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Hills Like White Otters

Posted on July 1, 2012 by admin

Dorr Mountain, Cadillac, and Champlain–these are the mountains that surround the island village of Otter Creek. Their namesakes were men of power and position. George B. Dorr was the founder of Acadia National Park. Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, Sieur … Continue reading →

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Snake on a plain

Posted on April 30, 2012 by admin

A fifty-foot boa constrictor skeleton lies mouldering on the south face of Cadillac Mountain, Otter Creek, Maine, in what is now Acadia National Park. I have never seen it, but Everett Walls told the tale. “Fifty foot long she was, … Continue reading →

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World’s best chicken stew

Posted on March 4, 2012 by admin

Today I made the world’s best chicken stew. This is a bold claim, and I do not make it lightly. I will never make this stew again, nor enter it in a contest, nor pass the recipe on to others. … Continue reading →

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TRUSTY David Trust

Posted on February 21, 2012 by admin

Is the ice safe? A reasonable question, since every winter, somewhere, someone goes through. But not David Trust, and not his daughters. David has been an ice fisherman for most of his life, as were his dad and his grandfather. … Continue reading →

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A Walk with Mrs. Peel

Posted on January 17, 2012 by admin

It is a clear January morning, and the temperature outside is three degrees. The ground is white with snow that has crusted over and looks as hard and cold as ice. I feel chill off the windowpane when my hand … Continue reading →

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SLOAF John Doyon

Posted on January 5, 2012 by admin

There are 365 days in a year. John Doyon skies one hundred or more of those days, and he skies them at Sugarloaf. His vanity plate is SLOAF1. He lives at the mountain from Labor Day until May, and he … Continue reading →

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SEWBIZE Kathy Stanley

Posted on December 12, 2011 by admin

Showbiz was not in Kathy Stanley’s mind when she created this combination of letters for her vanity plate. The owner of two fabric and sewing stores, and with over 100 miles between the two, she is just sooo busy. And, … Continue reading →

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Winter in Winter Harbor

Posted on November 29, 2011 by admin

Black Friday, and we were up and out early. Our destination was not the sales and bargains the day after Thanksgiving is known for, but Schoodic Peninsula, an odd disconnected portion of Acadia National Park. Our goal was a walk … Continue reading →

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It Takes a Pig

Posted on November 16, 2011 by admin

The coals in the pig cooker were snapping, the bonfire hissed and spit, our host cocked his head and said “shhhh, coyotes!” Conversations stilled, and we all smiled. It wasn’t coyotes, it was the kids by the apple tree hooing … Continue reading →

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Pumped Up

Posted on October 21, 2011 by admin

Hard body, graceful moves, and a regal profile – this smooth operator has moved right in, and I am right in love. I have just installed the well pump of my dreams. When my 55-foot well did not supply an … Continue reading →

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