Harpswell Naturalist: Raptor madness
It was easy to close on my target because the road in Georgetown was lined with vehicles. I arrived before noon on Jan. 2 to find the lawn packed with at least 60 people bundled up against a cold mist.
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Wish you were here: Postcards from Bailey Island
Bailey Island General Store has a rack of lovely Bailey Island postcards, and sometimes I buy a few to send to friends. Perhaps you sent a card or two this year and perhaps 100 years from now they will wind up in someone's collection.
Notes From the Mad Farmer: The account book of Capt. Andrew Dunning
Capt. Andrew Dunning, of Harpswell, was a master mariner and coastal trader who sailed his sloop Mary in coastal trade as far north as Cape Breton Island, Canada and as far south as the Carolinas.
What it’s like to lobster for a living in winter
Have you ever thought that the lobster fisherman's life is the life for you? Have you ever thought how nice it would be if you were independent, could work when you pleased, and could have the freedom of the ocean?
Writing family: Author of ‘Involuntary American’ explores life of Scottish prisoner
Maine author Carol Gardner’s "The Involuntary American: A Scottish Prisoner's Journey to the New World" follows the experiences of Thomas Doughty, a Scotsman brought to New England in 1650 as a prisoner of war.
Student Voices: National Honor Society makes spirits bright
The Mount Ararat National Honor Society has been very active in the community over the past few months. Under the direction of chapter advisor Rob Messier, President Megan Reed and Vice President Fern Beede, the group has completed a number of service projects to better the community.
Harpswell Naturalist: Wild Harpswell
When we landed in Harpswell, local friends told me about the fisher population. Surely they were pulling my leg; fishers would not be found here! In fact, fishers are quite common in our area, along with coyotes and the occasional bobcat.
Thinking in Public: Well-known secrets of growing old
"Why don't you write something positive about aging? You know, the good things about growing older?" I looked at this woman, whom I genuinely love with all my heart, suddenly thankful that we had kept up the payments on our long-term care policies.
Student Voices: A little compassion goes a long way
In the fall of 2020, Mount Ararat High School opened a brand-new campus on Eagles Way. In the past year, not only have we gotten a new school, but we have also gotten a new principal, new teachers, new school board members and, for the first time in almost two years, the entire student body has been back together in school five days a week.
Thinking in Public: 21st-century plague
This, the plague of the 21st century, seems to me in many ways an endless case of deja vu. Some of the challenges that we faced in the past year and a half I can remember being warned about in my childhood.
