By Walter Wuthmann HARPSWELL — A dozen Harpswell Community School students went crashing through grass and water, unleashed by the end of the school day and a salt marsh. It was a warm afternoon June 6, and the great blue heron the kids were trying to trap was definitely not going to show up while they… Read more
This week I went for a lovely walk by a stream in Harpswell, on a property soon to be acquired by Harpswell Heritage Land Trust. Pink lady slippers were blooming, and we watched a Great Blue Heron clumsily take flight. It was quiet and sunny and made me love my job. But I also found… Read more
Early in the lobster season last year, my wife joined me in checking my pots. As we pulled up to the first buoy, Mary looked overboard and was surprised by a mass of jellyfish in the water. There were great numbers of them all around us. We observed them for a minute, then Mary said… Read more
By Monique Coombs, Seafood Program Director for the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association Have you considered that your actions on land have a direct impact on the health of the ocean around us? Everything that we do ashore, from driving our cars, to building our homes, to caring for our lawns, has an impact upon clean… Read more
Jan McClintock followed her passions in life. She loved the town of Harpswell, where she moved in 1986. She volunteered at the Harpswell Islands School because she cared deeply about her children’s education. As an assistant attorney general, she worked tirelessly for 27 years to protect the water, land and wildlife of her beloved state of… Read more
Craig Snapp photo I decided to write this article when super photographer Craig Snapp shared this beautiful photo. As is my practice, I went to my computer and began searching for information to expand upon my own knowledge of toads. The first thing that popped up on Google was a great computer software product called… Read more
Ed Robinson photo April is a wonderful time of year (other than mud season), and the birds of spring offer us some of nature’s most endearing scenes: Canada geese on a pond looking for a nest site, bluebirds stuffing grass in their new home, ospreys gathering sticks to expand a nest on a dead spruce,… Read more
By Monique Coombs, Seafood Program Director for the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association With so many kinds of wonderful and seasonal seafood available in Maine, sometimes it’s tough to know the best time to purchase specific products or know what’s available and when. My name is Monique Coombs and I am the Seafood Program Director for the… Read more
I love apple trees. It’s not like I am posting their photos on social media, but I’m tempted. Apple trees are beautiful in bloom, and their fruits are scrumptious. These trees are amazingly resilient, withstanding an array of pests, diseases and natural calamities. And it would be hard to find a tree of more value… Read more
Most young Millennial women of today would not be caught dead wearing mink, or any other fur, but it wasn’t that long ago that a mink coat or stole was considered the height of fashion. That’s easy to understand since prime mink fur is some of the most beautiful around, and thanks to selective breeding by… Read more