While the old saying, “Half the fun is getting there” rings true for boaters, the destination can be just as important, especially if you are hungry and didn’t pack lunch. The good news is that there is no shortage of eating establishments accessible by boat around Casco Bay. Even better, they offer enough variety to […]

The midcoast has got paddle sports enthusiasm going on. Nine years ago a retired Ohio schoolteacher started group paddles around the Pemaquid peninsula. Two years later the founder of the fabled Rubber Ducky Race in Maine got the same thing going with weekend kayak trips for the Pemaquid Watershed Association. This summer the two groups […]

It shouldn’t come as a surprise, considering the number of streams and rivers in Maine, that there are dozens of spectacular waterfalls throughout the state. But I have always been struck by the fact that many folks I talk to have never seen any, or only a few, of them. Piscataquis, Oxford, Franklin and Somerset […]

River Fest and Upper Kennebec Valley Outdoor Expo today in downtown Skowhegan. Family-friendly entertainment including free rafting trips and a rock climbing wall, concerts and food vendors. Most events are free. Free parking is available. For more information, www.skowsavings.com/riverfest.  Animal signs, 1 to 3 p.m. today, free family workshop at Merryspring. Activities relating to animal […]

Humans are unusual among mammals in that we build our houses. Sometimes we use natural materials and other times plastic or other artificial materials that do not occur in nature. Beavers are the only other local mammals I can think of that build substantial houses. Most birds, however, are excellent builders, manifested usually in the […]