Maine Highlands

North by East

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine

October

Hands-On Carry My Wife, Please You don't have to be united in matrimony to take part in the North American Wife Carrying Championships, but it might help. Contestants in male-female pairs take on a challenging, 278-yard obstacle course complete with water hazard and log hurdles. The grand prize is the

The Little College That Could

UMaine's Hutchinson Center in Belfast has surprised just about everyone.

North by East

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine

North by East

Opinions, advisories, and musings from the length and breadth of Maine

Editor's Note

I lived in Brunswick for three years and worked there, off and on, for seven. Brunswick is where I met my wife. We had our first date at a Chinese restaurant on Maine Street. But despite all the years I spent in Brunswick, I have always had a problem describing the town to people. Bowdoin is located

July

Route 1 Culprits So it's not the tourists' fault after all. For decades, the conventional wisdom has held that summer tourists are the root of all evil when it comes to traffic congestion on Route 1 in midcoast Maine. Now comes heresy. A survey last summer of some eight-hundred drivers and passengers

Getting Outside in May

Mainers can enjoy the return of fair weather in any number of ways.

Madame Chief Justice

Leigh Saufley thought she was going to law school to learn how to change the world. Instead, she is changing the world of law.

Summer Preview

Here's a sneak peek at the festivities scheduled throughout the summer in Maine.

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