The news last week that the Maine Center for Disease Control predicts 2012 will be the worst year for Lyme disease in Maine did not shock the people of Long Island.
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OUTDOORS: Swan Island a place to explore
Swan Island offers one of the most beautiful early-season paddling/hiking outings in southern Maine. Easy access onto the Kennebec River from the downtown Richmond boat launch provides a half-mile paddle across to the boat landing on the northwestern end of the island. From there, a vast network of woods roads and trails lead through forest and meadows to the southern end of the island. Deer, coyote and fox are often seen early and late in the day, as well as wild turkeys and a wide variety of songbirds and ducks.
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No ID yet for person hit and killed by Downeaster train
Cliff Cole, an Amtrak spokesman, said that no additional information was currently available about the incident.
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OUTDOORS: April is great for outdoor adventures
April activities in Maine vary with each outdoor adventurer, but five options attract myriad participants — fishing, picking fiddleheads, digging dandelion, hiking and bicycling.
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OUTDOORS: Birding festivals flourish
In the past 14 years, Maine’s spring birding season has grown from having one festival to five. And birders from Maine and beyond say there is plenty of room for growth.
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): SAMOSET RESORT just keeps getting better
Most Mainers have heard of the Samoset Resort in Rockport and many have been there for events or to enjoy the resort’s golf, indoor and outdoor pools, health club, luxurious rooms, exceptionally fine restaurant and the pampering that comes with most resort experiences. But if you haven’t been there lately, you are in for a surprise. A $4-million upgrade included room improvements and an impressive new spa, lounge and restaurant.
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BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: “Playing With Fire” and “Breakwater”
Tom Lyford has done the Baby Boomer generation a great service. He has put into words all those childhood thoughts, questions and wacky antics the rest of us have always been too scared, or too embarrassed, to admit.
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BOOKS: Library of America plans release of ‘Little House’ books
Laura Ingalls Wilder, who already holds a special place in the hearts of millions of parents and children, soon will be added to the country’s official literary canon.
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BOOKS: Author/photographer publishes book in support of watershed conservation
Photographer Ann Flewelling of Sedgwick has just released “A Moment of Water: Journey by Maine Watershed” (2012, Threehalf Press). She will launch the book in a program at the Blue Hill Public Library on April 19 at 7 p.m.