by Roland D. Hallee During one of the final weekends of camp, my wife and I, one day, were sitting on the deck, enjoying the unseasonably warm weather and watched nature as we made our plans for closing up camp for the summer. It was a warm, sunny day with a slight breeze coming out […]
by Roland D. Hallee This week we will begin our stroll on the east side of Water St. Photos courtesy of E. Roger Hallee
by Roland D. Hallee It’s always a sad time of the year when we have to close up camp. That is a ritual my wife and I do every year on the last weekend of September. While taking a break during last Saturday’s “just gorgeous” day, we started to rehash the last six months. It […]
by Roland D. Hallee Photos courtesy of E. Roger Hallee (Waterville, ME)
by Roland D. Hallee I recently received an email from Phil and Joann King, of Palermo, telling of a sighting on a bobcat in their yard. They live on the Hostile Valley Road, and the bobcat casually strolled through their property during the night. They say he glanced through the sliding glass window and strolled […]
by Roland D. Hallee This week we continue our trip down the west side of Water St., and buildings that are no longer there. (See part 1 here.) Photos courtesy of E. Roger Hallee. Most of these photos were taken in the 1930s.
by Roland D. Hallee Last Thursday night my wife woke me from a sound sleep to listen to something outside our camp. Well, being somewhat groggy, I didn’t hear anything, and went back to sleep. It wasn’t long afterwards that she woke me again. “Can’t you hear that?” she inquired sounding a little frustrated – […]
by Roland D. Hallee Over the next few weeks, we will go down Water St., from north to south, and take a look at some of the buildings that played a major role in the self-contained community of The Plains, that have long since been demolished. (Read part 2 here.) All photos courtesy of E. […]
by Roland D. Hallee I received an email recently from a reader/supporter, from China Village, who sent along a photo of a black squirrel he has seen around his home. He asked if I could do a column on them. I did a couple of years ago, but here goes, to refresh everyone’s memory. I […]
by Roland D. Hallee While I was playing cornhole last Friday night, I was interrupted while in the process of preparing for my next toss. It was pointed out to me that something was attached to the leg of my pants. It was approximately two to three inches long, black/brown – at least in the […]