After three months of Southern Maine weekends that included at least some rain (sometimes disappointingly affecting planned outdoor activities), discussions of droughts seem unnecessary. The U.S. Drought Monitor reports this month that Maine is experiencing minimal drought conditions. This represents a significant improvement from previous years. Maine has experienced significant droughts as recently as 2020-2022, […]
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Tending what we can do as a nonprofit
For me, summer brings relief. Relief from snowstorms, from power outages, from dark days and frigid temperatures. This summer feels a little different, and it’s not just the endless weekend rain. It’s heavier, more uncertain. The war in Gaza, the homegrown attacks on free speech, the general malaise of humankind all seem to permeate the […]
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Summer reading is key to student success
In education, we often talk about the importance of reading as it relates to a score or number: Are Maine students ahead or behind national averages, do our students read at a certain “grade level” — or not? But what if we looked at reading not as something to be merely quantified as “below” or […]
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Cooking at the Cove: Another summer salad, with strawberries for dessert
This is a favorite salad of mine that I make year-round but it’s especially delightful picnic fare. It’s easy to make on the spur of the moment, goes with everything, and most of the ingredients can be kept on hand in the pantry for emergency situations. So while we wait for the tomatoes, cucumbers, and […]
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Biking Maine’s Sebago to Sea Trail offers an array of challenges and sights | Column
The Sebago to Sea Trail offers something for all biking enthusiasts. A significant portion is paved, but there is also some moderately challenging mountain biking in the northwestern sector and a gravel ride on a side trail. One of my favorite trail rides, the diversity is a significant attraction for me. The biking portion of […]
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At Midcoast Humane, fostering pets can feel like a time warp
I have tried explaining to those who have never worked in a shelter that time is funny inside shelter walls, and I always end up sounding like a “Star Trek” episode. Time moves differently in the shelter; some days moving so slowly that half a day feels like a week and other days moving so […]
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Rainy weekends and thoughts on the diverse weekend ahead
Let’s start with a story. I had a remarkable business reminder the other day in the grocery store. I saw one of our great local restauranteurs who is very intentional and charming on their social media channels. I mentioned a recent video they had posted and how nice it was, and they thanked me. Then […]
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Acadian tradition inspires Maine seafood dish
Acadia doesn’t just refer to the famous national park that draws many tourists to Maine each summer. It also describes a culture that is specific to the “Acadian” region of Maine — a region that is not near Acadia National Park and not on the coast, but rather inland along the Upper Valley of the […]
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A legendary Freeport-made ship haunts Harpswell waters
In the winter of 1815, at the end of the “Second War of Independence” against Great Britain, the legend of “one of the most successful Yankee Privateers in the War of 1812” was cemented in Maine’s maritime lore. And despite her mysterious disappearance in January 1815, this great “Ghost Ship” has been known to haunt […]
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Mainers have been through 250 years of extraordinary times
Five months after the Battle of Lexington and Concord, in September 1775, 1,100 men left what is now Pittston, Maine, in 200 battoes, a flat-bottomed boat, carrying well over 100 tons of supplies, and went up the Kennebec River. They portaged these puppies 13 miles over the height of land — climbing 1,200 feet in […]