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Beech Hill Farm
 Celebrate the fall in all its glory at College of the Atlantic's Beech Hill Farm just outside of Somesville on Saturday, Sept. 27, from 2 to 5 p.m. With the first hints of cold weather, everything changes-and the staff of the Dorr Museum, trained in all aspects of natural history, is ready to explain the delightful details of these changes.
Take a nature walk, catch bugs in nets and other devices, learn about wild mushrooms, and peruse the beauty of a working organic farm.-all at the Dorr Museum's annual fall festival
Or, you might just as soon be very silly, and pick a wooly bear caterpillar to race. Feeling creative? Carve apple heads, make cornhusk dolls, dye wool with mushrooms, print with leaves, or press apple cider.
Because an afternoon in the brisk air is sure to bring out those hunger pains, there will be roasted corn on the cob for sale, along with autumnal pastries and organic produce.
Or stay beyond 5 p.m. for a community potluck. Bring a main dish to share, then continue feasting on roasted corn and pastries. And try your hand at an apple pie contest. May the most delicious win!
At sunset, around 6:30 p.m., join the farm and museum in another kind of old-fashioned treat: a movie screened on the side of the barn. T
To get to Beech Hill Farm from the head of Mount Desert Island, take Route 102 south through Somesville. Turn right onto the Pretty Marsh Road at the blinking yellow light that marks the fire station. Turn left within 1/4 of a mile onto Beech Hill Road. Continue for about 1.5 miles. The farm is on the right.
Dorr Museum's Fall Festival runs from 2 p.m. to around 8:30 p.m. at COA's Beech Hill Farm in the town of Mt. Desert, outside of Somesville. For more information, call the Dorr Museum at 288-2944 ext. 238 or 288-5395.
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