Editorials

1 year ago

Community partners come together to support and celebrate recovery

FORT KENT, Maine – The University of Maine at Fort Kent Behavioral Science program and club, Aroostook Mental Health Center, Fish River Rural Health, Life By Design, Aroostook County Action Program and Michael’s Active Recovery have been working together to host its annual Recovery Celebration on September 14 at the Fort Kent Riverside Park Lion’s […]

1 year ago

What ‘Roots’ gave to genealogy

In 1976 Alex Haley’s “Roots,” already a national bestselling book, became a miniseries. Millions tuned in, captivated by the story. 

1 year ago

Expanding our library green spaces

In an exciting development for the community, the Library House at 228 State St. is expanding its gardens and creating a new pocket park. This initiative aims to provide citizens of downtown Presque Isle with a peaceful haven to enjoy lunch or relax in a shaded area. 

1 year ago

Wife selling was once an option

In today’s world, divorce is unfortunately a common and accepted occurrence. Not so in years past. Divorce was frowned upon due to Christian principles. 

1 year ago

Archaic medical terms

One puzzling thing genealogists sometimes encounter is the cause of death listed on old certificates. Accustomed as we are to modern medical terminology, archaic medical terms can be frustrating. 

1 year ago

A glimpse of Presque Isle’s forgotten history

As is often the case, we tend to wear blinders about the place we live and fail to see some of the amazing things around us. Presque Isle is no different. We have amazing history here — more than the average small town.

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1 year ago

A closer look at a ‘hoarse’ pest

Perhaps spurred by jealous motives, someone suggested to this writer that horse flies were similar to mosquitoes and visibly much larger. Thus, they too might prove to be delectable. 

1 year ago

The Victorian language of flowers

Summer in Maine often means beautiful and colorful gardens full of flowers.  Flowers, herbs and plants have been admired and used by man for centuries. 

1 year ago

Coexisting with garden pests

There has been a lot of chatter about garden pests this year (well, maybe more than chatter when we find that the flowers we had planned to enjoy and the vegetables we wanted to eat have been eaten by certain garden pests).