4 years ago
Sailing the skies
Northern Maine has a distinct legacy in the history of ballooning. Ballooning itself, the concept of making an object float on air by means of hot air, was discussed as early as the 11th century.
Editorials
4 years ago
Salmon Season
The intriguing thing about fishing for landlocked salmon in Maine as opposed to trawling from a canoe or river fishing is that it is the closest one gets to Western-style trout fly-fishing. Though we are on a closed freshwater stream — a dam farther downstream forms East Grand Lake — we use the same lightweight tackle and similar small lures.
4 years ago
An adventure begins
The day could not have been more beckoning. Conditions were ideal for a boat ride, I was told. So, with a lifejacket over my shoulders and a heart full of anticipation, I climbed aboard the lovely pontoon boat there before me.
4 years ago
The Friendly Falcon
Fifty years ago this weekend, in 1971, a splendid adventure greeted worldwide watchers, as David Scott and Jim Irwin powered down their Falcon lunar module to a dusty and hard landing near the ancient site of Hadley Rille.
4 years ago
Continuing to combat the opioid epidemic
As we continue to respond to COVID-19, we must not forget another public health emergency our country faces — the opioid epidemic. Last year, 504 Mainers died from drug overdoses, a 33 percent increase from 2019.
4 years ago
A history of the fair
The first fair in the United States was held in New York in 1814. Fairs were very important both as social events and as a means of educating the farmer. Fairs drew the isolated farm families to town to socialize and to allow the farmers to see new seed varieties, new livestock breeds and new farming equipment.
4 years ago
Who was aboard?
In this column we’ll take a look at resources for tracking your immigrant ancestors who came to the U.S. in the late to mid-twentieth centuries.
4 years ago
Garage Band
It was early evening in Kennebunk and the weather finally broke after two straight days of rain. Patti and I headed out of our rental house, eager to take a walk into town. The air was damp and the sidewalks strewn with gravel washed up from the roadway.
4 years ago
Sharing food a time-honored gift
I love food. No excuses offered. No recollection of childhood issues or deprivation of any sort to report. I simply enjoy just about every sort of food, with the exception of the exotic and wild game.
4 years ago
Ensuring the safety of cosmetics and other personal care products
In 2014, a 9-year-old girl in Colorado used a new shampoo her mother purchased because it was advertised as being extra gentle and made without harsh chemicals. She stopped using it after just three washes when her hair began falling out in clumps.
