Quoddy Tides Archives

SUGARING OFF – A RITE OF SPRING. Steam rises from the evaporator that boils down the sap into maple syrup, as Howard Duvall (right) stokes the firebox and assistant Jim Morrell watches. Maple Lane Sugary in Robbinston hosted an open house, offering tours to the public of its sugarhouse, on Maine

ROARING IN LIKE A LION, the March 4 snowstorm dumped nearly 15" on Eastport. Tom Sexton tries to keep up with the falling snow as he shovels his driveway on Shackford Street – and perhaps hopes for a lamb-like end to the month. (Edward French photo)

COMPLETING A SUCCESSFUL RUN at making her first sheet of handmade paper is one of the participants of the March 2 Hiraeth: Recovery through the Arts workshop at the University of Maine at Machias. Participants explored how art can be used to heal, with the help of Bernie Vinzani, UMM

LOOK, MA, NO HANDS! Skating was among the outdoor activities enjoyed during the Winter Sports and Fun Day sponsored by Stronghearts at the Pottle Tree Farm in Perry on February 10. (Don Dunbar photo)

FACING AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE, Steven Pressley II of Whiting, who has worked for 13 years as a correctional officer at the Downeast Correctional Facility that was closed on February 9, is among the 39 staff being laid off. He speaks with pride about how the minimum-security prison has helped inmates

TWO COYOTES engage in a fight to see who is the dominant one in Perry recently. (Don Dunbar photo)