Volvo Club of America - Maine Chapter

(2021) "Volvos by the Sea" IV in Scarborough

Our 4th Annual Volvos by the Sea event was held on Saturday July 10th and was in an overused word Fabulous!! We had a great group of people, fantastic hosts, food, cars...I think you get the idea. A chapter meeting was held after we dined. Everyone certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves and had great time, sharing stories and camaraderie and did I mention the Lobster Rolls, Burgers and Hot Dogs, Salads and Devine Desserts ?

(2020) Our 4th Annual Foliage Tour

Sunday October 4th started out partly sunny and with a few exceptions stayed that way, with the sun losing out more in the morning and winning more in the afternoon. Everything considered it was pretty good day for a our tour and only the second gathering of the year as " Covid" had curtailed or postponed almost everything. As the 14 folks in 7 vehicles arrived, our 9AM departure came and went, seems everyone was catching up.....
Our VP led the group from his home in Mt. Vernon through Farmington and up Rt 4 to the Smalls Falls Rest Area. This location is yet another of Maine's picturesque natural wonders just off Rt 4 near Rangeley.
From there we traveled into Rangeley Village and up Rt 16 towards Eustis with one stop along the way at another Maine gem know as Quill Hill. If you've never been there put it on your "to do" list!! The well maintained dirt road up to the 2828 ' peak is impressive and once at the summit the 360 degree panoramic view will truly impress!!
Leaving Quill we followed 16 into Eusits and took Rt 27 south to Kingfield for our last stop at the Stanley Museum. This place was absolutely amazing, even with the Covid-19 precautions. Our guide was an extremely informative and a Stanley Steamer owner. This very nice lady knew just about anything and everything concerning the Stanley Brothers. I would also highly recommend the museum as another overlooked gem, it's located at 40 School St in Kingfield.
As we all gathered for one last group pic in the Museum parking lot, it was sad thinking this possibly would be our last get together for the year. A video has been sent out to all our members!!

Volvos by the Sea III

"On Saturday August 15 the Mack family once again hosted the 3rd edition of Volvos by the Sea. Due to the current Covid regulations, the gathering was limited to a restriced number of members. It still was a fun gathering although a bit more subdued than in years past as the number of members attending was also diminished, by choice. Along with the fact the pictures only seem to have captured half of the male chapter members and none of the ladies. I apologize to all of the "better halves" and the gentlemen who we missed including in the limited number of pictures taken !! Appreciation gifts of an "enlightning nature" were given out by our hosts to a couple of our members who were most appreciative of their gesture. Needless to say we are all looking forward to the time we can have these events..... back to normal !!

The Three State Chapter ME, NH, & Mass "Notches Tour"2020
(some what impromptu)

Sunday July 12th a few members of three New England Chapters got together to tour the "Notches of New Hampshire" in the White Mountains. The NH and Mass members met in Lincoln NH around 9AM and started across the Kancamagus Highway which ends in Conway NH then drove west to Fryeburg ME for a rendezvous with the Maine Chapter. Around 10:15 the Maine Chapter assembled along side the Westons Beach parking area on Rt 113, after the other two chapters arrived, everyone proceeded up Rt 113 through Evans Notch, the first of the four notches on the tour that day. We stopped at Basin Pond in the White Moutains National Forest to have lunch. Then proceeding onto Rt 2 and west to Gorham NH (half of the Maine contingent went east) and down through Pinkham Notch . The NH Chapter went west in Glen "up" Rt 302 through Crawfords Notch, then at Twin Mtn turned south down Franconia Notch onto Rt 93 and to their respective homes. Along the way a few of the members went their respective ways as it had been quite a day of touring and getting to know (at a safe social distance when possible) new members. Most of the vehicles were certainly " vintage" and Mother Nature was supplying lots of Sun (& humidity)..... It was still a FUN Day!!

Holiday Brunch 2019

A first for our chapter, Holiday Brunch, was held on December 8th at the home of our more than gracious hosts Mike & Diane Mack and their family. It was a wonderfull gathering of 18 folks and the food - lets just say everything there was really tasty. With the numbers of members in attendence our informal meeting turned formal and we went over in more detail a couple of the new items for this years calendar.

3rd Annual Fall Foliage Tour 2019

Our group of 14 folks and 8 vehicles met in the parking lot of the old "Two Trails Diner" in Standish Me., around 9 AM on Sunday Oct 13. Unlike last years tour it was a sunny and pleasent fall Sunday . We then departed following Rt 113 to Fryeburg through West and North Fryeburg to Stow and into the White Mountain National Forest. We took a long pause to enjoy Basin Pond, then drove through Evans Notch and onto Rt 2 in Gilead and down to Bethel. We enjoyed lunch in Bethel at Rooster's Roadhouse, which was a great experience!! Following some brief farewells as most folks had at least an hour or more of traveling, we departed for home. Great weather, great group of folks and a genuinely good time. Already looking forward to next year and another scenic destination!!