Climbing Bald Mountain in Rangeley

As an early Mother's Day gift, my husband arranged to take me out--without kids--to do whatever I wanted.  I chose to climb Bald Mountain in Rangeley.

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.

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.

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.