When the sky lights up with bursts and trails and spirals and showers of color, something special is in the air…literally. Almost everyone votes yes for a celebration with fireworks whether it’s for a sports team win, a summer fest, a community milestone, the arrival of a new season, a wedding or, especially, the birth of a nation. More…

Got an erosion problem along a shoreline in the Belgrade Lakes watershed? The 7 Lakes Alliance Youth Conservation Corps executes erosion control projects that keep dirt out of the lakes — phosphorous in dirt being a necessary nutrient for algae, the organism that can turn lakes an icky green. More…

Long Pond loons photographed in the course of their daily activities. More…

A visitor wrote to compliment us on the water levels, but asked if “there is something we can do about the water temperature?” As I pen this week’s discourse, upper Long Pond is a refreshing 67.8°F! Not quite wet-suit weather but not quite enjoyable either!! More…

Do you hate Shakespeare? Or do you love him? If you are in the “hate” camp, Gaslight Theater’s presentation of I Hate Shakespeare! may change your mind. If you already love the Bard, the play will deepen your appreciation of his works. More…

The Vienna Woods Players are preparing a comedic evening of four short, adult themed plays by David Ives, American playwright, screenwriter and novelist, called “All In The Timing.” More…

Yep, George Washington visited, but did not sleep in, Kittery, when Maine was part of Massachusetts. I can’t help but think that the great roaring Piscataqua River is one big reason Mainers were always quite separate from their southern neighbors. More…

Last week, I got to enjoy a broad variety of the outside activities: I went foraging for early season mushrooms and met up with a couple of moose in the woods. I took a neighbor’s grandson out fishing and to check on a newly hatched loon chick. I had an overnight visit from my youngest grandson. And I hiked French Mountain. More…