Category Archives: History and Politics
That time a local card player and Boy Scout from Maine helped catch Nazi spies
There are no national monuments in Maine. Would Obama defy LePage to create one?
Maine Gov. Paul LePage sent letters to President Barack Obama and members of the state’s congressional delegation to express his opposition to any efforts to designate certain Gulf of Maine and forest areas as national monuments. In question are an undersea mountain range named Cashes Ledge and its environs, which conservationists consider a crucial refuge for the […]
In response to concerns, Bill Bryson says movie about Appalachian Trail might also deter hikers
10 things this fall’s incoming college freshmen have never seen in their lifetimes
As the summer winds down, parents and their incoming college freshmen are preparing for move-in days across the state of Maine — at UMaine in Orono, it’ll be Aug. 28, while down at the University of Southern Maine, it’ll be Aug. 29, for instance. And every year around this time, Wisconsin’s Beloit College releases what […]
‘Mouse buttock’ and baby pig hearts: 10 recipes from nearly 200 years ago Mainers wouldn’t recognize today
Some colonial era foods that were popular in Maine and New England — like baked beans and fruit pies — remain popular today, even if we may not commonly prepare them the same ways our ancestors did. But over the years, people’s tastes and available foods have changed, and regional recipes have changed with them. […]
Maine’s governors have had some pretty great middle names. How many do you know?
Down East out west: How the Maine migration helped form the rest of America
Come March or April of each year, after our umpteenth snowstorm hits and we swear we may never see the sun again, many Mainers start grumbling about fleeing the state for good in search of warmth. Those are usually empty threats, as we push back memories of the winter hardships once the summer rolls around. But […]
Take a peek at the 4 places in Maine nominated for the National Historic Register
How many times have US governors been impeached? Not many
Since there has been talk of impeachment, we took a look at how often impeachment of state governors happens.