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Reopening the Legendary Penobscot River
From the Mountains to the Sea, a new book written by Peter Taylor and published by Maine-based Islandport Press.

Piper
Nov 10, 20203 min read


Q&A | Aroostook County Expert, Kathy Olmstead
Kathryn Olmstead is a former Bangor Daily News columnist and editor/publisher of Echoes magazine, based in Caribou, Maine, which she...

Piper
Nov 3, 20204 min read


Hi there! My name’s Ida, and I’m a Home Shopping Networkaholic
By Susan Pouiln When did I meet Ida? 1996. I was competing in the first (and, as far as I know, only) Yankee Yarns Contest in Keene, New...

Piper
Nov 3, 20205 min read


The Northwest Wind
By John N. Cole Of all the winds that blow, I like the northwest best. It is rare as a summer wind along this upper corner of the...

Piper
Oct 27, 20204 min read


Things that Go Bump (or Howl) in the Night
By Earl Brechlin With ninety percent of the land area covered in forest, Maine is the most heavily forested state in the country. With...

Piper
Oct 20, 20204 min read


Tell Me the Landscape
By Glenna Johnson Smith For nearly seven decades the geography of Aroostook County has become a part of me. Now, after reading Dakota: A...

Piper
Oct 13, 20204 min read
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