Campobello Island is in Canada but it should be in Maine. It sure feels like home to us. We spend a week every August at Campobello’s Island Chalet, and this year we added two new things: an exciting whale-watching adventure with Island Cruises and tea with Eleanor Roosevelt!
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: Selection for children
Roundup of children’s books by Maine authors
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ALLEN AFIELD: SAM will host coyote-hunt workshop
The Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine (SAM) hosts a Coyote Hunting and Trapping Workshop on Sept. 29 from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. at SAM’s headquarters on 205 Church Hill Road off Route 3 in Augusta. For info, please call (207)-623-4589 or check www.sportsmansallianceofMaine.org.
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): CLEONICE: Make a point to stop at a great restaurant in Ellsworth
We’ll never drive through Ellsworth again without eating at Cleonice.
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OUTDOORS: Worth the Trip
WESLEY — Tommy Henley has spent close to $3,000 each year for the past six years coming to Maine’s Downeast woodland from Tennessee to hunt bear. And Henley, a traditional bowhunter, has never bagged a bruin. But the southern firefighter keeps returning to Maine because the silent, dark woods draw him back.
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ALLEN AFIELD: Black racers, while rare, do exist in Maine
Recently, Tom Seymour of Waldo spotted a 24-inch black snake on bare gravel by his home and assumed it was a black racer, rare in Maine, so rare that state official’s have placed it on the Endangered Species List.
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PICK YOUR APPLE: A primer on which apple to use for what
No fruit says fall like apples. Baked into pies, pureed into sauces, sauteed with meats and stews both savory and sweet, it is one of our most comforting and versatile fruits. But which apple to use for what?
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “Redemption” and “The Boomer’s Guide to Hiking in Maine”
Portland homicide detective Joe Burgess is beginning to think he might be getting too old for the job. Pushing 50, fueled by bourbon and red meat, coffee and donuts, Joe’s usually sound judgment and tenacious investigative skills are being crowded by unhealthy cynicism and a surprising lack of patience when dealing with liars, public indifference and senseless murder.