We will soon celebrate the Labor Day weekend, the traditional end to our Maine Coast summer vacation season.

These days, we extend the tourist season until Oct. 10. This gives our local…

For someone who grew up in a very non-sailing community, I have been quite fortunate to rub elbows with many nautical souls. Over the years, I…

The next public supper will be Wednesday, Sept. 7, the Annual Lobster Bake. Cost to be determined.

Cribbage results for Tuesday, Aug. 16 at 9:30 a.m., with 20 players,…

Hundreds, probably thousands of individuals, young and old, will have the opportunity to sail aboard the Ernestina-Morrissey. It will be a floating classroom. But none of those who sail…

On Sunday morning, I woke up wrapped in a nice warm wool blanket. It was so comfy, that I almost stayed in bed.

After a moment, I realized a chilly breeze was blowing in the bedside window…

I think all of us appreciate and seek out spectacles that we rarely see, though I’m sure the varieties differ. When I was young and when my children were young, we delighted in the low-flying P-3…

As your voice in Augusta, I take my responsibility to pass laws that make a real and positive impact on the lives of people in our community very seriously. I’ve done my best to be as accessible…

Congress is talking about changes to Medicare again and scammers are listening. Whenever large government programs like Medicare are in the news, criminals will be on the phones hoping to cash in…

Studies have shown that if you are aware of a specific scam, you are 80% less likely to engage with it, and if you do engage, you’re 40% less likely to lose money or sensitive information. So,…

The other day I found myself stacking firewood in 80 degree heat. Talk about carrying coals to Newcastle! It occurred to me that there was something wrong with that picture. Fortunately, the…

Are you reeling as the TV talking heads and internet trolls hammer us with a torrent of awful news?

I am a news junky. But I get a headache from the constant drone of alleged experts…

Last week, as we were walking our dog during a stay at brother Andrew’s camp on beautiful Parker Pond, the quiet of our walk on the dead-end gravel road was shattered by a emphatic rattling noise…

The next public supper will be Wednesday, Aug. 17. Doors open at 4:30. Menu: corn chowder, salad, garlic bread, chicken barbecue, potato salad, corn on cob and blueberry pie. Cost is $10 for…

School supplies have hit the store shelves, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late for one last summer trip. But beware, because the pool of last-minute travel deals is filled with sharks.

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Recently, Joni Mitchell (no relation that I know of) performed at the Newport Folk Festival, 53 years after her first appearance there. It was a very moving and inspirational…

On Sept. 28 it will be 36 years since the new U.S. Route 1 bridge linking Wiscasset to Edgecomb was dedicated to Detective Sergeant Donald E. Davey of the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department. I…

“Why, this is very midsummer madness.” - So said Olivia in Act 3, Scene 4 of “Twelfth Night;” and so will you when you come to River Company’s production of “The Complete Works of William…

You may remember that we wrote about the heroic journeys of lesser…

In 1931, the state built the Barters Island bridge over Back River. It was a 110-foot-long span, called a "steel pony truss swing bridge," connecting the island to the mainland. It was more than…

In 1985, in summer, I popped over to say hi to Rob and Renee Patterson who were friends. They were working on their sailboat tied up at the dock behind McSeagulls restaurant. During our visit, Rob…

The next public supper is Wednesday Aug. 3. The menu will be gazpacho, salad, rolls, taco salad casserole, and chocolate cream pie. Cost is $10 for members, $12 for non-members.…

Renting a home or apartment is a big expense but it could be an even bigger one if the rental is a scam. Criminals copy legitimate listings and look for easy cash by collecting the first month’s…

Last week we wrote about the rare Henslow’s sparrow (or maybe two?) that has been singing reliably from a field over in Brunswick for the last 10 days or so. That’s not the only unusual bird that…

Coming home to the ranch from the Harbor, my old Jetta and I landed fourth in line at the Southport bridge. It was a delightfully wonderful evening as many are this time of year and our brief…

