2 years ago
Mr. Lord, we salute you
A humble man is immensely powerful. Through humbleness and humility he demonstrates the beauty and joy to be found in the simplest of ideas. He learns that through home, all learn more about the world.
Editorials
2 years ago
Here’s how ice was harvested
Ice harvesting on the stream, brooks, lakes, ponds and rivers of Maine in the days before modern day refrigeration techniques was the norm. People used the large blocks of ice to keep food cold. In addition, before the invention of refrigerated trailers and cargo containers, ice was also used to transport frozen food.
2 years ago
In honor of the lightkeepers
A teacher’s light is like a lighthouse beacon, illuminating the darkness to what might not be seen, guiding and directing sailors through fierce and unyielding storms. The light does not only show a person the way, but it can positively change the path they’re traveling.
2 years ago
How times have changed
The following is from the Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library’s local history books.
These library rules were established June 22, 1908, as handwritten original Library Board of Trustees meeting minutes.
2 years ago
J’en d’mande pas trop d’la vie
Paul McCartney avais une chanson qui s’appelais “Junk” pi y a une ligne dans la chanson qui ma toujours resté dans l’âme: “Buy, buy says the junk in the yard …” Des fois qu’on dirais que nous en avons jamais assez. Ont passe une partis d’ not’e vie en courant après le gros pot d’or […]
2 years ago
A new tool to help reduce non-fatal and fatal drug overdoses
The opioid epidemic continues to claim the lives of far too many people in our state and throughout the country. In 2022, an estimated 716 Mainers died from drug overdoses, taking an extraordinary toll on families and communities.
2 years ago
How short snorters came to be
It should be fairly obvious that flying and drinking heavily do not mix. As such, many early pilots would request a less than full shot of liquor, or a “short snort.” Long before aviation became federally regulated, pilots jokingly began calling each other “short snorters.”
2 years ago
Much more than a name
If you have been to Eastern Maine Medical Center now that the renovations are complete, you have more than likely seen the lovely registration and visitor center.
2 years ago
Ethnic heritage
Surnames can offer genealogical clues. Many simply tell you what an ancestor’s occupation was such as farmer, miller or priest. Ordinary people in the early Middle Ages had no surnames and usually were referred to by occupation.
2 years ago
Local military aviation crashes
Presque Isle played an important role in the defense of the nation from the beginning of World War II through the Cold War Era. It was the last base before military aircraft left the continental U.S. for the European theater.
