Summertime in the Belgrades

June 20, 2008Vol. 10, No. 3


Summertime in the Belgrades

June 20
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Château Frontenac and the Terrace Dufferin

Quebec City's famous promenade, the Terrace Dufferin, in front of the Château Frontenac. In 2008, the city is celebrating its quadricentennial. More . . .

Watershed
Wisdom

Mother Nature's Watershed: Slowing the Flow

This week we will focus a bit more on vegetated buffers, and how and why they work. Like many topics in nature, what seems very simple at first becomes more complex as you look closer and examine the underlying processes. More . . .

Legacies

New England Music Camp: The Best of Many Worlds

Here in central Maine, one of the best scenarios in life is free: awesome music, wholesome youth, majestic pines, lakeside breezes, and a good place to bring children and picnics. The 200-acre New England Music Camp on Lake Messalonskee in Sidney is a setting summer dreams are made of. More . . .

Conservation

Go Native!!

Vroom! There my mom and I went on our trip to Longfellow's Greenhouse to pick out our new native Maine plants. That very day we ripped up an evil bush called the Japanese Barberry Bush. This vile plant was spreading like wildfire and growing like mad. It was pretty but had threatening spines covering its exterior. It was taking over our flowerbed and other parts of our lawn . . . it didn't care that it was invasive. That is why we decided to go native. More . . .

Kennebec
Corridor

Destination Quebec City: Happy 400th!

One of the great travel adventures along the Kennebec Corridor is to head north to Maine's neighboring province and the walled city of Quebec. Although Quebec City is a treat to visit any time, the official celebration of its 400th anniversary this year promises a spectacular schedule. More . . .

Conservation
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Kennebec River Initiative Phase II Begins

Over the past year and a half, the Kennebec Soil & Water Conservation District has been involved with the Kennebec River Initiative, a regional planning effort for the entire Kennebec River Corridor, which runs from Moosehead Lake to the sea. This project is being completed in phases. More . . .

Fishing

Belgrade Crappie

It's true that the fishing foundation here in the Belgrades was built on trout and salmon and the fishing for those species is still pretty good today, but this week I want to talk about a fish that gets very little publicity. More . . .


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