According to the KJ, an EXTREMELY rare bird has been spotted in Augusta's Togus Pond. The bird has spent the last week hanging out in the pond, fishing, and putting on shows for the pond's visitors.
Apparently, it is only the second Clark's Grebe to ever be spotted in Maine...
Spring has finally broken for more than a day at a time, and families from all over descended upon Sunflower Farm in Cumberland in order to hang out with...goats.
I love to be outdoors and in nature, frequent trails in Maine and New Hampshire with my dogs and I'm in relatively good shape for a 46 year old woman but, I have never hiked one of the 4000 foot mountains to the top nor have I ever repelled from anything in my life, at least not on purpose. I also dislike being in water higher than my waist and can't swim to save my life so one has to ask "What the hell are you thinking?"
Maine has so many places that even the natives might not know about. Maine is a great state for day trips and with summer here, maybe a family day trip is in your future. Here's one day trip that you might want to take, Gulf Hagas, is often called the Grand Canyon of Maine.
Allergies have never really bothered in the past, so this past week or so, when all of sudden I was hit with a stuffed up nose and watery eyes, I didn't realize that allergies were affecting me this year.
Maine sees the sunrise first and it's easily the most beautiful sunrise in the country. Set your alarm, snag a cozy blanket, and go see the sky turn from black to purples and pinks and oranges.
The city of Chattanooga, Tennessee is hosting free workshop called ‘How to Poop in the Woods’. The workshop in organized by Outdoor Chattanooga because it doesn’t want the city to have negative impact on your sense of smell.
It's just breath taking and humbling to see. Norwegian television caught some humpback whales swimming underneath a brilliant northern lights show off the coast of Norway.
I have seen a lot of advertisements to 'discover the forest' lately. It is true you can see a lot of wonderful and beautiful things in nature. You can also find some sunny looking things in nature. Take a look at this tree and the way it grew.
It has been thought that interaction with humans contributed to chimpanzees have a mean streak in them. A new study refutes that claim saying chimps are natural born killers and have a mean streak born in them.
Nothing will make you appreciate the power of nature quite like watching a dozen cypress trees being sucked underwater in the blink of an eye by a sinkhole.