When I Say Northern Maine I Really Mean North of I-95

Okay--so the title of my blog says that we're in northern Maine, I know.  But according to the Maine map we're actually located in central Maine.

FIDDLEHEADING: A Maine Tradition

Fiddleheading is a long-standing Maine tradition.  It's an annual adventure to trek to your local river-flats to pick the ferns before they unfurl in the Spring.  Locals prize their picking-spots like a secret family recipe;

The Maine Atlas

Somehow I lost my Maine Atlas, which is a key tool to roaming the state, so I had to go track down a new one.

Vernal Pool Education

Vernal pools are a vital part of any forest ecosystem and so many people are unaware of their existence. 

No Place for Citizen Scientists in Rural Northern Maine

I love living in Maine.  I love the mountains where I live, and the forests, and I love the rural setting.

However, as secular homeschoolers, sometimes the remoteness of northern Maine can be frustrating to say the least.

Top Five Must-See Maine Migrations

Spring-time draws out the age-old instinct for migration in animals as well as humans.

Winter's Story

As I mentioned before, my eldest son Winter has been diagnosed with Pervasive Developmental Disorder--Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), which is on the high-functioning end of the Autism Spectrum.  When he was about 2yo some developmental delays were noticed,

Burns Family Homeschool

This blog will be different from my "starter-blog" in that it will be strictly about our family's unique journey along the homeschooling path.  We are a new kind of homeschool family, a secular family homeschooling with a scientific method that is as unusual as we are.  And in the Foothills region of Maine homeschooling is uncommon enough, but to add our secular views to the mix really makes us stand apart from mainstream homeschoolers.

Life in the Foothills

The Foothills Region of Maine is made up of an area of high hills and low river valleys that sit alongside the northernmost section of the Appalachian Mountain Range.