What’s in a name
The history behind the unique names a few Moosehead-area places BY RICHARD SHAW Did pachyderms really live on Elephant Mountain? What was carried around Northeast Carry? Did toothy rodents build dams at Beaver Cove? And how miserable was Misery Gore? These and other burning questions have…
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Experience sporting camps in rural Maine
BY ERIN RHODA I had recently had a baby but couldn’t say no to the chance to stay in a remote cabin an hour north of Greenville. It was September 2021, and my husband and I packed up our van and loaded in our 4-month-old daughter…
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The moose are where the moose are
And other tips for spotting wildlife in the Moosehead Lake Region BY CRYSTAL SANDS When I first moved to Maine nearly 20 years ago, I was determined to see a moose in the wild. I had read about how dangerous moose can be, but I imagined…
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Visit Greenville Maine
BY KATIE SMITH If you’ve ever been to Greenville — a hidden gem tucked away in the heart of the Moosehead Lake region, about an hour and a half north of Bangor — you know how much it has to offer. Greenville has it all —…
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