RUMFORD — World records in lumberjacking competitions don’t usually happen very often, especially with a two-man crosscut saw cutting through 14- by 14-square-inch white pine. But two men did just that at the June debut “Chop, Drop & Roll” event at Black Mountain Ski Resort. Jerry Gingras of Errol, N.H., and Richard Jordan of Canterbury, […]
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‘The Dog Lover’s Guide to Travel’ touts Bethel’s pet friendliness
BETHEL — Bethel has something to bark out to the world now that this Western Maine town has been named one of the top pet-friendly destinations in the country in a new book. Kelly E. Carter’s “The Dog Lover’s Guide to Travel” lists the best destinations, hotels, events and advice to please one’s pet and […]
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Fresh local farm market opens in New Auburn
AUBURN — A fresh and local food market has opened in New Auburn. The “4 Season Farm Market” opened in late spring of this year. Auburn farmers Kathy Shaw and Joe Gray of Valley View Farm set up shop at the corner of Mill and Third streets, across from the Pontbriand’s Hardware building. “Our emphasis […]
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LA Veterans Council seeks names for the 27th Veterans Memorial Stone
LEWISTON — Kent Mayerson played taps for the Lewiston Auburn Memorial Day Parade and unveiling ceremony held at the Veterans Memorial Park this year. “Mayerson is the youngest and only Boy Scout that ever played taps at a military commemorative event held at the Veterans Memorial Park since its inception,” said Paul R. Bernard, public […]
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Survey project depends on volunteers
What do anglers like almost as much as catching fish? That’s an easy one: looking for fish. And so it is that, in its fourth year, the Brook Trout Survey Project has signed up 850 volunteers, of which more than 200 have actually made it into the field, surveying ponds where brook trout seem likely […]
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Yacht club close to home
Located on Yacht Club Drive, a camp-style, dirt road, heavily shaded with trees in Auburn, is perhaps one of the Twin Cities’ best kept secrets. Where the trees open at the drive’s end, visitors are greeted by an open stretch of Taylor Pond. Welcome to Taylor Pond Yacht Club. On a day of blue skies […]
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Discover nature in a kayak
Whether you’re heading out with your family, friends or solo, a kayak is an affordable and relaxing way to enjoy the refreshing beauty and peace of our local waters, and with more than 40 ponds, lakes, bogs and other bodies of water in Androscoggin County, there is no shortage of places to go. Don’t own […]
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Urban fishing: Places to go when time is short
In downtown Lewiston, people are discovering their own fishing hole; but there’s no secret to it. It is the mighty Androscoggin River, a 178-mile waterway that begins in Errol, New Hampshire and winds its way through many and varied mill towns on its way to meet the Kennebec River before heading to the Gulf of […]
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Sights unseen: Lisbon Street’s ethnic stores — open to all
An American poked their head into the Mogadishu Store on Lisbon Street in Lewiston and asked “Can I come in?” “Why not,” responded shop owner Shukri Abasheikh. “You are welcome anytime.” Abasheikh says that most of her customers are from Somalia, Angola, Uganda and Sudan, but her store is open to all. “We are open to […]
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Life in Franklin County
Franklin County is the heart of Maine’s Lakes and Mountains Region. Franklin County rises from the central upland portion of Maine to the high peaks region in the north. The population of more than 30,000 resides in charming towns and villages throughout the county. Farmington is the county seat of Franklin County with a population […]