Governor Paul LePage hated public land and did everything he could to stop us from acquiring more of it, including refusing to support a bond issue for the Land for Maine’s Future, throughout his 8 years as governor. A reliable, well-funded LMF program remains essential to permanently protecting working waterfronts, farmland, water access and hunting […]
Scott Milewski of Augusta has started an interesting project featuring interviews with Mainers. You can access these interviews at www.interviewswithme.com. And yes, Scott did an interview with me! I spent a very interesting afternoon with Scott at my house. We talked about lots of things, and I shared many stories. All of which he edited […]
James Rockefeller Jr. has enjoyed a very adventuresome life, which he shared with us in his book Wayfarer, published by Islandport Press. The book’s subtitle is “a memoir” and boy does he have a lot of great memories. Rockefeller has spent much of his life sailing the world where he particularly enjoyed very small islands […]
A new task force of 20 diverse groups and individuals is now working on a new conservation plan for Maine. And it’s time for you to let them know your thoughts about this. Today I’m going to share with you questions they have posed, hoping you will join me in submitting your responses […]
The LivLyme Foundation is a treasure house of information about Lyme disease and ticks. Their recent conference attracted almost 400 people. You can learn a lot more about the foundation and access lots of information at www.livlymefoundation.org. One thing they offer are grants for kids who can’t afford their medications or doctor’s visits. That grant […]
If you are a Mainer who hunts and fishes, you must know who Dick Folsom was. Dick created the largest seaplane operation in the eastern United States, in Greenville. Many of us had the privilege of flying with Folsom’s. And now, thanks to Jake Morrel, we have a collection of wonderful stories told by Dick […]
Earl Brechlin and his friends have experienced awesome adventures in the north woods. Actually quite a few of their river adventures were scary. But you will enjoy reading all of the stories in Earl’s new book, Return to Moose River, published by Down East Books. Earl and his friends would get together every year for […]
Many years ago, when Angus King was governor, I decided to try to get some public money for the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. I worked for the Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine at that time and recruited Maine Audubon to be our partner. Chris Potholm did a poll for us, showing that the public’s […]
I had no idea that so many people died on Mt Katahdin and throughout Baxter State Park. We have a camp on the edge of the park, and have enjoyed everything from it’s brooks and ponds to its mountains. Randi Minetor’s book, Death on Katahdin, published by Down East Books, includes fatalities from falls and […]
If you love the outdoors, you will want to participate in The Great Maine Outdoor Week, scheduled for September 21 – 30. And take some friends out with you. The Great Maine Outdoor Week and the weekend series is a project of the Maine Outdoor Coalition, a network of partners dedicated to increasing connection to […]
