IMPRESSIONS ON WILD WATERS 2
The Nesowadnehunk Stream to the North At least it’s not raining, but the sixty-foot tall, black-green fir trees at the edge of the yard stand like silhouettes against the blanched curtain hiding the...
View ArticleHISTORY IN MACHIAS, MAINE
A Patriot’s Resting Place Several days ago, while trying to photograph Roaring Falls, a catarack in the Machias River on the west side of Machias, Maine, I found an interesting historic site. About...
View ArticleBirding Florida’s Space Coast
An Afternoon Along Black Point Wildlife Drive One of the pleasures of visiting the Cocoa Beach/Cape Canaveral area in Florida in winter is to go birding and see many species of local birds and...
View ArticleBreakfast at the Smoky Toast Café
Breakfast at the Smoky Toast Café One thing about rural Maine is the quaint eateries one finds. Most do not catch a tourist’s eye. So when one is found, you have to take the chance, stop, and partake...
View ArticleAutumn 2012
East Machias, Maine, in early October We are now 24 hours into the 2012 autumn. So what does this mean? Winter, with cold, ice, and snow, will be here in three months. Better yet, the beginning of...
View ArticleA WILD “MOOSE” CHASE
Before I relate this experience, I want to acknowledge Pat Dumont, my friend Pierre’s wonderful wife, for coining the title of this post. * * * Wild, heavily forested, and mountainous Baxter...
View ArticleBirding St. Mark’s NWR, St. Mark’s County, FL
About eight miles east of The Inn at Wildwood on Hwy 98 in Crawfordville, Florida where we stayed, a bridge crosses the St. Mark’s River. Roughly 100 yards beyond the bridge, Lighthouse Road angles off...
View ArticleAboard an Historic Great Lakes Bulk Freighter
National Museum of the Great Lakes Entrance A long time ago—a very long time ago—I got to stroll the decks of a Great Lakes bulk freighters. When I was in elementary school, my father had connections...
View ArticleMargaretta Day in Machias, Maine 2014
“Huzza! In the face of Great Britain’s retribution, the people of Machias have voted to maintain their Liberty Pole that stands to commemorate the Patriots of Concord and Lexington.” This impassioned...
View ArticleCREMATORIUM OF SHIPS
Broad Cove, located between Eastport, Maine on the east and Shackford Head State Park on the west, plays a minor role in my recent novel Newfound Freedom. This is where my fictitious Captain Francklin...
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