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Aunties on Air Episode 25: Celebrating the Gifts of Mother Earth: Coastal Maine Botanical GardensThe Aunties welcome the love, values, and reciprocity to the studio today! We are forever grateful for all the gifts that Mother Earth provides. We welcome into the studio, Gretchen and Daniel, the leaders of the coastal Maine botanical gardens. These two leaders have been leading the way for many years. We work with them closely to celebrate the contributions of Wabanaki thought and learning. As we continue to grow in both inspiration and strategy, we welcome you to explore all the learnings that are present.Wabanaki Words Used:Apc-oc (again in the future, parting, good-bye, farewell) https://pmportal.org/dictionary/apc-oc Topics Discussed:  Gretchen Ostherr - https://www.dsgco.com/placed_leaders/gretchen-ostherr/ Daniel Ungier- Vice President of Guest Experience and EducationCoastal Maine Botanical Gardens - https://www.mainegardens.org/Martha Stewart Living Article with Daniel Ungier- https://www.marthastewart.com/things-never-do-at-botanical-garden-11720318Sheepscot River - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheepscot_RiverBoothbay, Maine - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boothbay,_MaineHorticulture - https://www.britannica.com/science/horticultureHorticulture, Education and Plant Science - https://www.mainegardens.org/plant-science-collections/The Doctrine of Discovery Historical Resources: https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/spotlight-primary-source/doctrine-discovery-1493https://upstanderproject.org/learn/guides-and-resources/first-light/doctrine-of-discoveryGuardians of the Seeds (Giant Trolls): https://www.mainegardens.org/events-exhibits/giant-trolls/Alfond Children's Garden - https://www.mainegardens.org/learn/family-activities/Butterfly House - https://www.mainegardens.org/gardens/gardens-key-features/#ButterflyHouseFirefly - https://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/firefly/Richard Silliboy - https://www.abbemuseum.org/attending-artists-profiles/richard-silliboyThree Sisters Garden - https://www.facebook.com/reel/1034076295236184Shopping with Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens - https://shop.mainegardens.org/?_gl=1*lyoecv*_gcl_au*MTIyOTExMDI1OC4xNzQxMjAzODg0Wabanaki Reach - https://www.wabanakireach.org/Darren Ranco - https://umaine.edu/anthropology/faculty-staff/dr-darren-j-ranco/Suzanne Greenlaw - https://schoodicinstitute.org/dr-suzanne-greenlaw-joins-schoodic-institute/Indigo Arts Alliance - https://indigoartsalliance.me/Daniel Minter and Marcia Minter - https://indigoartsalliance.me/about-previous/our-team/#iaa-boardRematriation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RematriationShane Perley-Dutcher and Anna Tsouhlarakis Artist Statements - https://www.mainegardens.org/events-exhibits/indigo-arts-alliance/the-land-fights-back/Emerald Ash Borer - https://www.invasivespeciescentre.ca/invasive-species/meet-the-species/invasive-insects/emerald-ash-borer/Arisa White - https://arisawhite.com/Vayo Meditation Garden - https://www.mainegardens.org/gardens/gardens-key-features/#VayoNorma Randi Marshall - https://www.normarandi.com/Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences - https://www.bigelow.org/Robinson's Wharf - https://www.robinsonswharf.com/Boothbay Region Land Trust - https://bbrlt.org/Oven's Mouth Preserve - https://bbrlt.org/preserves/ovens-mouth/Barrett's Park - https://www.boothbayregister.com/article/let-s-go-barrett-s-park/182362Ocean Point Preserve - https://bbrlt.org/preserves/ocean-point/The House of Logan - https://www.houseoflogan.com/Dawn Avery - https://www.dawnavery.com/Salt Bay Chamberfest - https://saltbaychamberfest.org/ Wabanaki Tribal Nations:Houlton Band of Maliseet Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians | Littleton, ME (maliseets.net)Mi'kmaq Mi'kmaq Nation | Presque Isle, ME (micmac-nsn.gov)Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Township Passamaquoddy Tribe @ Indian Township | Peskotomuhkati MotahkomikukPassamaquoddy Tribe Sipayik Sipayik Tribal Government – Sipayik (wabanaki.com)Penobscot Nation Penobscot Nation | Departments & Info | Indian Island, Maine Special Thanks/Woliwon: Guests: Daniel Ungier, Gretchen OstherrProducer: Gavin AllenPodcast Team: Becky Soctomah Bailey, Macy Flanders

