Letter From Home

A Farmers’ Fair
The annual Seed Swap & Scion Exchange in Unity is a chance to discover Maine’s past and plant for the future

Mud Time: A Meditation
You can choose to curse it or survive it, but once thing’s certain: Maine’s Fifth Season will have you cleaning your boots.

Community Rallies to Save a Jewel
Sheep Island is a jewel-like place that has been preserved for the future thanks to volunteers

An Ode to a Beals Island Boat and Her Builder
Little Darlin’ is the last wooden lobsterboat built by the late Clinton L. “Buddy” Beals.

The Point
The story of a Rockland community and its days as a bustling neighborhood.

Farewell to a Beloved Bridge
Since 1926, the arched bridge over Blue Hill’s reversing falls had been a local icon until it was torn down in 2022.

Summer Memories and a Family Cottage
This summer cottage anchors family, history, and simple living

Winter Days in the Maine Woods
Connecting with nature on a winter weekend, deep in the woods.

Raging moose, angry bears, and other wild animal encounters
Encounters with animals in the wild can be exciting, and also scary

Casco Bay Stripers: Magnificent fish in local waters
In which a very big striper is caught but escapes before it can be measured.