Watch this video of the presentation from the Maine Ski & Snowboard Museum of the Community Spirit Award to the Camden Snow Bowl on December 7, 2024. The presentation was made by Glenn Parkinson, President of the Museum, and was received by master of ceremonies Dave Ridley, a Camden resident , Snow Bowl Ski Instructor, and Vice President of the Museum. Then Snow Bowl has remained a town-owned ski area since its inception in 1936– one of the few left in the state. In keeping with the museum’s mission to “celebrate, preserve, and share the history and heritage of Maine skiing and snowboarding,” Camden residents were recognized for their ongoing stewardship of this important piece of local history.
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Camden’s Montgomery Dam Falls make Down East Magazine List
The July 2023 issue of Down East Magazine has a short description of Camden, Maine's Montgomery Dam and Falls as part of an 8-page feature on Maine's waterfalls. The spectacular Montgomery Dam Falls were included among Down East's five "Convenient Cascades" that...
A positive, open-minded Camden Select Board is critical
At each bi-weekly Select Board meeting, there is a required public comment session on non-agenda items. For the majority of citizens, this is one of the most fundamental aspects of town government. The average citizen receives three minutes to express politely his or her opinion, share ideas, bring up long-standing concerns, or question where we may be heading.
What I have observed repeatedly from the Chairman and those Select Board members seated immediately on either side of him, is not the welcoming, inviting experience one might expect. In fact, the welcome and open attitude is underwhelming at best. These Select Board members’ heads are turned downward, with minimal eye contact unless checking the wall clock for the allotted speaking time to be up. The sense of impatience and dismissal that emanates from these same three Select Board members is both palpable and deeply disturbing. The French Conference Room becomes a sad and unhealthy environment with all of the air and sense of prospect sucked out of it.