Watching documentaries about the Titanic inspired deep-sea microbiologist Beth Orcutt to study life at the bottom of the ocean - a world of ‘towering chimneys, weird shrimp and octopus nurseries' that she has visited 35 times.But Orcutt says there is so much we still don't know about the deep sea, which is a problem for the sustainable development of this environment. Orcutt works at Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences in Boothbay, Maine, where her research helps to understand how deep-sea mining might impact unique ocean communities.Research on similarly destructive activities, such as deep-sea trawling, show decades-long recovery times for keystone species such as corals and sponges, or in some cases no recovery at all.Orcutt works through the Crustal Ocean Biosphere Research Accelerator (COBRA) project funded by the US National Science Foundation to bring academics, policymakers and science communicators together to accelerate research about the deep sea and translate that knowledge for decision makers.This is episode 14 of How to Save Humanity in 17 Goals, a Working Scientist series podcast that profiles scientists whose work addresses one or more of the SDGs. Orcutt's work addresses Sustainable Development Goal number 14: to conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine sources.Episodes 13–18 are produced in partnership with Nature Sustainability, and introduced by Monica Contestabile, its chief editor.This episode ends with a sponsored slot from La Trobe Institute for Sustainable Agriculture and Food in Melbourne, Australia, where we hear about how its researchers are focusing on the SDGs and the university's holistic approach to food security. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The ladies of the PATHPod head to a new state for their second National Nutrition Month episode! They traveled all the way up to Boothbay, Maine to visit fellow dietitian Jenny Shea Rawn. Jenny recently finished her first cookbook, Costal Kitchen Nourishing Seafood Recipes for Everyday Cooking. The three of them had so much fun romping through the book and talking about their favorite recipes. As the episode will explain, this is not only a cookbook but a great resource about seafood, which can sometimes feel elusive to people who don't live on a coast. The cookbook is sectioned off by different kinds of seafood and includes side dishes and desserts - some with local ingredients native to Maine like blueberries and cranberries. The recipes are lovely and not overly complicated, which is a great reason to purchase the book! But on top of it, Jenny includes useful information like how to choose sustainable seafood, choosing between wild and farmed seafood and what fish is richest in omega 3's. Lucky for the PATHPod community, Jenny and her publishers are offering 30% off of her cookbook using the promo code COAST30 through rowman.com. Follow Jenny on social @Jennyshearawn or visit her website to learn more about her work.

*Please note, this show is no longer in live production. Any live shows advertised within the episode have already concluded.   From the Boothbay Opera House in Boothbay, ME with host Richard Sher Stereo Left: Carolyn Faye Fox, Arnie Reisman, Paula Lyons Stereo Right: Tony Kahn, Lenore Shannon, Murray Horwitz Music: Frank Ferrel, Fred White (Guitar)   Round 1: Polker Table Terms Round 2: Bluff (lovat) Round 3: Pairings Round 4: Bluff (excutient) Round 5: Art in Radio

This week, I'm thrilled to have Jeff Dutremble on the show, a man whose path has led him from high school athletics to the world of professional baseball, and then on to careers in medicine, writing, and charter fishing. We delve into Jeff's diverse career journey, extracting valuable lessons and insights from his wide array of experiences. These tales are more than just about shifting careers; they're about pursuing what you love and adjusting to the unexpected twists of life. Whether you're a budding entrepreneur, an athlete, or just in need of some inspiration, this episode is brimming with stories you can connect with and advice that might just ignite your next big idea or propel you to embrace the changes you've been mulling over. Tune in for a motivating chat with Jeff that could be the nudge you need to explore new horizons. EPISODE LINKS Jeff's Instagram: @jdutremble Fish Boothbay Instagram: @fishboothbay Fish Boothbay Website: www.fishboothbay.com Dr Jeff's Books: www.drjeffsbooks.com PODCAST LINKS

Welcome to Episode 39 of Letters From the Road where we're talking about “The Call of the Road” and what that means to us. We talk about our skiing and snowboarding experience this week in Washington, plus our NE summer recap continues with our first week in Maine at Acadia.Highlights include:* Clay's busted tailbone & adventures in snowboarding* Winter camping mishaps* Boothbay and our first week at Acadia* Hiking Cadillac Mountain* How we got hooked on RV travel* Summer 2024 plans preview* Budget getaway ideasLinks:* Bergdorf Cellars* Acadia Seashore Campground* Boothbay Craft Brewery Get full access to Letters From the Road at lettersfromtheroad.substack.com/subscribe

