Friday May 24th 2013

Photo series

23 warm-weather activities that sure beat shoveling

March 19, 2013

We’re ready for warm weather. We’re ready to leave the gloves behind. We’re ready to be outside without the risk of frost bite, slush-covered pants, and an ever-flowing runny nose. It’s be grand, winter. But we’re breaking up.

Who needs Westminster? Share your Maine mutt

Who needs Westminster? Share your Maine mutt
February 11, 2013

Let us celebrate the Mutts of Maine. Let us put their paws on a pedestal. Let us rally around our dogs of mixed breed, curious personalities, and anomolistic fur patterns. Send us a photo of your mutt (include your dog’s name, his winning characteristics, and the breeds you think he may be comprised of, as well as your name and town of residence) and we’ll gather them up in a slideshow that’ll give our mutts the credit they deserve.

23 warm-weather photos to remind us why we put up with Maine winters

23 warm-weather photos to remind us why we put up with Maine winters
January 22, 2013

It’s freezing out. Your fingers have lost feeling, your lips have developed a permanent chap, and even the liquid around your eyes has begun to turn to ice. Sure, there’s pride in weathering a Maine winter. And the cold season does have its charms, even though its frigidity makes it hard to spoon up to at night. Still it helps to remember the reasons we put up with this season. Thus we bring you 23 summer photos to warm your spirit and remind you: There is a summer at the end of the long, cold, ice-covered winter tunnel.

16 cutest photos of kids in Maine playing in snow

16 cutest photos of kids in Maine playing in snow
January 16, 2013

Snow. It’s a hassle for adults (the shoveling, the sliding, the spinning out into ditches). But it’s nothing but joy for the youngins. These photos of kids reveling in a Maine winter remind us: Snow is in the eye of the beholder. We grownups once reveled in it, too. And maybe these kids can show us how to revel in it again.