6 years ago
My beautiful balloon
Today we go up, up and away, to talk about balloons, specifically weather balloons.
Editorials
6 years ago
After some anxious moments, Barney is back to old self
I suppose I had fair warning from the moment I opened my eyes that the day would present its challenges.
6 years ago
Thankful for all my fathers
I was thinking this morning, if I wrote a special to our moms, I had best do one for dads. Here is the fruit of that thought.
6 years ago
Aroostook County’s endangered orchids
Three of Aroostook County’s orchid species are currently listed by the Maine Natural Areas Program as “endangered,” defined as “rare and in danger of being lost from the state in the foreseeable future.
6 years ago
Spring: longer days and planting season
Do you remember back to when you were kid in school at this time of the year?
6 years ago
‘Sherlocking’ the obscure
In my last column I wrote about the importance journals can play in genealogical research. But how do you find an article in an obscure journal, perhaps one you never knew existed?
6 years ago
E-motions
Raising a puppy involves a lot of ‘E-motions’ — Exciting and Enjoyable when you are faced with fuzzy-wuzzy faces, puppy-toothed grins and wiggly bodies on wobbly puppy legs.
6 years ago
The cold, hard truth
Our winters in The County are so very long, that one of the first things folks want to do, when the ice is gone, is to get out on our pristine rivers and lakes.