Isn't every plant great in a group? Well, the answer is no. Some plants are too vigorous in their growth habits to share the stage, while others are better if put on a pedestal all their own (i.e. the focal point plants of the landscape). Today's episode we talk about plants that are great in masses—that is to say—in groups of three or more. We have options for shade, choices for sun, and selections for those in-between exposures situations. We'll also feature some great plants that we've seen grouped to perfection in gardens featured in Fine Gardening. And you don't have to be a millionaire to group plants. Many of our suggestions are easily divided after just a year or two, providing you with multiple plants for the price of just one. Expert guest:  Daniel Robarts is a horticulturist at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Maine. Danielle's Plants 'Kitten Around' catmint (Nepeta faassenii 'Kitten Around', Zones 3-8) ‘All Gold' Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa macra 'All Gold', Zones 5-9) 'Kobold' liatris (Liatris spicata 'Kobold', Zones 3-8) Smooth hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens and cvs., Zones 3-9)   Carol's Plants ‘Galaxy Blue' agapanthus (Agapanthus ‘Galaxy Blue', Zones 6-10) Feather Falls™ sedge (Carex 'ET CRX01', Zones 5-9) Firefinch™ coneflower (Echinacea purpurea 'G0052Y', Zones 4-8) Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris, Zones 10-11)   Expert's Plants ‘Millenium' allium (Allium ‘Millenium', Zones 5-8) 'Brunette' bugbane (Actaea simplex 'Brunette', Zones 3-8) 'Starry Starry Night' hibiscus (Hibiscus 'Starry Starry Night', Zones 4-9)

Lauren & Jeff's wedding on 07/01/23 at The Boothbay Harbor Oceanside Golf Resort was fantastic!! Guests danced the night away as music was played outside on the deck for the entire harbor to hear and dance too (including several boats who ventured over to the deck to check us out)!!!

You're hosts are on location - uh, we mean on vacation! B and Jackson have settled in nicely in the sweet little town of Boothbay Harbor for some real rest, relaxation, and supernatural happenings! We take you to the region's foremost ghost host, the Boothbay Opera House, where history meets haunting! Who will we see on this adventure - let's get drinky and tune in to find out! Sources: onlyinyourstate.com Boothbayoperahouse.com Strange Maine blog Boothbay Harbor Haunted Opera House by Kristen Winiarski for American Ghost Walks Exploring folklore, legends and ghosts with Jeff Belanger by Lisa Kristoff for the Boothbay Register You can reach out to us via email - homegrownhorrorpod@gmail.com - send us stories, questions, Maine movie recommendations, or just say hi! Instagram: @homegrownhorrorpod --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/hghpod/support

Downeast Mike Episode 86 *News & Commentary* April 29th, 2023 Our Motto: Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the interpretation of it all is entirely up to you! Today is Saturday, April 29th, 2023 Did you know? Downeast Mike contains no mean words! Just wholesome goodness from Downeast Maine. A Historical Literary Auditory Candy Store. Did you hear the bells on the door when you came in? In today's episode: Atomic Plant Big Boost For Wiscasset (April 28th, 1974) Adam The Police Dog (April 28th, 1974) The Old People Of Boothbay (April 28th, 1892) Illness Of The Instant Maine's Honorary Mammal Of The Moment Thank you for listening! Please send your birthday wishes, comments and requests to mike(@)downeastmike.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/frank-w-norwood/support

Boothbay Harbor is one of Maine's tourist playgrounds with art galleries, souvenir shops, restaurants, and hotels that cater to summer visitors. If you drive past the shops and condominiums along the waterfront you will see, sandwiched in and among lobster restaurants and marinas, four commercial piers with buying stations, bait companies, and other marine services that support a vibrant generational fishing community.  This is the East Side of Boothbay Harbor. In 2019, Boothbay Harbor residents voted, by a small margin, to downsize the marine use district on this side of the harbor to just 23%, allowing for 77% of the area to be used for limited commercial use. That decision was yet another blow to commercial fishermen and marine business owners in a years-long struggle to fend off development. In response to increased pressures on working waterfront access, nonprofit groups like the Boothbay Region Maritime Foundation and Boothbay Harbor Waterfront Preservation, as well as local business owners, have come up with innovative and varying solutions to sustain Boothbay Harbor's fishing heritage. In this episode, we'll explore the challenges, solutions, and future needs of these organizations and individuals. What do you lose if you lose commercial access? And who should care about it?This podcast is made possible by the Fund for Maine Islands and a partnership between the Island Institute, College of the Atlantic, Maine Sea Grant, and The First Coast.

