If you re looking for a unique Maine adventure that really dives deep into Maine history, you may want to consider visiting Flagstaff.
According to Wikipedia, the ghost town of Flagstaff is located about 20 miles North of Rangely. But, if you are planning a visit, you ll want to bring your SCUBA gear. The town is dozens of feet of water!
The first settlement in the area was constructed during the Revolutionary War, when Benedict Arnold camped there during his expedition to Quebec. While they were camped at the site, Arnold s men put up a flagstaff (so they could fly a flag). That fairly normal featured led to the name of the town.
Mt. Blue High Campus evacuated after propane odor
Farmington Fire Rescue Department inspected the building and found no leak.
By Sun Journal and Franklin Journal Staff Report
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FARMINGTON The Mt. Blue Campus was evacuated Thursday morning after a smell of propane gas was reported, which fire and gas company officials determined was a false alarm.
“There was a smell of propane in the school,” Farmington Fire Rescue Department Chief Terry Bell said. “We did evacuate it. The propane company came and checked out stuff and everything was fine.”
Responding to situation, administrators and School Resource Officer Bridgette Gilbert quickly made an assessment and evacuated the building as a precaution, according to a letter from Monique Poulin, interim superintendent of Regional School Unit 9, to the community on the Mt. Blue Campus Facebook page.
An eastern phoebe is pictured. (Scot Stewart photo)
“The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; not knowing what comes next.” Ursula K. Le Guin
When dealing with weather in the Upper Peninsula in March and April, life ls filled with uncertainty. Even after weeks of mild, dry weather, a sudden snowstorm is always a possibility. Spring moves like a car driven by a new driver just learning how to use a clutch. Never too smooth, full of surprises, it jerks and yanks at maple sap, flowers trying hard to time their opening to the appearance of the pollinators and at the birds hoping to find open waters, active insects and bare ground to find enough food to charge up again to claim a territory or continue on farther north.
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I must challenge claims in Alex Titcomb’s letter published Feb. 24, “NECEC won’t tarnish Maine’s woods.” It appears Alex’s exposure to the proposed corridor zone is limited to Route 201, an existing corridor bisecting the industrial timberlands of Somerset County.
Unlike the swath of internationally-shared wilderness NECEC would permanently bisect, these forests are regenerated to protect the long-term investments of big landowners. Unlike NECEC, these forests provide permanent jobs for thousands of Mainers.
Perhaps, Alex is unaware the true goal of NECEC is corridor status, from Lac Megantic to the Sheepscot River in Wiscasset. Does he realize the only industrial infrastructure in the proposed corridor zone is an international railroad? Can he visualize the territory from Quebec’s Chaudiere-Appalaches wilderness, through the wildly remote Moose River Basin, to the Dead River and the Upper Kennebec River Gorge?
Seems like this beautiful weather has everyone going out of the house with all the outdoor activities happening this weekend.
Beginning with Leesburg’s monthly Parent’s Night Out, the weekend is full of fresh air adventures like the Tavares Kayakathon, a nature hike at Lake Griffin State Park and the Great Clermont Triathlon.
So enjoy the sunshine and the beauty of the great outdoors.
Here’s what’s on tap:
Parent’s Night Out
The Leesburg Parks and Recreation Department are hosting its monthly Parents Night Out event on Friday from 5:30 to 10 p.m at Rogers Park.
Kids will enjoy a host of board games, arts and crafts, pizza and a movie.