Ten of us were camping at Herring Cove Provincial Park on Campobello Island. We were enjoying a multi-day adventure vacation on the rugged, picturesque New Brunswick island. After a couple of days of hiking and biking in unsettled weather, we awoke in our tents to clear sunny skies and warm temperatures. Sea kayaking was on […]
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Intertidal: Annual International Coastal Cleanup collects data as well as trash
I have written about this same event in the past, but it merits another mention, particularly as we come closer to the official end of summer. It is a way to show our coast some affection and attention after it has provided so much enjoyment for so many people over the last few months. The […]
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Learn how to play ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ at Rockland Public Library
Have you been wanting to try “Dungeons & Dragons” but don’t know where to start? Rockland Public Library is hosting an introduction to the game from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 23 in the library’s Community Room. Participants will learn the fundamentals of how to play this fantasy-world game. Experienced Game Master Lucien […]
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The Recycle Bin: Living as if the world is sacred
Maine parks and lakes invite Mainers and visitors into close connection with nature in peaceful observation of sacred plants and animals. During early-morning canoe paddles on Moosehead Lake, my husband and I watched a cooperative flock of mergansers drive fish into dense balls that they could more easily catch. We crossed paths with a fishing […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Downeast hike and bike
When our friends, Susan and Ken Gordon, invited my wife, Nancy, and I to join them and several other frequent outdoor companions for a multi-day adventure vacation in Downeast Maine and on Campobello Island in New Brunswick, an affirmative answer was easy. The chance to share hiking, biking and sea kayaking escapades with them was […]
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Intertidal: Clam harvesting and reseeding an industry in Maine and Florida alike
While last weekend might have felt like we were living in Florida with the unexpected late-summer blast of heat, Maine is certainly not Florida. And while the heat is fun for a short period, we are grateful not to have the persistent heat that the South has had to endure this summer. We are also […]
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Your Land: A bridge quite near
Over the past week, even amid the rains that have seemed constant punctuation this summer, work began on the first project in the projected 10-year effort to upgrade Mere/Mare Brook from its current “urban-impaired” state. On Sept. 1, a newly completed footbridge carried its first walkers over the stream. Part of the effort to help […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: Have phone, will travel
“Yikes! Where’s my phone?” I was standing in line to board the bus to Logan Airport, frantically searching through my carry-on bag, when I realized that my phone — my lifeline during my upcoming trip — was missing. Before panic set in, I remembered that I had the app Find My on my iPad. The Portland […]