordfestival.org/ See more details
18 Storybook Trail with the Word Festival Storybook Trail with the Word Festival October 16, 2026 - October 26, 2026 @ PROGRAM UPDATE: NEW BOOK! Join us for a fun and family-friendly Storybook Trail along John Murphy Trail in Blue Hill, in collaboration with the Word Literary Arts Festival. Enjoy a leisurely walk through nature as you read “Bread and Jam for Frances” by Russell Hoban. The John Murphy Trail, located behind the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, has increased accessibility features and is great for strollers, walkers, and wheelchairs. To learn more about the Word Literary Arts Festival, visit: https://www.wordfestival.org/ See more details	19 Storybook Trail with the Word Festival Storybook Trail with the Word Festival October 16, 2026 - October 26, 2026 @ PROGRAM UPDATE: NEW BOOK! Join us for a fun and family-friendly Storybook Trail along John Murphy Trail in Blue Hill, in collaboration with the Word Literary Arts Festival. Enjoy a leisurely walk through nature as you read “Bread and Jam for Frances” by Russell Hoban. The John Murphy Trail, located behind the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, has increased accessibility features and is great for strollers, walkers, and wheelchairs. To learn more about the Word Literary Arts Festival, visit: https://www.wordfestival.org/ See more details	20 Storybook Trail with the Word Festival Storybook Trail with the Word Festival October 16, 2026 - October 26, 2026 @ PROGRAM UPDATE: NEW BOOK! Join us for a fun and family-friendly Storybook Trail along John Murphy Trail in Blue Hill, in collaboration with the Word Literary Arts Festival. Enjoy a leisurely walk through nature as you read “Bread and Jam for Frances” by Russell Hoban. The John Murphy Trail, located behind the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, has increased accessibility features and is great for strollers, walkers, and wheelchairs. To learn more about the Word Literary Arts Festival, visit: https://www.wordfestival.org/ See more details	21 Storybook Trail with the Word Festival Storybook Trail with the Word Festival October 16, 2026 - October 26, 2026 @ PROGRAM UPDATE: NEW BOOK! Join us for a fun and family-friendly Storybook Trail along John Murphy Trail in Blue Hill, in collaboration with the Word Literary Arts Festival. Enjoy a leisurely walk through nature as you read “Bread and Jam for Frances” by Russell Hoban. The John Murphy Trail, located behind the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, has increased accessibility features and is great for strollers, walkers, and wheelchairs. To learn more about the Word Literary Arts Festival, visit: https://www.wordfestival.org/ See more details	22 Storybook Trail with the Word Festival Storybook Trail with the Word Festival October 16, 2026 - October 26, 2026 @ PROGRAM UPDATE: NEW BOOK! Join us for a fun and family-friendly Storybook Trail along John Murphy Trail in Blue Hill, in collaboration with the Word Literary Arts Festival. Enjoy a leisurely walk through nature as you read “Bread and Jam for Frances” by Russell Hoban. The John Murphy Trail, located behind the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, has increased accessibility features and is great for strollers, walkers, and wheelchairs. To learn more about the Word Literary Arts Festival, visit: https://www.wordfestival.org/ See more details BHHT Volunteer Day at Ferry Landing in Brooksville BHHT Volunteer Day at Ferry Landing in Brooksville October 22, 2026 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm Join us for a fun and impactful afternoon on Thursday, October 22nd from 1–4 PM at Ferry Landing Natural Area in Brooksville! Spend some time outdoors, meet great people, and help us care for this beautiful coastal property. We’ll be tackling invasive multiflora rose, clipping and pulling back these thorny plants to help native species thrive. Thanks to volunteers like you, we made great progress last year—and we’re excited to keep the momentum going as we work toward removing it from the property over time. We’ll gather at the Ferry Road parking area. We recommend that volunteers bring/wear water, work gloves, long-sleeves (to guard against thorny plant) and sturdy boots or closed-toed shoes (the terrain will be wet with woody debris.) We’ll provide all the tools you’ll need, plus extra support along the way. It’s a great way to enjoy the outdoors, get a little exercise, and make a real difference. No experience needed—just bring your energy and willingness to help! RSVP: Please email us if you plan to attend so we can get a headcount. FMI: stewardship@bluehillheritagetrust.org or call our office at 374-5118 Weather note: if weather doesn’t cooperate, we’ll move to Friday, October 23rd—keep an eye on your email for updates See more details	23 Storybook Trail with the Word Festival Storybook Trail with the Word Festival October 16, 2026 - October 26, 2026 @ PROGRAM UPDATE: NEW BOOK! Join us for a fun and family-friendly Storybook Trail along John Murphy Trail in Blue Hill, in collaboration with the Word Literary Arts Festival. Enjoy a leisurely walk through nature as you read “Bread and Jam for Frances” by Russell Hoban. The John Murphy Trail, located behind the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, has increased accessibility features and is great for strollers, walkers, and wheelchairs. To learn more about the Word Literary Arts Festival, visit: https://www.wordfestival.org/ See more details	24 Storybook Trail with the Word Festival Storybook Trail with the Word Festival October 16, 2026 - October 26, 2026 @ PROGRAM UPDATE: NEW BOOK! Join us for a fun and family-friendly Storybook Trail along John Murphy Trail in Blue Hill, in collaboration with the Word Literary Arts Festival. Enjoy a leisurely walk through nature as you read “Bread and Jam for Frances” by Russell Hoban. The John Murphy Trail, located behind the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, has increased accessibility features and is great for strollers, walkers, and wheelchairs. To learn more about the Word Literary Arts Festival, visit: https://www.wordfestival.org/ See more details
