Coyote fur is in big demand, the result of the enduring popularity of Canada Goose and other fur-trimmed parkas
Lifestyle
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Ice castles turn N.H. farmland into winter wonderland
Thousands of people are flocking to a winter wonderland constructed from ice in New Hampshire.
Lucky Clark On Music: Shemekia Copeland
Blues, R&B singer to perform music from ‘America’s Child’ March 9 at Waterville Opera House.
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Greta’
The final 20 minutes will make you wish the exit sign was brighter, J.P. Devine writes.
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Maine Has Moxie,’ ‘How Do Fairies Have Fun in the Sun?’ and ‘Cinnamon Birds’
Books for young readers offer fun Maine history, fairy adventures and a story of friendship and conservation
Experts seeking answers for surge in strandings of harp seals this winter
Months after a die-off of harbor seals on the Maine coast, Arctic harp seals are being found weak and dehydrated.
To grow (seedlings) or not to grow? That is the question
An inveterate gardener decides – gasp! – to save himself trouble and just buy seedlings.
Prepare croutons, and let the compliments roll in
Make them in just a few minutes.
Searing testimony of clergy abuse marks first day of Vatican summit
The tone for the high stakes, four-day summit is set at the start as victims from all over the world tell the bishops of the trauma of their abuse and the additional pain the church’s indifference caused them.