OFF RADAR: ‘Wildflowers of Maine Islands’ and ‘Maine in Winter’
A great new field guide and a collection of stories from the Maine Metaphor series
By Dana Wilde
“Wildflowers of Maine Islands: The Downeast and Acadia Coasts,” by Glen H. Mittelhauser; University of Maine Press, Orono, Maine, 2021; 392 pages, softcover, $28.
One of the best field guides to wildflowers I’ve used every summer for years is University of Maine Press’s “The Plants of Acadia National Park,” partly because its photos so clearly depict each plant and flower, and partly because its key system is so easy to use. Now UMaine Press has released another guide by one of that book’s authors, Glen Mittelhauser.