“The Farmers’ Almanac has had seven editors. Poet, astronomer and teacher David Young, Philom., held the post for 34 years from the day he and publisher Jacob Mann first founded The Almanac Publishing Company in Morristown, New Jersey. Following Young’s death in 1852, a string of successors took the helm, beginning with astronomer Samuel Hart Wright. […]
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Farmers’ Almanac says a teeth-chattering winter is on its way
Did you know a town in Alaska elected a cat who served as mayor for two decades? The Farmers’ Almanac knew. Do you know the origin of the knock, knock joke or what people did to get by in an age before toilet paper? The almanac is all over that, too. There’s a ton of […]
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With 2019 Farmers’ Almanac soon to debut, Geigers highlight firm’s sustainability
Brothers Gene, left, and Peter Geiger stand near the solar panels at Geiger in Lewiston. The Geigers publish the Farmers’ Almanac. (Shawn Patrick Ouellette/Portland Press Herald) LEWISTON — Pete Geiger, the editor of the Farmers’ Almanac, pauses at the entryway of the 50,000-square-foot fulfillment center at Geiger, the family-owned promotional products company that produces the […]
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Farmer's Almanac predicts plenty of snow for this winter for Northeast
LEWISTON (AP) — Northeasterners, keep your mittens, boots and show shovel handy. The Farmer’s Almanac that goes on sale this week predicts a snowy winter from Maryland to Maine with five coastal storms to bring winter misery to the region. The publication, now in its 200th year, isn’t afraid to go out on a limb […]
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Frigid, bitter winter: Farmers’ Almanac predicts more ‘shivery & shovelry’
LEWISTON — The folks at the Farmers’ Almanac can be forgiven for feeling smug: The 198-year-old publication correctly predicted the past nasty winter while federal forecasters blew it. Memories of the polar vortex and relentless snowstorms won’t soon be forgotten. And the editors of the publication are predicting more of the same for the coming […]
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Lewiston’s Farmers’ Almanac calls for snow on Super Bowl
LEWISTON — There would be nothing like a little pelting rain to make Peter Geiger happy. A driving snow. A wind that lashes at hats and foam fingers alike. Sunday is the big day for the Super Bowl and the Farmers’ Almanac. Back in August when the 2014 edition of the nearly 200-year-old almanac rolled […]
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Farmers’ Almanac predicts a stormy Super Bowl
LEWISTON (AP) — The Farmers’ Almanac is using words like “piercing cold,” ”bitterly cold” and “biting cold” to describe the upcoming winter. And if its predictions are right, the first outdoor Super Bowl in years will be a messy “Storm Bowl.” The 197-year-old publication that hits newsstands Monday predicts a winter storm will hit the […]