The call of summer may be slightly muted this year. Photo courtesy of Pierrette Kelly. More…
On the Cover
Call of the Belgrades Summer
Welcome to the summer of 2020, to the many great qualities that make this region attractive and unique, to the many small traditions that provide memories lasting and special, to the lore and legacies that set this beautiful area apart. Welcome to a new summer season so full of change and so changeless. More…
Editorial
Letter from the Editor
Welcome to the summer of 2020. Welcome to the season of renewal, of great beauty, of inspiration from small wonders. Welcome to the waters and woods of this beautiful region and welcome to the pages of Summertime in the Belgrades. More…
The Luckiest Boy
Spring Has Sprung
Welcome back to all you Summertime readers! This year, the Luckiest Boy segment will alternate articles from personal memoirs as usual, to a new venue called Bringing the Past to the Present. The latter format is a smattering of articles written and published over the last two centuries with commentary comparing the issues, places and people of today. More…
Garden Guide
Greens On the Scene
There's more to this weed than meets the eye. Delicate salad fixings, boiled greens, sautéed buds, coffee and even wine. Dandelions are Maine's secret survival edible, protecting early settlers against scurvy. High in Vitamin A, iron and potassium, with a good content of other vitamins and minerals, they are the first green to appear in early spring and the last to linger in the fall. More…
Book Review
In Pursuit of On Golden Pond
How many of you have read the original play by Richard Ernest Thompson? I have found very few readers who have. As a newcomer around these parts, I felt obliged, as a curious reader, to find the original script and read it for myself. More…
Dams Report
Starting Off at Full Pond
Welcome back to another summertime in the Belgrades and the Dams Keeper Report. As of this writing, we are starting the summer off with the Great Pond's Village dam 0.6″ above full pond with both gates completely closed. More…
Take It Outside
Welcome Back!
The current COVID-19 pandemic has changed many things about how we interact with other people, do shopping, and the types of activities that we are comfortable carrying out. It has also clearly shown the great value we place on having clean, healthy lakes and forests where we can safely spend time with family and friends and at least temporarily find refuge from external stresses. More…
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