There’s a reason for scientific names. But it’s also fun to learn the names of plants and animals specific to certain places. They often refer to local places, traditions or stories. Recently, a friend visited from South Africa and saw the Mother’s Day card that one of my daughters made for me that features a […]
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Maine is home to lady slippers of the land and sea
They’re weird but beautiful. Part of the allure is that they are also rare and that they are harbingers of spring. These pink forest flowers quietly emerge each year flashing a pink blossom among the otherwise pale green palette. Like fiddleheads, which I wrote about a few weeks ago, lady slippers are early spring flowers, […]
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Watch out for loons while on the water this season
This weekend, despite some unseasonably chilly weather, lots of people will be getting out on the water for the first time. Boatyards have been scrambling to get docks in and boats launched for the Memorial Day holiday. This marks the beginning of what becomes an increasingly busy season on the water in Maine. There is […]
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It’s pupping season for Maine’s grey and harbor seals
It is officially May! Many May traditions center around flowers — May poles decorated with them and bulbs planted in the fall starting to pop open with new petals. This is a time of emergence of many types of animal life as well — both on land and in the sea. On a recent visit […]
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New Nordic spa makes waves in Newcastle
Waterstruck Wellness promises new spring offerings, including Maple Steam, Soak, and Sauna workshops and birding activities.
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Here are some ways to usher in the New Year in the Midcoast
The Midcoast is offering many different New Year’s Eve celebrations and traditions to choose from while opening the door to 2025.
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A teenage boy’s grisly murder threatens the peaceful town of ‘Granite Harbor’
In Peter Nichols’ latest thriller, a green detective races to find the murderer before he strikes again.
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Maine seeks new operator to revive Rockland Branch rail line
The Department of Transportation is seeking to restore freight service and that could help the Amtrak Downeaster resume its effort to add passenger service from Brunswick to Rockland.
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Four Midcoast newspapers to merge into one publication
Reade Brower, who previously owned the Portland Press Herald and several other daily and weekly newspapers in Maine, is combining the 4 papers he didn’t sell into a single entity.
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Hemlock woolly adelgid meets its foe
Local land trusts team up to help save the hemlock trees in the Midcoast.