A fairy shrimp tale
Fairy shrimp appear as if by magic as the ice leaves vernal pools. Scoop a few and watch their feathery gills in motion.
Category Archives: Reflections
Try an ice hunt before it is gone.
If you can’t go to work, kids are home from school, and Covid-19 is taking over your brain, get outside and go on an ice hunt.
Celebrating the longest night
Celebrate a non-demanding holiday. Winter solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year, has many satisfying traditions.
A snowy owl walk with little snow and no owls yields other rewards
Snowy owls are a good excuse to hike a mountain summit, but there are other rewards along the way.
Turning sixty-five? Get outside!
Turning sixty-five can be life-changing, in a good way. For starts, it is a great motivator to get outside and have adventures. And to purge.
Winter Road Trip and Maine Gals Getaway
A women’s winter weekend getaway where just getting there was half the fun–with Maine minerals, creamery butter, chaga and snow.
Superblue-blood lunar eclipse moon spectacle over Acadia, don’t miss it!
There is a triple-crown, blue moon, blood moon, super moon January 31. If the sky is clear, it could be a spectacular sight.
Winter people, seize the season
Warm temperatures and rain followed by a sudden chill create a magical skating experience in Acadia National Park for some, and a car disaster for others.
Winter in the 1950’s: Ice-fishing and pulp wood hauling
Dennis Smith shares stories of life in winter in the 1950s, in the village of Otter Creek, Maine
Peace in seven easy pieces, play online
Maine scenes with tangram puzzles challenge, and you can play online, too.
