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Nightlife
Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Monday. Tonight Film: A Cat in Paris, 6 and 8 p.m., Frontier, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, […]
Eats: Lobster anything
Dick and Betty Lynch of Norway enjoy some ice cream with their grandchildren Gage Lynch 12 on left, and Grace Lynch 15 right, on Thursday at Tabors golf driving range in Auburn. We are just spending the day with our grandchildren, hitting some balls on the range and after ice cream we are going to […]
When Phil Somers tells you to take a hike . . . don’t be offended: The Turner master outdoorsman offers up his favorite trails in Maine and New Hampshire
Phil Somers hikes. Since he was a teenager in Norway, he has spent as much time as humanly possible outdoors. He and his primary adventure partner, wife Darleen House, enjoy skiing, camping, bicycling and kayaking, among other activities, but mostly hiking. The duo seldom goes a week without hiking at least one trail, even in […]
The best half- to full-day hikes around Maine
Phil Somers loves hiking — and is appropriately is a veteran sales clerk at L.L. Bean and has taught numerous classes for its Outdoor Discovery School. We asked Somers to share a list of his favorite treks in Maine and New Hampshire. Though he likened the task to choosing a favorite child, he gamely agreed. […]
Mystery photo for July 22, 2012
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Let the harvest begin! (And keep going . . .)
Deep summer and the garden is growing like crazy. Of course, I must fight to keep the potato beetles off the potato plants, the cucumber beetles off the vine crops, and those insidious Japanese sparkling shiny beetles off most everything. The heavy rains we had in June didn’t help matters much. Although I planted most […]
Night life
Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Monday. Tonight Rob Mermin’s Circle of Sawdust, 7 p.m., Frontier, Brunswick Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Open […]
Eats: Enjoying the harvest, season by season
Nobody has to remind a Mainer how short the growing season is here. When strawberry season rolled around in June we had our buckets, bowls and flats ready to pile high with our locally grown sweetness. From strawberry shortcake, pies and jams, refreshing smoothies and backyard cocktails, to tossing a few in a green salad […]
Face Time: Miss Rodeo Maine on barrel racing and being a face for rodeo
Michelle Morris is the first Miss Rodeo Maine in 28 years, crowned in time for last month’s Redneck Rodeo in Hebron, which was Maine’s first rodeo in more than a decade. Morris represents the sport in Maine and represents Maine at rodeo events nationwide. She also competes in barrel racing, where riders vie to be […]