We hope you enjoy the following three stories taken from the pages of the August 6, 1896, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES NEWSPAPER. The first shares information about Cascade Stream Gorge, which today is conserved by the Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust and remains to this day an absolute must see natural wonder. The next shares […]
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Posted inMaine
Wabanaki leaders offer perspective on America’s 250th at Bar Harbor festival
The history of Indigenous communities in the region dates back long before the nation’s founding, as highlighted by an art exhibit at the Abbe Museum.
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Posted inMaine, News
Mainer Heather Cox Richardson named to TIME list of top digital creators
The author and historian from the Midcoast was named Wednesday to the magazine’s inaugural TIME 100 Creators list.
Posted inMaine, News
‘Antiques Roadshow’ finally makes it to Maine
About 65 appraisers were at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay to assess items for the popular PBS show’s 30th season — and its first visit to the state.
Posted inFood
Oldies but goodies: Mainers cherish — and cook on — their old stoves
When it comes to stoves, ‘brand spanking new’ does not appeal to everyone.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Maine
Sabattus man is the new namesake of North Carolina’s Fort Bragg
World War II Pfc. Roland L. Bragg lived in Maine until his 1999 death and is remembered as a hero. He replaces the fort’s original namesake, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser, Maine
How did Crash Road in Jay get its name?
Before it was Crash Road, it was called North Livermore-Jay Road.
Posted inFood
Repast is history: What Mainers ate on Thanksgiving through the decades
We pored over Maine’s newspaper archives for a casual look at how Mainers from other times celebrated the holiday, and most especially what they were eating.
Posted inFranklin, Livermore Falls Advertiser
The origin of Livermore and Livermore Falls: a brief history
Who was Deacon Elijah Livermore and how did he found the town of Livermore?
Posted inNation / World
50 well-preserved Viking Age skeletons unearthed in Denmark
The Viking Age burial ground contains some 50 ‘exceptionally well-preserved’ skeletons.