Events

We've got a jam packed summer full of events!

Here is a list of where you can find Northern Solstice over the next few months!
We are always adding new events.
A few seasonal events that will be held on the farm are in the works, so stay tuned!

We list any large group or school tours that are scheduled, so
that you may plan on visiting around them.

Contact us if you have any questions!
www.northernsolsticealpaca.com

June 2011

June 4th and 5th - Fiber Frolic - Windsor Fairgrounds – Windsor, Maine. For more information visit Fiber Frolic

June 18th – Vasselboro Gardens Fundraising Event

July 2011

July 24 - Maine Open Farm Day

August 2011

August 3-7th – Lobster Festival Rockland Maine. For more information visit Maine Lobster Festival

August 26th – 28th – American Folk Festival - Bangor, Maine. For more information visit American Folk Festival

September 2011

September 23rd through 25th - Common Ground Country Fair

October 2011

Oct 15th and 16th - Green Mountain Spectacular

November 2011

November 11th through 13th - New England Classic Alpaca Show

November 25th - Holiday Shopping Hours Begin. Open 7 days 9 am – 8pm for your shopping convenience.

December 2011

December 1st through 24th - Holiday Shopping Hours Continue. Open 7 days 9 am – 8pm for your shopping convenience.

Shearing photos

To view all of the 2011 shearing photos
click here

Births
Thank you all for your e-mails regarding the pending births!

No crias yet.
We have e-mails all ready to be sent once the feet hit the ground!


Visits
We invite you to come for a visit and check out the new haircuts.
The most dramatic change was Archi (Archimedes) we went from having a brown and white Archi, to a black and white Archi!

You'll have to come and see it for yourself.

In the meantime, stay dry!!!

Closed For Shearing

Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm will be closed Saturday 14th for shearing!

Come for a visit next week and check out our new hair cuts!

Congratulations Unity College Graduates!

Over the past year we have seen a growth of involvement and interest from students at Unity College. Thank you, to those of the graduating class of 2011, that spent valuable time and energy volunteering at our farm!

Congratulations!

Happycrafter207

One of our RentAlpaca participants, Lori, has a wonderful crafting blog. In her most recent podcast, she talks a bit about her most recent visit to Northern Solstice to visit the alpacas.

Lori represents some of the wonderful diversity we have in our RentAlpaca program. From future farmers, animal lovers, fiber enthusiast and everything in between. Lori certainly falls within the fiber enthusiast category. She is a talented knitter, with a wonderful blog and podcast that document her crafting adventures.

Check out Loris blog Happycrafter207

To listen to her talk about her visit to Northern Solstice and other fun adventures click here

(Click the Pod button to the left of Episode 13)

Splenda & Kevyn

"Forget wearing purple. When I’m 80, I’m going to adopt an Alpaca!" - Erin Heffernan

One of our renters Anne and her daughter Mary sent us this wonderful article written by one of Anne's daughters, Erin.

 "By definition, an Alpaca is a domesticated, longhaired South American animal of the camel family, related to the llama and similar in appearance. An Alpaca may be in the camel family and related to the llama, but the handsome gene is all his.

My cousin, Mary, of Winterport, Maine, took her mother, my Auntie Anne, of Newburgh, Maine, to an Alpaca farm for her 83^rd birthday -- with her walker. Osteoperosis was no match for her on this day. But, who would have guessed she would adopt an Alpaca? Maybe my cousin, Mary, a woman with a magnificently eclectic thought process. Auntie Anne’s Alpaca is a female named Marylou, and she is exquisite.

Marylou lives at the farm, and Auntie Anne has unlimited visitation. Marylou would not have fit in Auntie Anne’s apartment, and she would probably alarm her neighbors in her senior apartment complex."

                                                                                            -Erin Heffernan



To read the full article, click here.

Anne & Sonni

Mary Lou

We are  thankful to have such incredibly talented and creative renters that have truly become part of our alpaca family.

Northern Solstice on WABI - 5 News

WABI - 5 News came for a visit this past weekend.  

Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm

Unity - During the Christmas holidays Unity's Northern Solstice Alpaca Farm offered folks a chance to rent an alpaca.

As part of Earth Day they are inviting renters into the farm to spend time with their alpacas.

"We very quickly took in over 50 renters. We've stopped it at around 53 or 54 because we really want to give our renters as much quality time as possible."

Alpaca farm owner, Robin Fowler says they've received great feedback.

To read the full story and see the video 
Click Here

Visitor Photos!

Maria brought her grandson Connor to Northern Solstice for a visit this week.  She graciously shared her wonderful photos of her visit with us and gave us permission to share them with you!

Thanks Maria!


Maria purchased a mini Archimedes stuffed alpaca for Connor a few months back.  Connor brought mini Archi with him to meet the real Archi.

Maestro - Archimedes - Laelia

Hamilton & Archimedes

Sonni giving Meg a nose nuzzle

Connor & Meg visiting with Laelia & Maestro

Archimedes beings to pronk

Time for a trim, Sonni

Sonni meeting mini Archi

Looks like the babies are getting ready to do some rolling

Ahhh - happy alpacas

Laelia loves making new friends

Connor meets the girls & babies

Connor saying goodbye to Laelia

North American Alpaca Show

We had a wonderful time at the North American Alpaca Show!  Thank you all for your support and well wishes.

Laelia took 5th place in the dark fawn class - Shown by Ari Leach

Archimedes took 4th place in the multi class - Shown by Corry Pratt

The show girls!

Evelyn Townsend - Ari Leach - Corry Pratt

Ari giving Laelia a pep talk

Laelia & Ari accepting the 5th place ribbon from the judge, Amanda.

Maestro was placed in the largest class - he had some stiff competition

Maestro waiting patiently to be judged

All of that traveling makes Laelia hungry

When the alpaca you are showing uses the show ring as a bathroom -- smile!

There was a huge turnout from Maine Alpaca Farms

Created with flickr slideshow from softsea.