Larry Berz left Limestone as the astronomy instructor at the Maine School of Science and Mathematics, and returned a local celebrity. Read More
In addition to teaching and conducting research, Kevin McCartney became active in the local community, just as he does in Aroostook County. Read More
The author hopes the book will help keep harvest memories alive for those who picked potatoes by hand and that it will provide a "window into the experience" for those who did not. Read More
Dan Ennis was 4 years old when his family moved from the Tobique Reserve in New Brunswick to Caribou, Maine. He has been afraid of water ever since. Read More
"You don't realize how much is up here until you see something like that. Not everyone has the opportunity to interact with wildlife on a regular basis. It's nice to share that lifestyle with someone who appreciates it." Read More
Stan's General Store is gone, but visitors at New Sweden's annual Midsommar Festival June 16-18 will be able return to the lakeshore building via film. Read More
"Upward Bound intervenes to give kids whose dreams are greater than their circumstances the shot they deserve." Read More
"The world would be a better place if we could all sit around the breakfast table with people from different cultures." Read More
Dixie Shaw has a vision for feeding the hungry in Aroostook County, and her success has received national attention. Read More
Fort Fairfield is home to a new nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women and girls in a remote mountain region in the northern tip of India. Read More
Meir is preparing for the trip she has dreamed of since childhood. Read More
Russell Currier, Aroostook County's own world-class biathlete, is maintaining a presence on the 2016-2017 World Cup circuit in Europe. Read More
"Hearing from one veteran writer after another opened my mind to all kinds of possibilities," Martie Pritchard said. "At the very least, I knew we had to gather these amazing stories into one volume." Read More
"We must be doing something right," Daniel Ladner said. "It's worked through all these years." Read More
“I am with you 100 percent when it comes to trying to figure out the whims of these aggravating new automobiles,” wrote the owner of a new Subaru. Read More
Selling pumpkins for Halloween is more than a business for those who grow them in Aroostook County. Read More
Like hundreds of other former Air Force men and women, they came to the 2016 Loring Air Force Base Open House to remember, to share their stories and to stand at attention saluting the aircraft that made Loring famous within the Strategic Air Command. Read More
My friend was eager to convey the message: “If it does not feel normal for your body, that’s the time to call your doctor.” Read More
“I remember thinking his story would rival the most exciting, compelling adventure novel,” Ron Chase wrote in the prologue to the book. “He seemed to be a real-life version of Don Quixote, Butch Cassidy and Robin Hood all rolled into one implausible package.” Read More
Kathryn Olmstead: I discovered I actually could kindle fires with some of my journals if I simply tore out the pages that might be worth keeping. Read More
