An excellent collection of short stories culled from the 19th-century popular press, “The Dead Witness” by Michael Sims shines a light on long-forgotten “mystery” writers such as Wilkie Collins, Alexandre Dumas Sr., Charles Dickens and Mark Twain.
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ON SKIING: Lack of snow no problem
Going into the winter of 2011-12, the Farmer’s Almanac predicted a wickedly cold and snowy season for New England. “Clime and punishment” was in the forecast, with above-average snowfall and below-average temperatures on deck.
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FOR THE BIRDS: Enjoying diversity of birds at festivals
Spring birding in Maine is phenomenal. Many birds, like warblers and flycatchers, return to Maine from more southerly wintering areas to nest. Other birds, like most sandpipers and plovers, are passage migrants; we get to enjoy them briefly as they migrate through Maine to more northerly breeding grounds.
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ON HIKING: Plenty of hiking availableat Crooked Farm Preserve
Crooked Farm Preserve in Bristol encompasses 130 acres of open fields, forested uplands and wildlife-rich wetlands, including over a mile of frontage on the placid Pemaquid River. More than three miles of foot trails wend through this scenic parcel, offering hikers plenty of opportunity for exploration.
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Homes for the price of a car
A house for the price of an SUV? That’s plausible, given the dip in housing. But a home for the price of a Ford Fiesta? Whoa. Now there’s a value-bending proposition. While most people don’t think of real estate in prices relative to that of a car, there are houses in some parts of the […]
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How outdoor space can help sell your home
Humorist Fran Lebowitz once wrote, “The outdoors is what you have to go through to get from the apartment into the taxi.” But she’s an exception. When considering a new property, nearly every home buyer considers the outdoors in some way as a requirement for a property they’re considering. If the buyer is looking for […]
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Justin Bieber’s real estate woes: Blocked by Kutcher and now appraisal problems
Buying a dream house isn’t as easy as singing
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ALLEN AFIELD: Fishing crowds should swell
In April 2010, the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (IFW) liberalized both ice and open-water fishing laws in lakes and ponds in the bottom third of the state by allowing year-round angling in most of them.
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SPORTSMAN’S SHOW: Carving out a hobby
AUGUSTA — Richard Nickerson’s wood carving of a Cedar Waxwing perched on a berry branch appeared ready to take flight, one reason there was a first-place blue ribbon near its base.
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TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Mainers are surrounded by great art, theater, music and writing
Maine is awash in great art, theater, music and writing. Recent trips to the Portland Museum of Art and the new Emery Community Arts Center at the University of Maine at Farmington reminded us of this.