Many of us, especially if we have children, have seen the Pixar movie Up. That's the movie where the old man, accompanied by a young stowaway, us helium balloons to fly the man's house to South America.
Seemingly inspired by that movie, magician / illusionist David Blaine recently announced that he intends to fly across the Hudson River using only a bundle of balloons...
Two teenagers were out for a walk near Carey Lane along the Kennebec River on Friday. One of the teens decided to walk out on to the river to test the ice
According to the Augusta PD Facebook page, the Kennebec River crested earlier today (April 21st).
While the water level has fallen a little, it's still crazy high.
Check out this video:
Due to today's heavy rain forecast the Coast Guard has asked that all ice fishing shacks be removed from the river so they can begin breaking up the ice to avoid any major flooding.