The Travis Mills Foundation is a retreat in Maine where heroes gather, a beautiful complex on Long Pond in the Belgrades where post-9/11, recalibrated veterans and their families participate in one of seven life-changing programs, all at no cost to them. More…

Highlights of the MIFF’s closing days include an achievement award presentation, premières of three Maine-made features and two collections of Maine-made shorts, the Maine Student Film and Video Festival, a few more rediscovered classics, and a closing night film with award presentations to the festival’s best films. More…

Among the four, full-length made-in-Maine movies to debut at this year’s MIFF, one stands apart. Sight Unseen, the only fictional feature among the four, is a ghost story shot right here in Belgrade. More…

During the late 1800s and early 1900s, apples were one of Maine’s top exported crops. In particular, the apples from Belgrade were considered highly desirable, especially in the United Kingdom. Apples were shipped by railroad or transported to Gardiner and loaded on ships. More…

Our lakes are in great shape. 2.74″ of rain is forecasted for the next ten days. If we do in fact get this rain, we’ll be able to open up the flow to freshen Mill Stream coming into the Village from Great Pond. This will help our residents on the Stream who rely on this water. More…

Before this summer, I did not know a lot about loons. I started this internship excited to learn more and actually see loons in their natural environment. Previously I have worked with birds in a wildlife rehabilitation setting. That work is extremely meaningful, and I was able to learn a lot about animal behavior, but I had never been able to focus on one species for an extended period in the field. More…

Russians settled near Belgrade? Who knew? Russian Voices on the Kennebec by Robert S. Jasper, is the unlikely history of Maine’s unlikely colony. Next summer, I want to drive to nearby Dresden and see the final resting place of the founder of our country’s largest Russian community, Baron Vladimir Kuhn von Poushental. More…

I got out hiking last week and stopped at French Mountain. The 7 Lakes Stewardship Committee had completed a new rock staircase on the eastern side of the loop. The committee puts in a lot of time keeping the local trails in safe, hiking condition and able to withstand wet weather without serious erosion. More…