Elizabeth Peavey and Marguerite Robichaux will be at the Rangeley Library this Thursday, September 20, at 6:00 PM to give a book talk, slide show and book signing with their book, Glorious Slow Going: Maine Stories of Art, Adventure and Friendship, a collection of Peavey’s essays and Robicaux’s paintings of their adventures around Maine. Peavey […]
Book Review: Maine’s Favorite Birds by Jeffrey V. Wells & Allison Childs Wells
May 23, 2012 By
Jeffrey V. Wells and Allison Childs Wells Illustrated by Evan Barbou Tilbury House Publishers Publication Date: May 1, 2012 Paperback, $15, ISBN 978-0-88448-336-6 6 x 9, 72 pages, 100+ color paintings Maine’s Favorite Birds by Jeffrey V. Wells and Allison Child Wells was written as a guide for beginner and intermediate birds as well those […]
Book Review – The Other End of the Driveway by Dana Wilde
October 28, 2011 By
The Other End of the Driveway An amateur naturalist’s observations in the Maine woods by Dana Wilde Dana Wilde combines natural science lessons with entertaining story telling in “The Other End of the Driveway.” I found myself making mental notes while reading about blue birds and hummingbirds, comparing them to my own experiences, nodding my […]
Bear Mountain Botanicals
May 13, 2010 By
I seldom endorse anything. I don’t want to deal with, “well you said this was great but it wasn’t!” Just because I like something doesn’t mean anyone else will. This time I’m going out on a limb. Bear Mountain Botanicals advertises on the main and black fly pages. It’s a paid ad. The bottle of […]
Book Review – Natural Landscapes of Maine: A Guide to Natural Communities and Ecosystems
April 5, 2010 By
Natural Landscapes of Maine: A Guide to Natural Communities and Ecosystems Teachers, foresters, land trusts, students, ecologists, consultants, conservationists, and others who enjoy the natural landscape around them have long and eagerly awaited the publication of Natural Landscapes of Maine (348 pp., $18.95). Maine is a special place. Those who have walked its woods, paddled […]
