I was loading groceries into the back of my SUV and quite unexpectedly, a plastic jug of raspberry tea decided to make a run for it by rolling rather clumsily down the gentle sloped grocery store parking lot, stopping only by the grace of the cart corral.
I recently received my latest issue of American Ancestors magazine published by the New England Historic Genealogical Society in Boston. This issue features “The Best Genealogical Resources for Maine” and it’s excellent.
In the 2020 election, 360,737 voters in Maine’s Second Congressional District delivered one electoral vote for the Republican candidate for president, a 7.5 percent margin of victory.
I watched her carefully position her late-model SUV into the parking space in front of me, her eyes shielded with brown tinted, cat-eye-shaped sunglasses. She removed the glasses and immediately put a white paper mask on.
As local schools shut down for their annual February break, students are sure to be excited about getting some much-needed rest and relaxation during these crazy, COVID-19 times.
If you enjoyed the unseasonably warm January, you may be wondering how cold the remaining months of winter will be. Staff have received several telephone calls from Caribou homeowners who have installed heat pumps to get ahead of any extreme temperatures.
Olof Nylander helped many Aroostook County residents identify uncommon animals and plants in the area. One was a snapping turtle, Latin name Chelydra Serpentina, which is a large freshwater reptile.
I recently was notified that my DNA origins had changed. If you’ve opted to have your own DNA tested for your ethnic origins, you may be surprised by a similar email someday, and your first reaction will probably be something like, “How can this be?”
Throughout Maine’s history, our forest products industry has supported good-paying jobs, driven local economies, and strengthened rural communities.
I had the good fortune of being drawn for a moose permit in 2020. My permit was for a bull in zone four during the second week in October (my first choice). Zone four is a huge zone that lies north of the Golden Road, south of the Reality Road, west of the Allagash Wilderness Waterway and goes all the way to the Canadian border. It has a healthy moose population, especially along the waterway.
