Film lovers, rejoice! The Maine International Film Festival is back, with all of its pre-pandemic glory! Back are ten days of screenings of 90 features and shorts at the Waterville’s Railroad Square Cinema and the Waterville Opera House! Back are post-screening receptions with the filmmakers at local restaurants! Back is a full crop of “rediscoveries,” classic movies which merit a new look! Back is the Mid-Life Achievement Award — this year’s honoree is Debra Winger! More…

Besides Mid-Life Achievement Award winner Debra Winger, Mexican director Tatiana Huezo is the only filmmaker who will have more than two films screened during this year’s festival. Although Huezo, has been directing feature films for only 11 years, she has won four Ariel Awards, Mexico’s equivalent of an Oscar, as well as numerous other awards from film festivals around the world. More…

Besides Mid-Life Achievement Award winner Debra Winger, Mexican director Tatiana Huezo is the only filmmaker who will have more than two films screened during this year’s festival. Although Huezo, has been directing feature films for only 11 years, she has won four Ariel Awards, Mexico’s equivalent of an Oscar, as well as numerous other awards from film festivals around the world. More…

A fabulous new community dock system now allows Long Pond boaters easy access to Belgrade Lakes Village. Located behind Day’s Store, the new docks allow boaters to visit the shops, restaurants, parks and post office of the Village and to attend events in the community. More…

The 7 Lakes Alliance is rapidly approaching its fifth anniversary, and we have lots to celebrate. With many existing and emerging threats facing the Belgrade Lakes watershed, we’ll also briefly tell you how 7 Lakes is tackling these challenges. More…

Our lakes and lands are the heart of the Belgrade Lakes region — a place where generations have been drawn to clear waters and their surrounding forests, fields, and hills. Today’s stark reality is the watershed is facing unprecedented challenges that threaten the health of the lakes and its lands. More…

It’s been a productive week on both Great and Long Ponds: Long Pond presently has six chicks and, along with Great Pond’s five chicks, we are off to a good start. Long Pond still has, we believe, one nest that we cannot find. Great Pond is still working on three nests yet to hatch so we’ll keep our fingers crossed for another four to five chicks! More…

Well, the water temperature is finally warming up a bit more to my liking!! Although it is 75.4°F today on the surface, my toes will tell me that it is not 75.4°F yet on the bottom. Still it is refreshing and delightful, to some I suppose! More…

This collection of essays on food, hunger, and family are written by all your favorite New England writers. The fiddlehead first essay catches my eye. We arrived in Maine by the lake and fiddleheads were way ahead of schedule, so I missed the annual May unfurling and sales at the grocery store for fiddlehead stew. More…

We have finally gotten some cooler weather and a bit of much-needed rain that has both cooled the lakes a bit and stimulated the growth of wild berries and mushrooms. This is the time of year when there is a wide variety of free food in the woods. Last week I picked wild strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, chanterelle mushrooms, and cattail spikes More…