2022
Victorian Christmases of past recall life Downeast
Far removed from the commercial opulence of the modern Christmas, Victorians living in the St. Croix Valley celebrated the holiday much more modestly.
Lura Jackson
2022
Pet Sematary truck rises from the grave
A piece of Maine's horror movie history has risen from the metaphorical grave. The infamous truck that played a pivotal role in Stephen King's Pet Sematary has been rescued from the elements and is currently undergoing a frame-up restoration thanks to Mike Tammaro of V.L. Tammaro Oil in Baileyville.
2022
Two festivals cook up crowd-pleasing fun, Tasty seafood to be savored
One of the benefits of living on the coast of Maine is access to fresh fish and seafood -- and one of the best ways to enjoy it is during Eastport's annual Salmon and Seafood Festival.
2022
Two festivals cook up crowd-pleasing fun, Swashbuckling pirates to swarm
Few characters in modern culture evoke the romance of the coastal seas more than pirates, and what better place to have the region's largest pirate festival than the former home of smugglers and renegades? The 17th annual Eastport Pirate Festival is returning with a bang, and pirates of all...
2022
Eastport's WaCo is oldest diner in Maine
When Nelson Watts and Ralph Colwell purchased a lunch wagon in 1923, took it off its wheels and declared it the WaCo Diner, they didn't know they were starting what would some day become the oldest diner in Maine.
2022
Outdoor Adventure Center to remain open
Washington County Community College (WCCC) has undergone a sudden restructuring of its Outdoor Adventure Center (OAC) in response to financial challenges and low event enrollments -- but the center will remain open for students and the public to access recreational equipment.
2022
Columbia Falls grappling with flagpole park project
Residents of Columbia Falls are grappling with whether they want to take on oversight of the $1 billion, 2,500-acre Flagpole of Freedom Park proposed by the family behind Wreaths Across America.
The park, with its eight miles of loop roads, six miles of gondolas, several villages, campgrounds, a hotel,