Memorial Day weekend provided us with a beautiful three days to get out and enjoy the sun. I chose to spend my time on Seboeis Lake with Kim, prepared for a good…
When I was young I used to wonder about the compost piles my mother maintained off to one side of our property. She kept two piles that were next to each other:…
Have you considered the pH of your garden recently? Not long ago, alkalinity was a part of a farmer’s job just as it is now, though instead of learning the chemistry behind…
Spring is here and our soil is warming up, so that means it’s time to assume garden mode. In the following articles I will delve deeper than gardening fundamentals, to provide information…
Just over a week ago we hadn’t gotten pounded by snow yet and it seemed like a good idea to tap a small grove of maples behind my house. Though a little…
Though I don’t have to write as if the Allagash is some lost wonder that eludes us, in truth, it is, isn’t it? It always surprises me the number of people who…
Some of the best fishing comes unplanned, where we rely on that ounce of spontaneity to put a twist on things. My friend, Matt Bigelow, gave me a ring on a recent…
If someone saw the load of deer meat in my freezer they’d see that I, or someone I know, had shot a deer. Here’s a story of how I stocked my freezer…
Never have I had such an action-packed bird hunting experience as I did this past Monday. There are hunting moments in the past that I can’t forget, like when I jumped seven…
There it is again — that crisp, fall smell which permeates the air and forewarns us of another winter coming. In earlier times, recognizing this unique time of year played a large…