Lost on a Loop Trail: Memento mori quack quack
I am standing in my backyard and looking up into a tree. Beside me is my loyal black Lab, Echo. He is looking up into the same tree.
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Harpswell Naturalist: Too many deer?
One of the joys of writing about nature is hearing from readers who share stories or ask questions about a species of interest. The most common topic is the white-tailed deer, a familiar creature around Harpswell.
Cooking at 43° North: A recipe to warm a winter’s night
Nothing warms the soul in January more than comfort food, like Donnette Goodenow's shepherd's pie. (Kathy D'Agostino photo)
Preserving our lobstering heritage
When Maine's lobster industry looks back on 2022, we'll likely remember the challenges — high bait and fuel prices, low dock prices, shortages of marine supplies, and a complicated legal challenge that threatens to end the fishery as we know it.
Thinking in Public: Anticipation
It's chilly, 24 degrees with a 20-mph northwest breeze. For dramatic effect, I'd tell you what the "wind chill" factor is, but you and I don't need any more drama. Just figure it's 24 degrees and blowy.
Theater binds us together
Thank you for including pictures from the recent production by Harpswell Community Theater in your December edition ("Harpswell Community Theater returns with pair of one-act plays," Pages 12 and 13).
Library Connections: Choosing your preferences
You walk into a hardware store and ask for a screwdriver. The clerk points to a small array. "Where are your cordless ones?" "We don't have any. The standard ones are plenty good." You'll walk out thinking, "Well, that place was quaint, but they didn't have many options."
Finest public librarian we know
My wife and I are retired from careers as librarians and library science faculty. We hold library cards for Orr's Island, Curtis Memorial, and our library system back home — Buffalo and Erie County Public Library.
Santa’s elves, working in the dark
I stopped by the Harpswell Neck post office on the morning of Christmas Eve. I had a question on a delivery.
It was dark inside due to the power outage. I took a chance. The main door was unlocked, so I went in.
Never Not Amazed: Announcing the year of …
I'm disingenuous about New Year's resolutions, so I quit making them a long time ago. In the very moment I'd vow to lose weight, exercise more, cook nutritious meals with joy, and somehow be a better person, generally or specifically, my inner voice mocked my earnest intentions and I knew I'd never follow through.
