Ah, the Belgrades in summertime! Long, glorious days that eventually give way to what should be equally glorious, star-filled nights. But sometimes, that celestial canvas isn’t quite as brilliant as it could be, and the culprit is something called light pollution. More…

As we move into the dog days of summer, I find myself feeling a deep sense of gratitude for this little village so many of us hold close. The Belgrade Lakes region has a rhythm all its own: slow, steady, and filled with a quiet kind of wonder. More…

Don’t you wonder who installs and maintains the marker buoys on our Maine state lakes? Well, the State of Maine has been marking the lakes with navigational buoys since the 1960s. Over the years, various state agencies have been tasked with doing the job. More…

We received an interesting question this past week: “Why does Great Pond have to maintain specific water levels and whose ‘great’ idea was it?” Well, back in 1987, two state departments, Central Maine Power, and the towns of Oakland, Belgrade and Rome all got together to respond to the onslaught of residents’ continuing complaints about water levels. More…

The third Saturday in July is the annual loon count in Maine, coordinated by Maine Audubon. This year’s count took place July 19 and was the 42^nd annual count in this important ongoing citizen-science project dedicated to better understanding one of Maine’s most iconic birds. More…

In 2018, Down East Books published the Kid’s Guide to Maine by Eileen Ogintz. It lists many Maine activities for big kids and little. More…