61.0°
Fog/Mist
5 Day Forecast
CBS Logo
Closed Captioning Information

Viewer Submitted Pictures

First lilacs in Concord

Courtesy: Jeremy I Hills

Full Gallery - Submit Pictures

TV5 Forecast Center

radar
Full Weather Forecast >

Bangor Preps for New Year's Eve Downtown Countdown


3

Bangor - On Monday night, thousands of people will be counting down to 2013 in downtown Bangor, but for months the planning committee has been counting down to the countdown.

They've planned a full day of events including a 5K run, several performances, and, something new they're excited about this year, the Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bunyan Contest.

As for nightlife, organizers worked hard to include a variety of options for those ringing in 2013 in Bangor.

"You can go from sort of a piano bar to swing dancing to a blues thing, so there's all these different experiences happening indoors and then when the ball drop actually happens everybody pours out into the street and there's thousands of people standing in the street and all the streets are blocked off and it's kind of surreal, it's very cool," said Betsy Lundy, Chair of Downtown Bangor's Marketing and Events Committee and member of the Downtown Countdown planning committee.

For a full schedule of events, visit CountdownBangor.com.

Print this Story

Comments

Add your Comments

Add your comments to the discussion. By submitting a comment, you agree to the terms of the terms of use and are 18 years of age or older.

Fields marked with a * are required.

Want a personal picture next to your comment? Sign up for a free Gravatar or post with your facebook account.

Facebook Comments

Breaking News from CBS

  • Video: Adorable 2-year-old sings Pearl Jam

    The Feed compiles some of the week's best viral videos, including a monkey hitting a dog with a lollipop, astronaut Chris Hadfield's good-bye tribute to the International Space Station and the Gregory Brothers' celebration of YouTube's eighth birthday. Plus, an adorable 2-year-old sings Pearl Jam with incredible accuracy.

  • Video: BASE jumper rides snowmobile off cliff to honor dead friend

    Professional skier Erik Roner jumped off an 800-feet-high cliff in British Columbia by way of a snowmobile to honor an old friend. Gayle King reports.

  • Video: Lyme disease: What you need to know about ticks

    The number of Lyme disease cases have tripled in the past 20 years. Dr. Holly Phillips discusses why the number of cases has skyrocketed, how the disease is transmitted via ticks, and what myths and realities persist about the insects and the disease.

  • Video: Calif. pols push for law to make reckless pay rescue fees

    CBS News' Carter Evans reports on a new push for a law that would saddle irresponsible victims -- instead of taxpayers -- with the bill for costly search-and-rescue missions.

  • Video: Hurricane season 2013: Predicting the storms

    Bryan Walsh, senior editor at Time magazine who writes about energy and the environment, talks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the 2013 hurricane season and how concerned people should be about the forecast.


See more CBS Live Feed