February
2 Free Fishing Days to be announced by IF&W On these days residents, nonresidents and aliens may fish without a license (except those whose license has been revoked)

May 18, 2013
Grand Lake Stream Historical Society's Fishermen, Family and Friends Breakfast.

June - October
Princeton Farmer's Market
Located in the small town of Princeton. Fresh produce, flowers, baked goods and crafts from local vendors.

June 1-2, 2013
3rd Annual Togue Tournament On West Grand & Pocumcus Lakes

$1000 grand prize for first place
Cash prize for second place
Cash prize for third place

Cash prize will be awarded to the greatest total weight of fish.
Cash prize special drawing. For each fish caught between 14-18 inches there will be an entry ticket.

RULES
This tournament is for Togue (Lake Trout) caught in West Grand and Pocumcus Lakes only. No other fish can be entered. All fish entered in the tournament must be caught between 4:00 am Saturday, June 1 and the close of the Tournament at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, June 2. You must be in line at 3:00 p.m. June 2, 2013 to have your fish weighed to be included in the Tournament. Tournament ticket sales end at 10:00 am Saturday, June 1, 2013. You must have a valid ticket to have your fish weighed.

Fish will be weighed at the GLS dam in Grand Lake Stream, Maine and an alternate site will be at the Town Building. The weigh in station will be open Saturday 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. All fish entered will be clipped by the officiating biologist to make sure that each fish will only be entered in the tournament once. The entered fish will then be returned to the fisherman. We will have coolers in place to donate the fish to anyone requesting them. Also recipes will be available.

Any fish which might be a contender for one of the five prizes can be retained for a closer examination to ensure that the fish was caught within the tournament time frame and also cut open for stomach contents to be examined to verify its natural weight. The top five winners will be required to sign an affidavit that their winning entries were caught in West Grand and Pocumcus Lakes on June 1 or 2, 2013 and may be subject to interviews by the Judges. Culling or replacing one fish with another will not be allowed. All winning fish may be retained and examined by the Judges and Inland Fish and Wildlife. The decision of the Tournament Judges will be final.

Note: the combined possession limit for togue on West Grand Lake and Pocumcus Lakes is 6 fish and the minimum length limit is 14 inches but only 1 fish can be over 23 inches.

Prizes will be awarded for the first, second & third largest togue. Winners will be ranked by weight. First tiebreaker will be the longest length; second tie breaker will be the earlier time weight. Prizes for the three largest togue are $1000 grand prize for first place, cash prizes for second place and for third place. A fourth prize cash prize will be awarded to the greatest total weight of fish. There will be a special fifth prize. For each fish caught between 14-18 inches there will be an entry ticket in a special drawing. Prize for that drawing will be cash.

Raffle tickets for all donated door prizes will be available for sale for $5 each or $12 for three. One free raffle ticket will be given to all tournament entrants.

Tournament tickets will be available by mail from the Chamber or from Chamber members including the day of the tournament. The $25.00 entry fee should be made payable to: Grand Lake Stream Area Chamber of Commerce.

Grand lake stream area chamber of commerce • 3 Water St., PMB 124 •
Grand Lake Stream Maine 04668 • grandlakestream.org
Any questions call: 207-796-2822, 796-5364, or 796-2261

July 4, 2013
July 4 - Grand Lake Stream America 4th of July Celebration

7:00 to 10:00 am - Breakfast
8:00 - Celebration Service at the Guides Wharf
8:00 to 9:00 - Register* for the Grand Lake Stream Race
“T” Shirts for All Entries; run walk or amble. Start @ Big Lake Landing to the Park
9:00 to 10:30 - Games in the Park for Children
10:00 - Food Tent Opens - Open all Day Plus Strawberry Short Cake
11:00 - The Worlds Best Parade By a “Dam Site”! (awards)
Bring a Theme Float, Antique/Classic Car, Truck, or Tractor,
Bicycle, Horse, Band, or Individual Ideas
12:00 - Welcome Ceremony In the Park
12:15 - Afternoon Activities
- Enjoy Lots of Food
- Children's Frog Race (bring your own favorite frog)
- Blueberry Pie Eating Contest (up to 20 contestants)
1:00 - Horseshoe Tournament Cash Prizes ($5.00 entrance fee)
- GLS ATV Club sponsors a “Trophy Run”
- Tubing and Other Activities on the Street
5:00 pm GLS Guides “World Renowned” BBQ Chicken Dinner
7:00 8:30 Live Entertainment
9:00 the Sparkler Parade Across the Dam

July 4, 2013
Race for Grand Lake Stream for Walkers and Runners sponsored by Downeast Lakes Land Trust

July 20-21, 2013
Tribes of the Dawn Land Cultural and Heritage Days The fourth annual Wabanaki cultural arts and heritage days celebration Located on Passamaquoddy Tribal Lands, Indian Township on Rural Route 1 Just North of Princeton Maine

Cultural crafts from the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Maliseet, and Micmac tribes: traditional handcrafted one-of-a-kind ash splint and sweet grass baskets (note that some of these basketmakers have items in the Smithsonian), flutes, dream catchers, birch bark baskets, beaded jewelry, wood carvings, curly bowls, native dolls, walking sticks, art works and display of numerous books about Maine Tribes.
Demonstrations: making traditional baskets, pounding ash, bead working, flute and drum making, and birch bark canoe making.
Presentations: Native story telling, Native shawl dancing, drumming, archeological finds, Passamaquoddy medicine and videos featuring Native American stories.

Food: in addition to usual fare will be Native American fry bread, hull corn soup, and berry deserts.

July 20, 2013
Town of Princeton Yard Sale, Sponsored by Friends of Princeton Group.

July 27-28, 2013
Grand Lake Stream Folk Art Festival
nineteenth year
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
Over 60 vendors--Folk Arts, Music Performances, Quilts, Canoes, Cultural Exhibits

August 2013
Town of Princeton Summer Festival, Sponsored by Friends of Princeton Group.
A day of activities/games/food/raffles for all ages.

September 14, 2013
Hat Social--A special tea at the Bellmard Inn to celebrate the historical aspect of the Blmmard Inn's first owner, Flora Belmore, who was the first woman to have a business in the town of Princeton.

December 2013
Tree Lighting at Legacy Square
Carol Singing, tree lighting, Santa Clause and cookies and cocoa