Early predictions indicate the River could reach 16.6 feet in Augusta by Sunday morning, although that could change.
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Threat of Kennebec River flooding lessened as storm moves west
While the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for central Maine, the heaviest rain will miss the state as the storm tracks more west than earlier forecasts indicated.
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Canoeing in Maine: Paddling season is here
A trip to Thorne Head and Mill Cove in Bath is an excellent way to usher in the season.
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Coast Guard breaks ice on Kennebec River
The ice-breaking operation was moved up by about four days because of an early spring storm that was expected to move through the region by Friday morning.
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Early spring storm moves up Kennebec River ice-breaking mission to Thursday
The U.S. Coast Guard had planned its annual ice-breaking mission to start Monday, but a weather system moving through the region prompted the earlier start to ice breaking.
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Predicting Mother Nature nearly impossible, but central Maine forecast not calling for dramatic melting, flooding
The late-week weather looks good for a slow thaw.
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CMP warned of ‘working off the same playbook’ that stymied New Hampshire energy project
The kind of public resistance that sank the Northern Pass effort now has CMP reworking its transmission line blueprint.
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In concession to critics, CMP says it would run power line under scenic Kennebec Gorge
The power company says it would drill under the canyon instead of stringing power lines overhead if it won approval for the 145-mile transmission line project.
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Art project aims to illuminate Kennebec River with fire
Wesserunsett Arts and Main Street Skowhegan are collaborating on a project to place sculptures in the river that will double as fire braziers from the Great Eddy to other towns along the river as a tourist attraction and source of pride.
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Did indigenous Mainers once eat wild rice?
Linguistic evidence supports the supposition, and today we’re relearning how to harvest it.