Outdoors

Coming up on July 16th, the Old Hallowell Day Parade will kick off at 10am.  This is, personally, MY favorite parade!  I just finished signing up the 'Conquer Chiari' float in the parade, so make sure you look for us!  Or, put on your purple and join us.  If you know someone with chiari or if you are a fellow chiarian...we want you with us!

Thrillist.com has announced their '25 Best Beach Cities In America' and one of them is in Maine, but it's not Old Orchard Beach. Blue Hill, Maine made their list of the '25 Best Beach Cities In America'.

For Father's Day, I got my husband tickets to go white water rafting with his boys.  So, this past Sunday, they went with Dead River Expeditions for a journey down the Kennebec...a journey they won't forget anytime soon.  There was even a brief scary moment, but with the experience and professionalism from the guide, everything turned out PERFECT.

Beautiful weather.  Great people.  Good times.  That's how today was in Winslow at the Annual 4th of July Parade and the Morning Buzz was front and center with a Bee's Eye View of the entire event!  B98.5 LOVES Central Maine and it's an honor every year to come out and see all of our listeners.

A Maine woman who jumped off the Interstate 95 bridge into the Piscataqua River Thursday morning was pulled from the water by rescuers and taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

The kids are out of school for the summer and if you are looking for a summer camp in Maine for your child to enjoy, there are plenty to choose from, over 100 summer camps dot the state of Maine.

YouTube vlogger, TechRax, recently posted a video that tooks weeks to prepare for.  It involves filling a swimming pool with 1,500 gallons of Coca-Cola, Mentos & ice.  After that, a friend takes a dip in the mixed concoction of sticky and describes what it feels like.  Watch the video.

My family LOVES eating meat meat meat...especially steak!  Now, I will admit, I don't do half of these things...and I'll tell you which ones I do and don't do...but we can manage to make a cheap cut of steak taste AMAZING because of some of these suggestions.  Perhaps, if I follow all the recommendations, I can make the amazing steak taste FANTABULOUS.  But, I can't bring myself to do it. Read Mor

There is so much to do in Maine during the summer time.  Some of it is free.  But some of it costs money and can literally nickle and dime you.  However, if you check out Seize the Deal with B98.5...you can enjoy all these luxuries up to 50% off.  I've already taken advantage of some of them.  Check them out and save:

You can have the flavor of the open range or the deep woods campsite when grilling in your backyard this summer. Maine is woods, and wood chips can give you the flavor you desire.

The 35th annual Maine-Nebraska wrestling exchange is this week. For many of the Nebraska wrestlers, this is as far from home as they’ve ever been.

Maine woman Sharon Smith was reported missing more than 36-years-ago and local police were close to giving up the search. However, based on recently received information, the cold case file was reopened on Thursday.

Maine firefighters and forest rangers managed to save 10 cottages from a fire that burned about 4 acres on Sheep Island in Casco Bay.

It was a beautiful day at Capitol Park today in Augusta!!  Our annual B98.5 Bee A Country Star finale was kicked off by Andy Capwell with our sound check! Then, Rebecca Pushard, from Maine Isshinryu Karate Academies, bringing a hush over the crowd as she sang the National Anthem.  Immediately following, the contest go underway and the judging began.

Two men died and a woman suffered serious injuries while kayaking off the coast of Maine Wednesday.

Looking for something new and refreshing for date night with that special someone?  Tired of the traditional dinner and a movie.  According to Onlyinourstate.com, there are at least 12 things worth adding to your Date Nite Bucket List.  Using their ideas, I altered them to my liking.  There's something for everyone.