25 Storybook Trail with the Word Festival Storybook Trail with the Word Festival October 16, 2026 - October 26, 2026 @ PROGRAM UPDATE: NEW BOOK! Join us for a fun and family-friendly Storybook Trail along John Murphy Trail in Blue Hill, in collaboration with the Word Literary Arts Festival. Enjoy a leisurely walk through nature as you read “Bread and Jam for Frances” by Russell Hoban. The John Murphy Trail, located behind the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, has increased accessibility features and is great for strollers, walkers, and wheelchairs. To learn more about the Word Literary Arts Festival, visit: https://www.wordfestival.org/ See more details	26 Storybook Trail with the Word Festival Storybook Trail with the Word Festival October 16, 2026 - October 26, 2026 @ PROGRAM UPDATE: NEW BOOK! Join us for a fun and family-friendly Storybook Trail along John Murphy Trail in Blue Hill, in collaboration with the Word Literary Arts Festival. Enjoy a leisurely walk through nature as you read “Bread and Jam for Frances” by Russell Hoban. The John Murphy Trail, located behind the First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, has increased accessibility features and is great for strollers, walkers, and wheelchairs. To learn more about the Word Literary Arts Festival, visit: https://www.wordfestival.org/ See more details	27	28 Pumpkin Carving with the Walk-in Cafe Pumpkin Carving with the Walk-in Cafe October 28, 2026 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am First Congregational Church of Blue Hill, 22 Tenney Hill, Blue Hill, ME 04614, USA Join BHHT staff at the Healthy Peninsula's Walk-in Cafe for a fun pumpkin carving event! The Walk-in Café is a casual social gathering with refreshments and conversation held in the basement of the Blue Hill Congregational Church. This week we will be carving pumpkins to add to BHHT's 4th Annual Pumpkin Promenade, which will be located at the Murphy Trail right next door. Pumpkins will be lit up and ready for viewing along the trail from October 29th through October 31. Come learn about upcoming BHHT programs, enjoy refreshments, and carve pumpkins with us. Some pumpkins will be provided but please feel free to bring your own. Registration is not required and all are welcome! See more details	29 4th Annual Pumpkin Promenade 4th Annual Pumpkin Promenade October 29, 2026 - October 31, 2026 @ Calling all pumpkin carvers! We want you to participate in our 4th annual BHHT Pumpkin Promenade! Carve your pumpkins and drop them off at the Blue Hill Heritage Trust office anytime on Oct 28th (if the office is closed you may leave them outside). You can also drop them off at the John Murphy trailhead on Oct 29th by 8am. We will stage pumpkins along the John Murphy Accessible Trail where you and the community can view them a-glow during the afternoons/evenings of October 29, 30 and 31. Contact our office at info@bluehillheritagetrust.org or 374-5118 to learn more. Happy Halloween! See more details No BHHT Volunteer Day Today No BHHT Volunteer Day Today October 29, 2026 See more details	30 4th Annual Pumpkin Promenade 4th Annual Pumpkin Promenade October 29, 2026 - October 31, 2026 @ Calling all pumpkin carvers! We want you to participate in our 4th annual BHHT Pumpkin Promenade! Carve your pumpkins and drop them off at the Blue Hill Heritage Trust office anytime on Oct 28th (if the office is closed you may leave them outside). You can also drop them off at the John Murphy trailhead on Oct 29th by 8am. We will stage pumpkins along the John Murphy Accessible Trail where you and the community can view them a-glow during the afternoons/evenings of October 29, 30 and 31. Contact our office at info@bluehillheritagetrust.org or 374-5118 to learn more. Happy Halloween! See more details	31 4th Annual Pumpkin Promenade 4th Annual Pumpkin Promenade October 29, 2026 - October 31, 2026 @ Calling all pumpkin carvers! We want you to participate in our 4th annual BHHT Pumpkin Promenade! Carve your pumpkins and drop them off at the Blue Hill Heritage Trust office anytime on Oct 28th (if the office is closed you may leave them outside). You can also drop them off at the John Murphy trailhead on Oct 29th by 8am. We will stage pumpkins along the John Murphy Accessible Trail where you and the community can view them a-glow during the afternoons/evenings of October 29, 30 and 31. Contact our office at info@bluehillheritagetrust.org or 374-5118 to learn more. Happy Halloween! See more details Treats on the Trail! Treats on the Trail! October 31, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Celebrate downtown "Boo Hill" with us! BHHT staff will be near our Pumpkin Promenade trailhead (the John Murphy Trail near the First Congregational Church in Blue Hill) on Halloween. Come in costume, walk the trail, see the Pumpkin Promenade, and get some candy. Enjoy tons of Halloween fun and also learn about the Trust. All are welcome. We will be there from 4pm-7pm - or until candy runs out! Happy Halloween! See more details

October 2026