Come one, come all! This weekend, join Maine Heritage Days at Colonial Pemaquid! These festivities commemorate the French and Indian Wars of the late 17th-early 18th centuries, which were of great consequence to our state. Remember the mnemonic WAG? King William's War, Queen Anne's War and King George's War, fought both in Europe and in the New World. For this occasion, the River Road's Tom Blackford sails his stalwart one-ton lapstrake cutter under the flag of France, dispatched from the 64-gun ship of the line,"Le Bizarre," an actual ship from 1757-1768. An additional highlight, representatives from the Abenaki, Micmac and Wiksuksopo peoples from northern Maine will be present, exhibiting ceremonies and crafts, such as a traditionally built birchbark canoe by Kathy Baker, apprentice to the master canoe builder Greyhawk. The grounds of Fort William Henry will be open from 9 am to 4 pm on Friday, 9 am to 3 pm on Saturday. The bombardment of the Fort will occur on Saturday between 2 and 3 pm, and on Sunday from 11 am to noon.

Loosen your belts for another wonderful supper sponsored by the Edgecomb Congregational Church's Mission/Outreach Committee. On Saturday, September 21, from 5 to 7 pm, this supper will benefit the new Edgecomb school. $6 for adults, $3 for children 12 and under; children under 3 can eat for free. If you want to contribute food or labor, call Gail Boudin at 882-7972.

The old Eddy School, in session until December, will be holding an open house for the general public also on Saturday, the 21st. Come to share memories and thank the old building for years of a job well done. An open house for parents of children currently enrolled will be on the day before, Friday, the 20th. Call the Eddy School, 882-5515 for details.

I mentioned new names for new schools last column. Harry J. Carr in Exeter NH, originally from Five Islands, has e-mailed me, "On a recent visit to my cousin Donald Hutchins, I see that a new school be built in the Pasture. . . . I would like to suggest that it be named after my Uncle, Tommy Hutchins. That land was part of that farm for many years. I spent my summers there during the ‘50s. . . .We delivered milk all over Edgecomb, and to the stores in Wiscasset. I am sure there are many that remember Tommy and Leila Hutchins. They were honest and hard working people."

Don't forget the Edgecomb Historical Society's Annual Meeting, Thursday, Sept. 26! Join us at 1:00 p.m. at the Town Hall for a brief business meeting, and then to the Schmid Preserve, for a tour of our town treasure, led by Bob Brown, the Preserve's historian. For details, call Sophie Quinn at 882-9326. Bring your ideas for activities, speakers, or programs!

Another winner from the Union Fair! Carol Johnsen on the Eddy Road won two Firsts and a Third for her Aran Isle fishermen's sweaters, a Second and two Thirds for baby carriage robes. She knits regularly for the Brunswick Naval Air Station's Navy/Marine Family Service, a program to provide baby layettes for young service personnel starting families, whatever part of the world they are stationed.

Mark and Nathalie Gorey on the River Road are back from France, visiting Nathalie's parents, M. et Mme. Jacques Lemarilel in Normandy, her sister in La Rochelle, and kicking up their heels in Paris. Home just in time to start school, Nathalie in Lincoln Academy's French department, Mark in English at Boothbay Harbor High School, and the kids in Harbor schools.

Celebrating Bruce's birthday on the 10th and our niece Chelsea Cameron's on the 12th (gee, I can't believe she is 16 already!), from 234 River Road, 633-2978, bonesukl@midcoast.com. This column appears in The Boothbay Register, The Lincoln County News, The Wiscasset Newspaper, and at www.Edgecomb.org.