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Summertime in the BelgradesContentsfor Printing Article Summaries |
Children garbed in red, white, and blue sit on a float in a parade in Belgrade Lakes Village. The Belgrade parade is one of many 4th of July traditions in Central Maine.
Go . . . stay . . . spend the day. Have a good old-fashioned 4th of July celebration, priceless in traditions . . . and close to wherever you are.
The State of Maine has recognized the importance of vegetation and native forest soils in protecting water quality. It has implemented a number of rules and regulations designed to use Mother Nature's systems where practical to protect lakes, rivers, and wetlands and the wildlife that live in and near those ecosystems. Probably the most extensive and the one that people find the most confusing is the Maine Mandatory Shoreland Zoning Act.
When Runoia's "oldest" camper returns for a cookout, what do the other guests discover? That her camping experience has been a lifetime love, that she's sent a lot of other girls to Runoia over the years, and that her camp experience those years long ago required some tough resourcefulness when the going got rough in the outside world.
So the summer has started, the neighbors have all tuned up their lawn mowers and weed whackers and the "friendly" competition has begun to see whose yard looks the best. It may just be another example where that competitive spirit generates some nasty community consequences.
Do you like to troll for brown trout, landlocked salmon, or brookies? How about splake? Well, this is a great time of year to try and catch some of these beautiful fish. Do you like to fly fish for trout? Well, now's the time to get out there and enjoy some of the best fishing of the year.
"I've heard all the stories," says Harold Brown. "Weedwacking in shorts Redisplay This Page in Printer-Friendly Format <— Previous • Home • All 2008 Issues • Next —> | ||||||||||||
