In April 2016, the institution announced that it would enter into a partnership with the much larger University of Maine in Orono.

The campus occupies 243 acres (980,000 m2) in rural downeast coastal Maine on the Machias River.

[6] Additionally, there are a great deal of unofficial activities on campus, ranging from hallway sports to movie nights in the lounge.

Some organizations are nationally affiliated, while others are local and exist solely at the University of Maine at Machias.

The courses are not for credit, are taught by volunteers with expertise in their areas, and no one needs to be a college (or even high school) graduate to attend.

Bloody Merry, an 8-foot-long black fly who made her debut at the 2007 convention, was in attendance, gently flapping her wings and posing for admirers.

Breeders also heard the latest buzz on the association’s attempts at establishing a blackfly farm in Washington County, first discussed at last year’s event.