THUMBS UP. I live in the greatest neighborhood (Quimby Pond area) in the nicest town in the greatest State in the good old USA!!The neighbors keep everything going smoothly. One mows my lawn..unasked and unpaid…. just because he is a great guy..and with another neighbor who has all the big boy toys has smoothed out […]
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.
Storybook Walk 2020
The RRG&SA Tim Baker Trail will open on July 1st. This year’s Storybook Walk will feature the book I AM BIRCH by Scott Kelley. A brief overview of the story reads….”As dark rumors swirl through the woods, animals start to panic—storing nuts, hoarding berries, taking down trees—until a birch tree stump uses wisdom and humor […]
Scrappy Chef: How does my garden grow?
I put my plants on the counter to buy and asked the clerk if they had a discount for “Approaching Death”. He looked at his co-worker behind the counter and looked back at me and said “We have a Senior Discount”. I don’t think he really knew what I meant. I do have a weird […]
Poland Spring Awards $16,000 in Scholarships to Maine High School Seniors
Poland Spring, MAINE – Sixteen Maine high school seniors each now have $1,000 more for their college educations after Poland Spring® Brand 100% Natural Spring Water, part of Nestlé Waters North America, awarded its annual Good Science Scholarships. Each senior plans to pursue post-secondary education in the fields of life science, physical science, earth science, […]
Golf Tip- Do you Sway on the Backswing?
A much-overlooked problem with many golfers is that they sway back during the backswing. This can be troublesome even if it is a small sway. A few ways you can help fix this is to really stare at the ball, or insert a training stick in front of you, far enough away so you can […]
Vendor Distancing at OHM this Summer
The annual Lupine Festival that was originally scheduled for June 20 had to be cancelled for the usual reasons of late. However, The Outdoor Heritage Museum went on to allow a percentage of the original amount of vendors that had signed up to come and offer their arts, crafts, and other assorted items from books […]
Outdoor Heritage Museum hosts the International Fly Fishing Film Festival.
You don’t have to be an angler to enjoy this collection of short films and breathtaking cinematography. All new for 2020 the event will feature eleven short films with nearly 2 hours of footage that will take you around the worlds waters. Film topics include wild rainbow trout in Alaska, giant brook trout in Labrador, […]
Rainbow School Graduation Celebration
Rainbow School graduates and their parents gathered at the Red Onion on June 15th for the annual pizza party and awards ceremony. Each child received a certificate of achievement and some fun prizes. For more information about the preschool program contact Mary Sue Richard at 864-2264.
Rangeley Lakes Historical Society JULY Events
Proudly Offering the Outdoor Heritage Museum & Rangeley History Museum All Events are subject to change due to the pandemic, so please call ahead. Outdoor Heritage Museum is located at the corner of Routes 4 & 17 in Oquossoc. Museum is open 10-4pm Weds. – Sunday May-Oct.11th. Adults $5.00 Children 12 and under, active duty […]
Snapshots in Time- Excerpts from the Annals of Maine’s Sporting Past
One of the great blessings of life, whether appreciated to its fullest or not, is the desire to listen while a worldly elder relates a good story about their experiences in nature. It fascinates the mind when great adventure is related that paints pictures in the listeners mind and makes one ask himself… “Could I […]