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        <title>A Top 30 Stream of Bethel Maine Chamber Press Releases (in MP3 format) via PRWeb</title>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:14:06 -0700</pubDate>
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                        <title>Western Maine Winter Resort Area Offers Gift of Gasoline Incentive to Early Season Skiers </title>
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                        <description>Lodging establishments in Bethel, Maine are offering three gallons of gas per night per reservation to early season skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers. [PRWeb Nov 24, 2007]</description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 10:03:11 -0800</pubDate>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[(PRWEB) November 23, 2007 -- From November 26 to December 22, 2007 and January 2-10, 2008, lodging establishments in Bethel, Maine, a winter vacation destination for Alpine and Nordic skiers, snowboarders, snowshoers and snowmobilers, are offering a gift of gasoline--three gallons of fuel per day per reservation for guests staying two or more nights in the resort community.  Accommodations must be booked through the Bethel Area Reservation Service. Guests will receive the gas money at check-out.  The offer is good any two or more days including weekends during the promotional period.


	
The winter tourist season starts early in western Maine.  Sunday River Ski Resort opened for skiing and snowboarding on November 8th. Mt Abram Family Resort opens for the season on December 22. Nordic centers and snowmobile trails open in December after the first significant snowfall.  According to weather records from the past decade, the average date of the first appreciable snowfall is December 5th.  Along with outdoor activities, Bethel hosts a series of weekend events including craft and food fairs, ski equipment demo days, concerts, horse-drawn wagon rides, a Living Nativity scene, and shopping specials at local artisan shops. 

Says Robin Zinchuk, executive director of the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce,  &quot;With the price of gasoline at record levels, skiers and snowmobilers are looking for added value in choosing their vacation destinations.   Area inns, B&#38;B&#039;s, and condominium and vacation home rental agents are offering this incentive for early December and early January.  We&#039;re hoping that both the price of gasoline and a lot of snow will fall this season.&quot;

&quot;Bethel traditionally hosts many early season winter vacationers looking for pre-season prices on lodging and activities.  We want to insure that these guests continue to visit before and after the Christmas holidays,&quot; adds Brad Jerome, president of the Bethel Area Chamber and marketing director at the Bethel Inn Resort.

Information on &quot;The Gift of Gasoline&quot;, events calendar and lodging descriptions are available on line at <a href="http://www.bethelmaine.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.bethelmaine.com</a>.  The Bethel Area Reservation Service can be reached at 1-800-442-5826.

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                        <itunes:author>Robin Zinchuk</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Western Maine Winter Resort Area Offers Gift of Gasoline Incentive to Early Season Skiers </itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[(PRWEB) November 23, 2007 -- From November 26 to December 22, 2007 and January 2-10, 2008, lodging establishments in Bethel, Maine, a winter vacation destination for Alpine and Nordic skiers, snowboarders, snowshoers and snowmobilers, are offering a gift of gasoline--three gallons of fuel per day per reservation for guests staying two or more nights in the resort community.  Accommodations must be booked through the Bethel Area Reservation Service. Guests will receive the gas money at check-out.  The offer is good any two or more days including weekends during the promotional period.


	
The winter tourist season starts early in western Maine.  Sunday River Ski Resort opened for skiing and snowboarding on November 8th. Mt Abram Family Resort opens for the season on December 22. Nordic centers and snowmobile trails open in December after the first significant snowfall.  According to weather records from the past decade, the average date of the first appreciable snowfall is December 5th.  Along with outdoor activities, Bethel hosts a series of weekend events including craft and food fairs, ski equipment demo days, concerts, horse-drawn wagon rides, a Living Nativity scene, and shopping specials at local artisan shops. 

Says Robin Zinchuk, executive director of the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce,  &quot;With the price of gasoline at record levels, skiers and snowmobilers are looking for added value in choosing their vacation destinations.   Area inns, B&#38;B&#039;s, and condominium and vacation home rental agents are offering this incentive for early December and early January.  We&#039;re hoping that both the price of gasoline and a lot of snow will fall this season.&quot;

&quot;Bethel traditionally hosts many early season winter vacationers looking for pre-season prices on lodging and activities.  We want to insure that these guests continue to visit before and after the Christmas holidays,&quot; adds Brad Jerome, president of the Bethel Area Chamber and marketing director at the Bethel Inn Resort.

Information on &quot;The Gift of Gasoline&quot;, events calendar and lodging descriptions are available on line at <a href="http://www.bethelmaine.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.bethelmaine.com</a>.  The Bethel Area Reservation Service can be reached at 1-800-442-5826.

