A powerful strain of blight, known to gardeners and farmers as "late blight," has spread to potato and tomato plants throughout the county, state and country, withering plants and leaving many unusable…
RANGELEY – This year Saddleback Maine will offer skiers and snowboarders a new glade called Casablanca. It will be the largest glade in the Northeast, with 44 acres of inbound un-groomed tree…
JAY – On Friday, August 14 the Androscoggin River Watershed Council will host a paddle along the Androscoggin River as part of its annual Source to the Sea Paddling Trek from Pine…
Ironrock Landscaping in conjunction with the University of Maine Master Gardener program will offer an Asian Longhorned Beetle (ALB) outreach presentation August 18, 2009 at 7 p.m. at the Franklin County Chamber…
The Maine Forest Service in cooperation with the Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District will be holding an invasive plant identification and control workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 8 from 1-5 at…
Congratulations to Emily & Jeff O'Donnell, for their wonderful yard at "Northwest Outpost," of Church Hill, Strong.…
AUGUSTA – Rain or shine, all Maine residents will get one day’s free access to all Maine state parks and historic sites. The annual “Maine Day” at the parks and historic sites will…
My fishing excursions have been fairly frequent as of late in Franklin County, a special region of Maine where trout are sustained by the large and scenic western Maine mountains. The rainfall…
APPLETON – Lavender plants. We know and grow several cultivars of hardy English Lavender -mainly ‘Munstead’ and ‘Hidcote’ – in our mainly Zone 4 and 5 Maine gardens. But a lavender farm?…
FARMINGTON – The Flagg Family Fishing Derby is for children ages 3 to 10 and is one hour in length. It starts at 8 a.m. at Rollo Pond. Since the pond is measured…