It is that time of the year when our streets are filled with dusty cars bearing license plates from places like Nebraska, Arkansas and other states that have seen record heat waves and, in some…

Summer in Maine can be a fun and relaxing time – especially if you’re a student on school break. The summers I spent exploring our great outdoors when I was a kid are some of my most cherished…

One out of every three American veterans has had a scammer try and steal their benefits. This statistic highlights how veterans, active-duty service members and their families are nearly 40% more…

Imagine a sound vaguely like a cricket or grasshopper chirp. That is basically the essence of the song of a bird called the Henslow’s sparrow. Birders from Maine do not expect to hear the “ti-…

This will be the last of my Windjammer Days columns for this year. But, I figured since I shared an aerial from the early ’80s, then a photo…

Did you turn on your TV set this week and immediately reach for the antacid pills? I sure did.

We were all hammered by a flood of bad news. We saw a flock of awful stories, like the…

One question that everyone wants to know when it comes to scams and fraud is where is the greatest risk? When people are bombarded by criminals on email, over the phone, text and online it’s hard…

The next public supper will be Wednesday, July 20, starting at 5 p.m. Menu will be carrot soup, salad, baked haddock, herb bread, baked potato wedges, broccoli, and lemon sherbet…

I enjoyed the birthday. Did you?

I loved the cookout, courtesy of my early morning walking pal and his extended family. They are a good bunch.

Seventy years ago, when I was growing…

Double clutching is a technique I was taught when I first began to drive trucks. So many vehicles nowadays have automatic transmissions; there is no need for an understanding of the double clutch…

Is it hot enough for you?

When we retired, my bride suggested we leave the Midwest and move to her hometown on the Maine Coast. I thought that trading our home in a major city for one on…

Join us Saturday, July 9, 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. at the Railway Village Museum for Books in Boothbay, the largest single-day literary event in Maine! This free, family-friendly literary…

Summer is officially here which means door-to-door sales crews are too. But buyer beware, what they’re selling isn’t always legit.

Be cautious anytime a stranger comes knocking, especially…

The next public supper will be Wednesday , July 20. Doors open at 4:30.  The meal will start at 5 p.m. The menu is carrot soup, salad, herb bread…

There is an old saying, “A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.” It seems that is a statement I may have heard from my grandmother of Irish ancestors when referring to the “Lightning Glider…

The solstice passed last week on Tuesday, June 21 at 5:13 a.m. EDT. We are halfway to 2023.

Was it just yesterday when I put the snow shovels back in the garage and wheeled the lawn mower…

At 10 p.m. on June 27, while out walking the dog, we very clearly heard a single, rather loud nocturnal flight call of a wood thrush overhead in the dark. Hearing any bird calling as it flies over…

It’s really an experience, eating oysters … they are cool and soft and taste like the sea. Delicate morsels to be savored. Occasionally I will squirt some fresh lemon on one, but I tend to be a…

The next public supper will be Wednesday, July 6. Menu is strawberry soup, salad, garlic bread, lasagna, and ice cream cake. Cost is $10 for members, $12 for non-members. Call…

Last week, this column chided some major newspaper chains for eliminating and cutting back on opinion pages, including my favorites, called letters to the editor and op-eds.

We argued that…

Lonny Sisson (may he rest in peace but not far from croquet and golf) landed in Maine early in life. When he started a family, producing income became a paramount concern.

The next public supper is Wednesday, July 6. The menu will be strawberry soup, salad, garlic bread, lasagna, and ice cream cake. Cost is $10 for members, $12 for non-members. Call…

In our modern age of technology, more and more people are tempted to just use an app like Merlin (from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology) to identify the bird sounds they hear. But if you really…

Soaring gas prices are hitting us and so many of our friends and neighbors hard. The fact is, most of us rely on gas to power our cars, and we rely on our cars to get us where we need to go.…