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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Climbing secluded Albany Mountain
Until a couple of years ago, I had never heard of Albany Mountain. While hiking on Caribou Mountain in the Evans Notch area with friends Laurie Wunder and Tom Meredith, they pointed out the nearby 1,930-foot summit and recommended it as another scenic hike in the area. Northern New Hampshire residents, Tom and Laurie have […]
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Beauty products draw from the bounty of Maine’s seas
I have to admit that the idea for this week’s column comes from watching “Buy It Now,” a new show about competitors pitching their products in hopes for a spot in Amazon’s “Buy It Now” shop, with my teenage girls. One of the products pitched was a line of skin care products that included marine […]
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One of Maine’s ‘founding fathers’ built an empire on the Midcoast
Before Maine gained its statehood, one Midcoast resident built a fortune before becoming one of the state’s founders and its first governor.
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From the Chamber: December 10 x 100 — fa la la la ahhhhhhhh!
Ready or not, December is here and that seems to have many of us juggling wayyyyy too much between regular work, shopping, Christmas concerts, office parties, mailing cards, sending presents and maintaining our holly-jollyness. First, I will tell you to breathe. It’s a lot to handle, but you’re doing great. Secondly, accept that you can’t […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Blustery Number 5 Mountain
Number 5 Mountain is a 3,186-foot peak located in the mountains southwest of Jackman and northwest of The Forks. It’s part of a range of peaks that separate Attean Pond and the Moose River in the north from Spencer Lake and Stream in the south. Access to the trailhead is via Spencer Road (aka Hardscrabble […]
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BoomerTECH Adventures: Our expert picks for holiday tech gifts
Don’t panic! You still have time to find well-appreciated gifts for family and friends. Our BoomerTECH Adventures crew likes inexpensive tech gifts — like chargers, wearable tech like a LED flashlight hat, smart plugs, laptop stands, portable speakers and more. One of the best lists we’ve seen this season is “The best tech gifts for […]
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Stories from Maine: The Great Brunswick Fire
Brunswick has had many notable fires since its settlement in 1628, but this month marks the 199th anniversary of the Great Brunswick Fire of 1825. In that year, with a population of nearly 3,000, Brunswick was a flourishing little village brisk with sawmills, cotton manufacturers, lumber mills, grist mills, tenement houses, shops and businesses. At […]
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Intertidal: Festive feasting of fishes
It isn’t the Feast of Seven Fishes just yet, but we have officially begun the period of Advent during which some people around the world practice some form of fasting — one of those being the abstinence of eating meat, which leads to a greater consumption of fish. The Feast of the Seven Fishes is […]
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From the Chamber: Old-fashioned fun in Bath and other holiday cheer
It has been an incredible couple of weeks if you have been following the events highlighted in recent columns. For starters, the two downtown tree lightings with Santa were splendid, as Santa arrived alongside Mrs. Claus by fire truck in Brunswick this past Saturday, followed by horse-drawn carriage rides in the downtown while two choirs […]