Sailing is a lifetime, individual sport, a builder of character and self-confidence. Sailing can be learned at any age, but it’s to the area’s youth that Belgrade Lakes sailing enthusiasts and youth leaders want to introduce to the sport. The Great Pond Yacht Club’s Youth Sailing Program was created to teach kids to sail. More…

For more than a decade, 7 Lakes Alliance has partnered with Colby College to better understand the ecology of the Belgrade Lakes watershed. This partnership provides students with real-world experience, a research laboratory, field station, conference space, and teaching resources. More…

Yesterday morning, we were not 50 yards from the dock when we saw of our two Tracy Cove chicks up against the shore. There were numerous splashes and our chick disappeared! Less than 30 seconds later, an intruding adult loon popped up, but still no chick. Where did this intruder come from? What happened to our chick? More…

We’ve had numerous close calls this summer, but fortunately the Belgrade Lakes have avoided the severe flooding that many of our neighbors north and east of us have endured. Well, we got nailed this time with 4″ of rain in less than 24 hours. More…

Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction by Tracy Kidder and Richard Todd really grabbed me. I enjoyed reading how these two friends and writers grew into this book of knowledge about writing investigative journalism and the editing process. More…

Last week, over two dozen members of my wife’s family from as far as Hong Kong came for a family reunion of food, swimming, biking, listening to loon calls, etc., while over on Messalonskee Lake, my friend J.J. Jurdak went out fishing with Mike Guarino along with a few members of his extended family. More…