Most of the sportsmen and women I have known over the years have an affinity for tools of the trade, gizmos and gadgets that have a practical application in their outdoor pursuits. And if they want something, and can afford it, they just go out and buy it. Oh, there are exceptions in the outdoor …
On the last day of the Lexus’s visit, 3 inches of fresh snow proved that the season is definitely changing. Early darkness, icy roads and foreboding, gray skies do not generally make for happy motoring. More about this momentarily. The midsize ES sedan series is the best-selling Lexus car, and has been for a long …
On the last day of the Lexus’s visit, 3 inches of fresh snow proved that the season is definitely changing. Early darkness, icy roads and foreboding, gray skies do not generally make for happy motoring. More about this momentarily. The midsize ES sedan series is the best-selling Lexus car, and has been for a long …
STONINGTON — Andrew Gove, a legend along the Maine coast, started writing down his stories more than a decade ago and kept up the work right up until he died at age 90 in June of 2020. Reading “The Life of a Maine Lobsterman: 82 Years on the Water” is like sitting at his kitchen …
SULLIVAN — Take a ride down Taunton Drive in Sullivan and you will see a neighborhood coming back to life. “I am always drawn to things that need help and people that need help and cars that need help and houses that need help,” said Norm Bamford, a father of five and pastor of …
Last week, my culinary students at Deer Isle-Stonington High School prepared and served a harvest lunch for their 120 classmates and staff. It was a heroic effort that involved the whole school and spanned over two weeks of preparation. Students roasted five Maine-raised turkeys, picking the meat off the bones, making stock and preparing gravy. …
Almost 60 miles north of Bangor, up the swiftly traveled interstate, is Exit 244 for Medway and the Gateway to the Maine North Woods. With a shrinking population under 1,400 souls (that could change due to COVID), this river town rests on the shores of the mighty Penobscot River, in the shadow of Mount Katahdin. …
BLUE HILL — Someday, a play will be written specifically for a virtual Zoom format or, then again, perhaps, with a COVID vaccine on the horizon, it won’t be necessary. Let’s hope! The New Surry Theatre, however, is not waiting for either of those eventualities, and have instead, courageously forged ahead with a virtual performance …
ELLSWORTH — The first Thanksgiving, by some accounts, was held in 1607 in Popham, Maine, where “for one harsh winter, a group of English settlers tried to stick it out at a small fort they built,” according to the New England Historical Society. The settlers packed up and left the following year. However, most Americans …
Heavy duty pickup truck buyers have four brands to work with to create the ultimate play/work/tow vehicle among the thousands of option specifications spread across each maker’s expansive lineup. Gas engines to turbodiesels, 6- to 10-speed automatics and ¾-ton to 1¼-ton brutes with dual-rear wheels, heavy duty trucks can now tow up to 36,000 pounds …
LITTLE DEER ISLE — Walk into a Coakley house and you’ll be surrounded by wood, space and light. A designer and builder who can slip a line from “Moby Dick” into the conversation with ease, Coakley has been creating homes for about five decades, first up in the Pembroke area and for the last 35 …
ELLSWORTH — The Ellsworth Public Library will host an online art auction throughout December in order to give regional artists a spacious venue to show and sell their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. Online bidding will start Dec. 1 at www.ellsworthlibrary.net. The monthlong auction, proceeds from which will partially benefit the library, replaces the library’s …