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                        <title>Food, Forests and Fun Theme of Maine Harvest Festival</title>
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                        <description>Ninth Annual Bethel, Maine Harvest Fest September 15-17. Forest Products day on Friday with tours of saw mill, forest products manufacturers and artisans, free to the public.  Chowder and apple pie cook-offs on Saturday, farmer&#039;s market, historical society displays, cider-making, arts and crafts on the common. [PRWeb Aug 26, 2006]</description>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:25:12 -0700</pubDate>
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                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[(PRWEB) August 25, 2006 --The eighth annual Bethel, Maine Harvest Fest is scheduled for September 15-17.  Presented by the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce (<a href="http://www.bethelmaine.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.bethelmaine.com</a>), the event celebrates the area&#8217;s farming, forestry and recreation tradition.



Friday&#8217;s Forest Products Day includes tours of Maine Line Products in Greenwood to view wood basket production; Maine Artisans Wood Gallery in Rumford to watch a wood-turning demonstration; Maine Balsam Fir Products in West Paris to view manufacture of balsam fir pillows; Timberlake&#8217;s Home Store in Bethel to view traditional Shaker furniture making and Hancock Lumber in Bethel to see the process of milling pine from debarking the logs to the final finished boards.  All tours are free to the public.

The Northern Forest Center&#8217;s &#8220;Way of the Woods&#8221; Exhibit will be on display Friday through Sunday at the Bethel Fire Station across from the town common. The interactive exhibit portrays the culture and heritage of the Eastern Northern Forest spanning Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York.

Saturday&#8217;s Harvest Fest on the town common includes an arts and crafts fair, Farmers&#8217; Market, chainsaw carving, horse-drawn wagon rides, concert at the gazebo and the popular &#8220;Chowdah&#8221; Cook Off and Apple Pie Contest.

Chowder sampling coupons are 50 cents each for a 4 oz serving.  Chowders include corn, smoked and grilled seafood, clam, salmon, sweet potato and shrimp and Mexican Tortilla. Tasters will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite chowder for the People&#8217;s Choice Award.  The apple pies will be judged in the categories of traditional, non-traditional and professional.  After judging, slices will be served.

The Bethel Historical Society will be open for its Maine Barn Exhibit, Natural Spaces photo display and old-fashioned apple cider making demonstration.

On Sunday, organized bike rides past local farms, hikes through the forests, canoe and fishing trips on the Androscoggin River, and apple picking at local orchards are planned.  Trail and route maps may be picked up at the Bethel Area Chamber Office.

A complete event schedule with locations and times is available from the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce at 1-800-442-5826, online at <a href="http://www.bethelmaine.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.bethelmaine.com</a>

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                        <itunes:author>Wende Gray</itunes:author>
                        <itunes:subtitle>Food, Forests and Fun Theme of Maine Harvest Festival</itunes:subtitle>
                        <itunes:summary><![CDATA[(PRWEB) August 25, 2006 --The eighth annual Bethel, Maine Harvest Fest is scheduled for September 15-17.  Presented by the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce (<a href="http://www.bethelmaine.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.bethelmaine.com</a>), the event celebrates the area&#8217;s farming, forestry and recreation tradition.



Friday&#8217;s Forest Products Day includes tours of Maine Line Products in Greenwood to view wood basket production; Maine Artisans Wood Gallery in Rumford to watch a wood-turning demonstration; Maine Balsam Fir Products in West Paris to view manufacture of balsam fir pillows; Timberlake&#8217;s Home Store in Bethel to view traditional Shaker furniture making and Hancock Lumber in Bethel to see the process of milling pine from debarking the logs to the final finished boards.  All tours are free to the public.

The Northern Forest Center&#8217;s &#8220;Way of the Woods&#8221; Exhibit will be on display Friday through Sunday at the Bethel Fire Station across from the town common. The interactive exhibit portrays the culture and heritage of the Eastern Northern Forest spanning Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and New York.

Saturday&#8217;s Harvest Fest on the town common includes an arts and crafts fair, Farmers&#8217; Market, chainsaw carving, horse-drawn wagon rides, concert at the gazebo and the popular &#8220;Chowdah&#8221; Cook Off and Apple Pie Contest.

Chowder sampling coupons are 50 cents each for a 4 oz serving.  Chowders include corn, smoked and grilled seafood, clam, salmon, sweet potato and shrimp and Mexican Tortilla. Tasters will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite chowder for the People&#8217;s Choice Award.  The apple pies will be judged in the categories of traditional, non-traditional and professional.  After judging, slices will be served.

The Bethel Historical Society will be open for its Maine Barn Exhibit, Natural Spaces photo display and old-fashioned apple cider making demonstration.

On Sunday, organized bike rides past local farms, hikes through the forests, canoe and fishing trips on the Androscoggin River, and apple picking at local orchards are planned.  Trail and route maps may be picked up at the Bethel Area Chamber Office.

A complete event schedule with locations and times is available from the Bethel Area Chamber of Commerce at 1-800-442-5826, online at <a href="http://www.bethelmaine.com" onclick="linkClick( this.href );"  target="_blank">www.bethelmaine.com</a>

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