We hope that everyone in the Rangeley Region is “social distancing” and practicing “self-quarantine” by staying at home as much as possible. These are the ways each of us can do our part to help Maine’s healthcare system from being overwhelmed by seri-ously ill Covid-19 patients. We also know how it feels to begin feeling […]
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.
Slow, slow riders
Ten winters after putting down Rangeley roots—perennial roots deep in the arctic strata formerly known as our summer waterfront—we put down tracks. Serious tracks. Boldly going where we hadn’t dared to snowshoe, ski, or ice shuffle before. Faster than a speeding lawnmower. More powerful than the Funtown kiddie train. Almost able to leap aboard in a single […]
Who am I Thinking Most About, as We Remain Hunkered Down in our Cabin on the Pond, You Ask?
The quick, and most logical, answer to that question would be essentially all of humanity on our increasingly fragile planet. Covid-19 has by now reached or will soon be reaching, essentially every country on earth… to most likely include their most remote and sparsely-populated areas after the cities, in most cases. The degree to which […]
Notes from Naples- “‘Andrà tutto bene’” – Everything Will be Fine.
You might know Rheanna Sinnett as daughter of Kevin and Doreen Sinnett of Rangeley Region Lake Cruises, or perhaps you know her as the owner of Just Add Water Floating Camps, an eco-tourism houseboat rental business on Rangeley Lake. However, you might not know that she was commissioned into Active Duty Military service with the US […]
Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge Releases Draft Fishing Plan for Public Review
Fishing is a traditional use of the National Wildlife Refuge System. At Umbagog National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), we welcome people of all backgrounds and abilities to participate in recreational fishing. Umbagog NWR is seeking public review and comment on its proposed fishing opening. The public is invited to review the draft documents for our proposed […]
Dinosaurs and Dr. Seuss at Rainbow School
In February Rainbow School celebrated Dinosaur Week followed by Read Across America, with Dr. Seuss’s “Wacky Wednesday” on March 4th.
ArtsFarmington April 11 jazz performance at Nordica Auditorium
ArtsFarmington is proud to bring to Farmington the State Street Traditional Jazz Band on Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 pm in the Nordica Auditorium, Merrill Hall, UMF. Tickets are $15 for adults, free for UMF students (with ID) as well as for youth 18 and under. The State Street Traditional Jazz Band, whose members are […]