Category: Gardiner Main Street News
Did you know there is a children’s garden in Gardiner’s Waterfront Park? Everyone is invited, children and adults, to visit the garden and enjoy the new red and white toadstools created by Rafael Clariot, a local artist.
There’s a new place to gather, unwind and connect in downtown Gardiner. The Happy Crow, located at 225 Water Street, is a neighborhood bookstore, bar and community space bringing a fresh concept to the heart of the city.
Explore historic downtown Gardiner and discover Central Maine’s vibrant craft scene! Join us for a full weekend of events in our historic downtown including gallery exhibitions, open studios, trunk shows, live demos, craft beverages, and much more.
Gardiner Main Street has once again been designated as an Accredited Main Street America™ program for meeting rigorous performance standards.
This new grant initiative will provide funding to help strengthen established businesses within the City of Gardiner and encourage growth or development that might otherwise be delayed or less feasible.
Gardiner Main Street invites community members who live, work or play in Gardiner to an informative brainstorming event on Saturday, March 12 from 1 to 4pm. Held across several downtown locations, this interactive Think About Gardiner event will share resources and information about Gardiner and also collect feedback on how to keep a thriving community.
Although Gardiner Main Street will not be organizing a Downtown Trick or Treating event this year, we would like to share other Halloween celebrations happening in the Gardiner area.
Gardiner Main Street is excited to return to a live Swine and Stein Brewfest event for 2021! After a pandemic hiatus, our beer festival in the streets of historic downtown Gardiner will be on Saturday, October 9th from 12 to 5pm with all day tasting of craft beverages, a full line up of great music, […]
“Let’s face it- Most financial institutions offer the same products and services and there seems to be a bank or credit union on every corner. Part of my job is showing people why they should choose Gardiner FCU. For us, the difference is a personal connection with each one of our 5,400+ members. We are […]
FAUSTINE: Our buyers are fantastic and they do a lot of the work that keeps us competitive with larger stores. We’re very lucky that people are constantly asking to do business with us including local Maine businesses. We sell a lot of Maine-made food products which have a huge market. It allows small producers to […]
BRANDI: I always wanted my own restaurant and I didn’t want to be like anyone else in the area. Gardiner is a historic town and we wanted a name that fit in with that theme. The term Blind Pig comes from the prohibition era when cops would turn a blind eye to speakeasies and places […]
Announcing Gardiner Rotary Club’s fundraiser for the restoration of Lady and the Birds fountain at the Common. This commemorative public art is named for Gideon S. Palmer, Civil War regimental surgeon and later, Director of Freedmen’s Hospital.Our fountain is more than 100 years old and needs extensive repairs to the concrete, the plumbing, the electrical. […]