Emily Burnham

“It does sound like kind of a dark thing to talk about at Thanksgiving," Carlson Williams said, "but it’s really quite a story.”

Penobscot County native Alvin Lombard invented the machine that was the precursor snowmobile, the tank and many other vehicles.

Winters in general are slowly getting warmer, and precipitation in December, January and February tends toward rain as much as it does snow.

Thanks to the magic of the internet it lives on in cute perpetuity.

In an age when beer lists read like novels and words like “elevated” and “gastronomy" appear on menus, a dive bar can really hit the spot.

This story was originally published by The Other Maine, a biweekly newsletter written and edited by Emily Burnham.

The paddling competition came about because two friends thought it might be a fun idea to race canoes and kayaks in the spring of 1967.

Editor's note: This story was first published as part of the BDN's “Hard Telling Not Knowing” column on April 10, 2024.

This story was originally published by The Other Maine, a biweekly newsletter written and edited by Emily Burnham.

This story was originally published by The Other Maine, a biweekly newsletter written and edited by Emily Burnham; subscribe at theothermaine.com