Category Archives: Life Downeast
Turkey Trot 5K race continues a legacy
The second annual Addison Coty Memorial Turkey Trot 5K was held November 16 in Robbinston, with proceeds going to support a memorial scholarship fund. The fund is in memory of Robbinston native Addison Coty, who lost his life in an automobile accident in July 2018. “In his short 18 years he made a huge impact […]
Smaller the town, the grander the celebration
Machiasport thinks big for Maine 200
“It just takes an idea to build something upon,” says Marcia Hayward, town clerk for the Machiasport. Her sentiment is the foundation of a plan to convert 27 acres of land, located behind the town office and fire department, into a recreational space affording activities for young and old in Machiasport. “We are just beginning, […]
Bahama bound barge gets a Downeast assist
Finding Frog Rock and seeing the most unusual things every day
Clamming …just something we do in the mud, Downeast
I have a deep admiration for clammers. It began when I apprehensively ventured out onto the clamflats to try capturing a few of these mollusks. That experience fostered an appreciation for this ancestral food gathering skill and for those that spend their days moving mud. Trust me, clamming is hard work. By definition a clammer […]
In communion with trees
When you were young did you have a special tree? I did. Maybe you still do, and together, you and the tree continue making stories. Living here in Maine, it is easy to love the landscape. The rocky shoreline runs for some 3,000 miles through nooks and crannies of inlets, harbors and channels— its goodness […]
Remembering one summer’s end
One Life Downeast …Joe McBrine
“We are known for helping each other—across town lines, or whatever it takes. If someone needs help, the help comes quick and in many ways,” says Joe McBrine. A Maine game warden, McBrine sees in his job and in the place he lives that people are the common denominator when it comes to community. “Very […]