The preserve on the Damariscotta River offers an old farm road and a brick-strewn beach.

SUNDAY Woodland race, 9 a.m. Oct. 2, Jefferson Join Hidden Valley Nature Center for its Race Through the Woods, featuring a half-marathon and a 5-kilometer race. Racers will traverse portions of the nature center’s 1,000 acres, and run over granite ridges and along ponds. A kids’ obstacle course run will be held at 10:30 a.m. […]

The duck long associated with the state has both a look and a personality to admire.

It can be thrilling to follow the birds as they make their presence known locally.