by Roland D. Hallee Back in the 1950s and ‘60s, entertainment was a little different from today. Television sets were few and far in between around The Plains. So, what did we do? In our household there was no television back in those late ‘40s and early ‘50s. But we had a great RCA radio, […]
by Roland D. Hallee Let’s stray off the beaten path this week and talk about the weather. Everybody does. Especially forecasts in particular, and those people who tell us what to expect, and are very often wrong. Or are they? A group of us were recently talking about weather forecasts and what they mean. If […]
by Roland D. Hallee While sitting around a campfire a couple of evenings ago, someone asked the question: Where have all the bugs gone? We began to discuss how few black flies, mosquitoes, June bugs, etc., we have seen so far this spring and summer. Bugs are an interesting subject. If a dollar value was […]
by Roland D. Hallee Slugs! They can truly do a lot of damage to your plants, like they did to mine this past spring. They like damp places, feed at night and prefer tender new growth and seedlings. Last week we learned about slugs, this week we will talk about how to control them. Here […]
by Roland D. Hallee If you’ve ever fished the Kennebec River, you will know that many species of fish inhabit its waters. From striped bass, large and smallmouth bass, and blue fish, to Atlantic salmon, and bait fish such as alewives and American shad. But did you know that there is another denizen of the […]
by Roland D. Hallee This week, I will share with you a press release I received from Nancy Bostrom, of American Family Care. In the early days of summer 2023, local healthcare providers are sounding an alarm about a triple tick threat that includes a rare illness that just killed a man! While Lyme disease […]
by Roland D. Hallee Well, following a brief hiatus, I am ready to continue with Life on the Plains, and how it was in the 1950s and’60s. Let’s take a look at Saturdays. Recently, in speaking with some “old timers” – I’m not one of them, of course. Ha! Although I remember the Maine Theater, […]
by Roland D. Hallee OK, get ready for another invasion from Asia. This time, it’s a mosquito. Plain and simple, it’s called the Asian tiger mosquito. The mosquito can transmit a number of diseases, including the dengue fever, chikungunya, and Zika virus. Mainers are encouraged to use repellent if they travel interstate. Zachary Smith, a […]
by Roland D. Hallee Question of the week, it seems, is this: Are we having an epidemic of grubs? I’ve been asked that question many times in the past week. It seems folks in our area are seeing an increase in grub activity in the lawns. What are grubs and what makes them appear in […]
by Roland D. Hallee It’s simply amazing what you come across in the woods of Maine. While preparing to open camp for the season, my wife and I were helping friends do some raking and leaf pickup, when the wife showed me something that she had raked up. It looked kind of odd. OK, something […]