Best of Summer 2019

From each print issue of Summertime in the Belgrades, we’ve chosen a few articles that we believe will be of lasting interest. Click any date to see summaries of the articles selected from that issue or click any title to go directly to the article. To download the full print edition of any issue from this season, go to our print edition archive. To see articles from other years, go to the bottom of this page.

NOTE: These archival articles are presented “as is.” Except for minor corrections or clarifications, most have not been updated since they appeared in print. Thus, they may contain information that is now out of date or hyperlinks that no longer work.

August 23 – September 30

• 2019: Hello to Fall in the Belgrades
• Letter from the Editor
• The Boats of Belgrade: A Little History
• Leave Your Leaves!
• On Hold 'Til Drawdown
• E.B. White on Democracy
• When Will We Learn?

August 16 – 22

• The Last Splash of Summer
• Log Cabin Elixer
• Mad Hatters Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Project
• Changing Climate, Changing Need for Vigilance
• Secure Your Structure
• Levels Down, The Honeymoon's Over
• Maine's Stephen King
• Summer Is Flying By

August 9 – 15

• When Camps Contribute To Water Quality
• Some Things Do Not Change
• Short On Rainfall
• Pump It!
• Local Author Makes Good On A Dream
• Kids Books for Reading Aloud
• A Grandkid Returns

August 2 – 8

• The Lights Are On
• What to Do With Storm Water Runoff
• Don't Hesitate, Vegetate!
• Just Beautiful Weather
• David McCullough Histories and Maine Connections
• For the Birds

July 26 – August 1

• Heroes Against Hunger
• Define Your Pathways
• All Ponds Still Doing Great
• A Secret Gift
• Crepuscular Fishing

July 19 – 25

• McGrath Pond/Salmon Lake: The Annual Meeting Comes To Order
• Out of the Moon's Shadow and Into the Limelight
• The Guide Ghosts of Great Pond
• The Issue of Forest Pests
• LakeSmart Tips and Tricks
• All Ponds Doing Great
• The Week Maine Burned
• Geology Hike Rocks!

July 12 – 18

• Movies, Movies, Movies: MIFF Brings the World to Waterville!
• Top the Day With a Tasting at Tree Spirits
• Gone Fishin', Part II
• Heat and Humidity
• Three Maine Poets, or Four!!!!
• Fishing, Hiking, and Kids Camps

July 5 – 11

• The Local Side of Worldwide: About John
• Gone Fishin', Part I
• Are You Thinking About Working on Your Camp Road?
• Nicely Above Full Pond
• Two Tents
• Fishing and Hiking

June 28 – July 4

• The A, B, Zs of Summertime
• Sailing Through the Ages
• Support Local Agriculture
• Welcome, Mount Vernon!
• The Hidden History of Midcoast Maine
• Training Future Lake Stewards

June 21 – 27

• The Belgrade/Rome Food Pantry Serves the Community
• Vegetative Buffers and Mulch
• Sidney Joins Dams InterLocal Agreement
• Surviving the Third Reich
• Fishing Is Heating Up

June 14 – 20

• Twenty-Five Years Ago: Oh, What a Time of Change
• The Oxbow: A Photo Essay
• Invasives: The Plant Variety
• "The Grandkids are Coming, The Grandkids are Coming!"
• Pond Levels Spot On
• What To Do With a Dead Loon
• The Popham Colony
• Hiking Again

May 31 – June 13

• On Golden Pond: The Playwright Plays the Lead
• Welcome Letter
• Welcome Back
• Water Over the Dams
• A Hiker's Guide and 50 Places to Visit in Maine
• Taking the Nature Test

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