Ken Gordon and I were beginning the third day of our five-day outing on the Machias River in Washington County. Paddling expedition kayaks, two seniors not acting their ages had completed a little less than half of the 55-mile journey and were camped at the foot of Little Falls. We awoke to bluebird skies and […]

I had been thinking recently about waste reduction and the practice of buying water in small, single-use plastic bottles. Much of the literature on that is contradictory, or simply makes no real sense, so I wanted to share my observations. An outfit called GoPure has an interesting blog that contains a kind of synopsis of […]

Much of gardening is learned by trial and error – for many, mostly error. Planting a shade-lover in full sun isn’t likely to breed success, nor is letting your emotions run rampant at the nursery. But we’ve all been there, and the good news is we can learn from others’ mistakes as well as our […]

Every morning I drove past her house on my way to work, and again in the afternoon on my way home. In winter, her front door usually stood open to let in the sun. In spring or fall I’d often see her sitting on her stoop, gathering light. I should stop, I thought, wanting to […]

At United Way of Mid Coast Maine’s annual meeting Tuesday, held at the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, Board Chairperson Joel Merry gave a summary of the organization’s work in 2021, including a successful campaign, work by United Way’s 36 local partner agencies, 46,000 diapers distributed to babies in need by the Diaper Project, $379,000 […]

The weather is warming and the fish are swimming – some of them longer and further than they have in nearly two centuries. World Fish Migration Day was May 21, a day when people around the world celebrate fish that travel long distances through a variety of waterways. This year, the day included 450 events […]