This edition features an article on the excellent brook trout fishing in “the Rangeleys” during the mid-19th century, originally published on page 5 of the March 25, 1897, RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. We hope you enjoy it. (Contemporary commentary found in italics). Early Fishing at the Rangeleys In conversation with Mrs. Sarah Soule, an early settler […]
Dee Menear
Staff Writer
Dee Menear is an award-winning journalist and photographer with over a decade of experience in community news. She is the editor and staff writer for The Rangeley Highlander. She has worked for the Franklin Journal, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Advertiser Democrat, Daily Bulldog and Original Irregular. Dee enjoys live local music, cooking, hunting, fishing and hiking.
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What to do in Rangeley: Events, activities and happenings
Upcoming Rangeley area happenings and events for Friday, March 28 through Thursday, April 10, 2025
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Lakeside Dance Academy performance to feature over 50 dancers
RANGELEY — The Lakeside Dance Academy will present the Annual Spring Dance Concert at 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, April 4 and 5, at the RFA Lakeside Theater on Main St. in Rangeley. It will be an evening showcasing the work of over 50 dancers of all ages and is sponsored by the Rangeley […]
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Rangeley Lakes Curling Club holds 10th annual Bonspiel
RANGELEY — Curling is an esoteric sport, especially when practiced outdoors on frozen lakes and ponds. In the state of Maine there is only one location with covered indoor ice dedicated to curling only, and that is in Belfast. There is indoor curling also in Portland, but it is in a hockey arena at the […]
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What to do in Rangeley: Events, activities and happenings
Upcoming Rangeley area happenings and events for Friday, March 14 through Thursday, March 27, 2025
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Maine Maple weekend on tap at Rangeley area sugarhouses
Regional sugarhouses will be open to the public Saturday and Sunday.
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Rangeley selectmen reject petition to change town meeting format
The annual town meeting will be held by secret ballot at the Rangeley Town Office, Tuesday, June 10, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
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Rangeley Childcare Center on track for fall opening
The Rangeley Childcare Center, a project of the Beth Brunswick Memorial Fund for Children, aims to bring reliable and affordable high-quality childcare to the region.
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Alliance celebrates successful Après event at Sugarloaf
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — The High Peaks Alliance hosted a triumphant “Après with the High Peaks Alliance” gathering at Sugarloaf Mountain Resort this past Saturday, drawing over 90 attendees passionate about conservation and recreational access in Maine’s High Peaks region. The event, held at the Bill & Joan Alfond Competition Center, provided a platform for community […]
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Alliance, local leaders discuss outdoor recreation and conservation
CARRABASSETT VALLEY — On behalf of the High Peaks Initiative, the High Peaks Alliance (HPA) hosted the second in a series of Community Engagement Sessions with local government officials and community stakeholders on February 27, at the Carrabassett Valley Library. These meetings are funded by the Community Recreation Assistance Recovery (CORA) grant from the Maine […]