Just a few well-planned trips can make even a year-round Mainer feel like a visiting dignitary in Vacationland.
Maine Observer
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Maine Observer: A lesson in lobster, from pound to pot
To the uninitiated, the process of procuring, cooking and eating a lobster can be curious and maybe a little barbaric.
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Maine Observer: A family finds joy on a Maine shoreline
At first not sure if there even was a lake back there, one family ended up buying up land on the edge of Balch Pond.
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Maine Observer: Memories of Grammy and Shirley Mills
I’m told Grammy’s old house, which used to have a ‘two-holer’ and hand pump for water, is fixed up with bathrooms now.
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Maine Observer: Let’s give smart girls their chance to make the world better
The last election shows that some of the world isn’t ready for strong women, but they’re going to continue to persist.
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Maine Observer: Finally, it is time to open up camp
With the snow relegated to the deepest woods, it’s time to open up the windows and let spring into camps and cabins.
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Maine Observer: Horses have their way with people
An ad in the paper sparked a life learning lesson in riding and, more importantly, in friendship.
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Maine Observer: Careless driver causes immense pain
A fox crippled by a passing car had to spend a day in agony, not to mention the onlookers who felt powerless to help.
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Maine Observer: At work, a little kindness would pay off
It is one way to fight back as empathy for co-workers and other measures of civility are pushed lower on priority lists.
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Maine Observer: Brief mud season a harbinger of better times
Spring in Maine is a period of transition, and its signs – returning birds, more daylight, even puddles – bring true joy.