188 Wheeler Road• 3 beds 2 baths 1,986 SF• #1537545 • $490,000 WHEELER ROAD – Great year-round home located just outside of the Oquossoc Village. Privately situated on a 5.30 acre lot and west facing views of bald mountain and Rangeley Lake in the fall. Home has a great layout with 3 beds and 2 […]
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.
SADDLEBACK- 2022 Readers’ Choice for BEST SKI MOUNTAIN!
RANGELEY, ME. – The votes are in and Saddleback Mountain has been named the 2022 Readers’ Choice for “Best Ski Mountain” in Maine by Down East magazine. The September issue of Down East covers everything from playing outdoors to eating and shopping. Winners of the “Best of Maine” awards are selected for one of two […]
Shape Shifters Summer Farewell
If you missed the Shape Shifters on Sunday, September 3rd, at the Rangeley gazebo then you missed their final performance for the season. They have provided a high-quality summer series of eclectic music since June. This quartet, with an occasional visitor, have been grooving together since Covid hit two years ago. The barefoot Jeff Voorhees […]
“At One” on the Storybook Trail
AT ONE: In a place called Maine, this story celebrates the beauty and uniqueness of the wilds of Baxter State Park to the crashing waves of the Atlantic Ocean. The author, Lynn Plourde shares her outdoor camping experiences as well as her encounters with a bear and twin fawns in the summer as well as […]
EMDC Launches Maine Boost Podcast
Bangor, Maine – Eastern Maine Development Corporation (EMDC) is pleased to announce its new podcast series, Maine Boost. The show will focus on how EMDC and its partners improve Maine businesses, communities, and people. The fire launched today and discusses EMDC’s Maine Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) progrst season will have 12 episodes, covering topics ranging […]
New York man drowns at Mooselookmeguntic Lake in Rangeley Plantation
RANGELEY PLANTATION — A New York man drowned Saturday at Mooselookmeguntic Lake after he told his wife he was going for a swim, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said Monday. Deputy Alan Elmes responded to the incident at Bemis Road, which was reported at about 2:06 p.m. in Rangeley Plantation. When the wife of […]
Houses Represent at the 2022 Northwoods Gravel Grind
The following are some of the top results from the 2022 Northwoods Gravel Grind. The complete final results may be found online at Bart Timing: http://www.barttiming.com/summer/NHGG22.pdf. When looking through the list of names I was very happy to see Charles House came in second place in the 35mile category. Way to go Charles! (Literally) I then […]
Saddleback Save the DATE!
The Vertical Challenge – January 8, 2023 February Festival, Torch Light Parade & Live Music – February 24, 2023 Banked Slalom & Mallett Brothers Show – March 18, 2023 Spring Bash – April 7-9, 2023 King of the Mountain Snowmobile Hill Climb – April 22-23, 2023
Dan’s Data: AUGUST WEATHER
Temperature Maximum: 86°- August 8 Minimum: 44° August 28 Average True Temp: 59.74194° Precipitation Total for month: 5.28″ Greatest: 1.35″ Date: August 9 Daily Average: 0.170323” Year to Date: 28.68″ Wind Peak: 30mph Date: August 8 Low: 5 Date: August 14 Average Peak 15.51613 mph Barometric Pressure High: 30.02 Date: August 6 Low: 29.55 Date: […]
At 97, you can still Count on Dr. Bachman for the Loon Count
Dr. Leonard Bachman has been participating in the Maine Audubon Annual Loon Count for over 20 years, held annually on the third Saturday of July. Even at 97 years old, he loves participating; it has become a family tradition. Bachman has been coming to Rangeley each year from Maryland, and the Common Loon has always […]