FARMINGTON – One hundred fifty years ago Atlantic salmon teemed in our rivers and streams and were the basis of a thriving commercial fishery. In 1880, 10,000 Atlantic salmon were unloaded on…
AUGUSTA – More Maine people made reservations at the state’s campgrounds during the 2008 season than the previous year, according to figures released recently by the Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands.…
I recently dedicated an evening of mine to a venture through the woods near Wilton in order to get a good hike in while the rain decided to subside over the mountainous…
Pumpkins and Halloween go hand in hand, but that wasn’t always the case. Before there was Halloween, before there were Jack O’Lanterns, there were Celtic priests aka Druids who built sacrificial bon(e)…
I celebrated the start of hunting season by waking up Wednesday morning and jumping into my Honda Civic, despite the light rain. I had planned on taking advantage of this day hunting…
WILTON – Tom Saviello’s apple trees loaded with fall’s favorite red fruit that are surrounded by colorful perennial and vegetable gardens made his garden the judges’ choice of top yard for September.…
After a tough win against UNH’s rugby team this past weekend, my legs dragged me outdoors to work out the knots and loosen up my stiff joints. Coincidentally, two of my good…
FARMINGTON – Have you thought about what the consequences of global warming will mean to you and what you can do about it? Will the Farmington area see less snow and more…
NORTH CHESTERVILLE – They are a creative pair. Which is one of the biggest reasons that Roger and Sue Bisaillon earned the spiffiest garden award for August. The “Yard of the Month”…
The Opinionated Gardener’s test crop of the Ramapo tomatoes is ripening. The official word is that the famous Jersey tomato has made it through a tortuous summer in Temple, Maine, with flying…