Let’s hear it for Oquossoc! The yearly celebration that was held on Saturday, August 15, was limited for safety but in my opinion had just the right amount of enthusiastic people for both safety and fun. Along with the many vendors in front of the Outdoor Heritage Museum and behind Oquossoc Grocery, there was the […]
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.
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Lots of Laughter at this Year’s Oquossoc Day Celebration!
Let’s hear it for Oquossoc! The yearly celebration that was held on Saturday, August 15, was limited for safety but in my opinion had just the right amount of enthusiastic people for both safety and fun. Along with the many vendors in front of the Outdoor Heritage Museum and behind Oquossoc Grocery, there was the […]
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Thank you for sharing
I love hearing from the Rangeley Highlander subscribers as I speak to many of them over the phone for one reason or another throughout the year. First question I am asked lately is how am I holding up. The second, not surprisingly is asking me how the weather is compared to where they are calling from. […]
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Nordica Scholarship Winners Announced
The Nordica Memorial Association is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s Nordica scholarship. It is awarded to a student of singing in Maine who aspires to a career in singing. This year’s contest resulted in a tie, however, with Kaleigh Hunter of Saco and Emma Jones of South Portland as winners. In “normal […]
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Maine School of Masonry Open House Aug.21st
Maine School of Masonry will host an Open house on August 21st from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. If you are looking for a rewarding career and have ever wondered about job security, If you want to be trained in a skill that will always provide a job, we have great news for you! […]
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RFA’s 40th Annual Art in August Appropriately Adapts
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts 40th annual Art in August juried art show that was originally supposed to be held in Rangeley wound up being held in Oquossoc on August 6. The event was supposed to be held in Rangeley rather than Oquossoc in order to more adequately provide distance between vendors to conform […]
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Property Spotlight: Motivated Sellers! Make an Offer on this Fabulous Gull Pond Property!
Have you ever dreamed of owning a cabin on a lake in Rangeley? Now is the time to consider this fantastic GULL POND property that sleeps up to 20 people. GULL POND. Direct, easy access to the snowmobile and the ATV trails!! Great fishing. The Ultimate Sportsmen’s Compound with the true Rangeley style to the […]
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High Volume of Boaters in Rangeley
Since 2002, RLHT has diligently checked boats over 25 thousand boats for aquatic hitchhikers, like milfoil. Paid and volunteer inspectors focusing their efforts in high traffic public boat launches. Over the last 18 summers inspectors have educated over 20,000 boaters and visitors to the Region on the larger bodies of water: Cupsuptic, Mooselookmeguntic, Richardson, and Rangeley Lakes. […]
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Snapshots in Time- Historical Glimpses from the Region’s Iconic Past
(Editor’s note: Current commentary in italics, otherwise copy is reprinted just as it was in the August 6, 1896 edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper). The ‘opener’ for this edition of Snap Shots in Time was found on page one and made me think about all the reconstruction work being done between the S-Curves on […]
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Community Art Project Awards Ceremony
An Awards Ceremony will take place on Saturday, August 29 at 5:30 PM, out of doors near the Community Art Project display in the alley between the RFA Lakeside Theater and Blue Flame. (Rain date: Sun August 30 at 5:30 PM). Voting will close at noon on Friday, August 28th. The RFA will award a first-place […]