Category Archives: Maine

Maine Moments: Outside & Inside

HIKING TRAILS This is a different Maine for us.  No restaurant meals.  Limited social activities and more time at home.  But if we want a change of scene, then there are local trails to explore.  The Boothbay Region Land Trust maintains preserves in Boothbay, Southport, Edgecomb, and the surrounding area.  A variety of trails are open to the public, some good for …

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Maine Time: A Different World

A DIFFERENT MAINE Maine is very different than Florida.  It has one of the lowest rates of Covid-19 cases and one of the lowest numbers of deaths.  Masks are required almost everywhere, and the level of compliance is very high.  Going to the supermarket here is a real adventure.  One entrance only with sanitizer and a mask enforcer, big …

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Maine Time: Jaunting Around

JAUNTING TO WATERVILLE We know a few folks who’ve worked at or graduated from Colby College, but had never visited the campus. It’s located about ten minutes from downtown Waterville on Mayflower Hill—a pleasant spread of green dotted with red brick buildings and athletic fields.  A guard at another museum (which will remain nameless) told us that …

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