Like you, I saw the first images from New Horizons with the same sense of fascination and curiosity as earlier publicized links between humanity and the cosmos. I mean, we continued to wait since August, 1989 to see the chain of discovery fulfilled in our solar system. When Voyager 2 left Earth in 1977, the original mission did not include Pluto on the spacecraft itinerary. Voyager’s planetary parade ended with Neptune.
As we all know, most folks from our neck of the woods are not too keen on those stiflingly muggy days, where you feel like all of the energy has just been drained right out of you.
As we all know, most folks from our neck of the woods are not too keen on those stiflingly muggy days, where you feel like all of the energy has just been drained right out of you.
Plans are well underway for our family reunion in July. We designated a small committee to organize things and send out invitations. I was surprised that all but six went out electronically, either thru Facebook or email. Things have certainly changed since the last big one. We also set up a free family reunion website through Weebly.com and I have started filling Shutterfly.com with family photos from the last 140 years.
In the iconic 1985 film “Back to the Future,” Marty and Doc ride a time machine built from a Delorean car 30 years back in time. They end up in 1955 – the middle of the Baby Boom – where they save the past, and then blast off again to an impossibly distant future – the year 2015.
With the coming of the Fourth of July next weekend, summer has officially arrived, even if the weather has yet to figure this out. Starting Thursday, the 2015 Houlton Agricultural Fair kicks off a four-day stint at Houlton Community Park, while Midnight Madness returns to downtown Houlton Friday, July 3.
On the evening of Monday, June 22nd, a solar disturbance generated a geomagnetic storm, which resulted in a fabulous display of the Northern Lights in The County.
It is now July and although ice is out at The Forum, much is currently happening in preparation for the upcoming ice season.
The American spirit was born on July 4th, 1776, when 56 patriots gathered in Philadelphia. The Declaration of Independence they had crafted with care and forged by vigorous debate was considered an act of high treason against a king. At the same time, it was an act of supreme loyalty to the highest aspirations of mankind – the unalienable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
On the evening of Monday, June 22nd, a solar disturbance generated a geomagnetic storm, which resulted in a fabulous display of the Northern Lights in The County.
