Here is the opportunity to build your dream home or camp in the Rangeley area! Offering 1.05 and 1.11 acres in the heart of Maine’s natural beauty and recreation. These wooded lot feel like the ultimate escape to nature, yet downtown Rangeley is just a short drive (or walk) away! Enjoy snowmobile and ATV trail […]
Stephanie Dellavalle
Stephanie Dellavalle has been the general manager and editor of The Rangeley Highlander since 2013 and writes about the community and events in the area. A graduate of Hunter College in NYC, she and her husband are empty-nesters who live in the village of Oquossoc in Rangeley.
Rangeley Adult Ed. Personal Enrichment Courses
There is still time to sign up for the following Rangeley Adult Education offerings but you must PRE-REGISTER. Beginner Guitar Instructor: Mike Blythe This will be a very informal, stress free way of learning guitar. Come on, you know this is something you have always wanted to try. What are you waiting for? *Guitar required. […]
A Concert for Ukraine
In honor of and in solidarity with the resilient spirit of the Ukrainian People May 13, 6 PM, The Good Shepherd Church Presented by the Rangeley Ecumenical Bell Choir, Directed by Sue Downes-Borko. The Ecumenical Bell Choir of Rangeley, Maine (Rangeley Ringers) will present an evening of music to honor the people of Ukraine on […]
2022 Saddleback Spring Bash Success
Saddleback wound up celebrating the end of the season with their annual Spring Bash on April 16 instead of April 9th as it was originally scheduled. A super fun end of season party, the event had to be postponed a week due to unexpected and unfortunate events and uncooperative weather the week prior. Erika Roy, […]
What in the world is The Lighter Fluid Gang?
Greetings Friends: My name is Vincent Spada. I am an obscure writer from Massachusetts. I am the founder of The Lighter Fluid Gang. Please allow me to explain what that is. The LFG is not an actual organization. There is no charter or building or book. It is nothing more than a concept of the […]
Every great journey begins with a single step
Widely known for its hiking, the Rangeley area has many trails throughout the region for hikers of all abilities. The following hiking trails listed here are some of the most scenic and most popular. Angel Falls An easy to moderate (brook crossings) 1.5 mile round trip hike with an elevation gain of 200 feet and […]
Snapshots in Time – Rangeley Lakes May, 1896
The following short articles appeared in the May 14, 1896, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. This edition was “chock-a-block-full” (a Maine-ism meaning wicked stuffed) with “all the news that was fit to print” from our region. The early bird ice out fisherman had arrived and preparations were in full swing for the upcoming tourist […]
Home groan….Easter grass
With all the strides made lately toward ecological awareness and responsibility, how come green cellophane Easter “grass” still shows up on the store shelves? Isn’t it a bit ironic that McDonald’s has been forced to develop an environmentally sound alternative to Styrofoam while employees at Bunny Turf, Inc. are still shredding up heaps of neon […]
Snapshots in Time- April 30, 1896
What follows was found on Page 1 in the April 30, 1896, Edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. It shares some notes and background info on some of Rangeley’s earliest residents as recorded 56 years earlier in 1840. So here is a “look back” to 1840 Rangeley published as a look back in the 1896 […]
Spring Games
This story is not for all you Veggie folks. Growing up on a farm teaches you a lot of fun loving things. This time of year is just the beginning of what the summer holds for rambunctious young boys. It was a rule about our house, “if the sun was out, we were to be […]