From her first sales pitch at 9 years old, Cherie Scott has had a clear vision of her future and has been building her brand along the way. In this episode, Cherie tells the story of how Mumbai to MAINE came to be and the different marketing techniques she has used to grow her brand. She also talks about the supportive Maine entrepreneurial community, including some of the pitch competitions she has participated in. Cherie also shares her vision for the future of Mumbai to Maine.   5:13 – Cherie shares the real story of how Mumbai to MAINE started.    13:31 – Cherie explains how she uses storytelling as her main marketing technique.   19:29 – Cherie talks about how she prioritizes her time based on what would best align with her brand.   24:19 – Cherie describes some techniques for building a brand, including how she used the cooking classes she was teaching as a focus group.   31:24 – Cherie lays out her vision for the Mumbai to MAINE brand.   34:55 – Cherie talks about how business pitch competitions have helped her build and grow her brand.   37:52 – Cherie lists some resources that have been helpful to her.     Quote   "I think the reason why people connect with my story is because everyone is like, I've always wanted to do that. I've always wanted to put something in a jar. I've always wanted to make sauces, jams, or jellies, or have some sort of an entrepreneurial dream, and here is somebody who has actually done it and did it without having any chef experience. Done it without any marketing dollars. I just took my story, my journey, and put it in that jar. I said 'this jar will tell you everything you need to know about me.'" – Cherie Scott, founder and owner of Mumbai to MAINE    Links:   Listen to Amber Lambke's episode on The PR Maven® Podcast.  Listen to Julene Gervais' episode on The PR Maven® Podcast to learn more about Greenlight Maine.  Listen to Alyne Cistone's episode on The PR Maven® Podcast to learn more about Elevating Voices.     Grow Your Audience, Grow Your Brand: https://growyouraudiencegrowyourbrand.com/   Martha Stewart: https://www.marthastewart.com/   Rachael Ray: https://rachaelray.com/   Ina Garten: https://barefootcontessa.com/   Erin French: https://www.findthelostkitchen.com/   Luke's Lobster: https://lukeslobster.com/   The Good Crust: https://www.thegoodcrust.com/   Crooked Face Creamery: https://www.upnorthricotta.com/   Top Gun Competition: https://www.mced.biz/top-gun   SCORE: https://www.scoremaine.org/   “The Game of Life and How To Play It” by Florence Scovel Shinn: https://www.amazon.com/Game-Life-How-Play/dp/1614270791   “How I Built This”: https://www.guyraz.com/howibuiltthisbook   Dr. Phil Finemore: https://workfitme.com/about/     About the guest:      Mumbai native Cherie Scott left India at the age of 16 and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia. After a few stops in New York City and New Jersey, Cherie has been anchored in Boothbay, Maine now for over a decade.    In 2015, she launched her culinary blog, MumbaitoMaine.com to share her signature recipes and nostalgic anecdotes of her youth in Mumbai. In 2018, Cherie was invited to join a lineup of notable guest chef instructors at Stonewall Kitchen Cooking School where she curated an exclusive, regional Indian cooking series for four years. Cherie is now a guest chef instructor at Milk Street with Christopher Kimball Online Cooking School, Boston. Cherie is the host of “Talking Food in Maine,” a series of intimate one-on-one conversations with notable culinary pioneers who have made a substantial contribution to the culinary arts in the state of Maine. To celebrate Maine's bicentennial and gastronomic talent, Cherie hosted and produced Mumbai to MAINE's podcast in 2020, showcasing some of Maine's most accomplished culinary tastemakers.   During the heart of the pandemic, Cherie launched her signature line of gourmet Indian simmer sauces: Makhani, Saag and Caldine. Inspired by her family's heritage recipes, these simmer sauces are masterfully crafted in small batches and simmered for hours with an infusion of freshly roasted and ground spice blends. Mumbai to MAINE is Maine's first Indian-inspired and award-winning culinary brand, available nationwide at www.mumbaitomaine.com and across specialty stores in Maine.     Looking to connect:             Email: cherie@mumbaitomaine.com   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-scott-804368113/   Website: https://mumbaitomaine.com/   Podcast: https://blog.mumbaitomaine.com/podcasts/  Instagram: @mumbai2maine  Facebook: @mumbaitomaine  Facebook: @cheriescott 

Susan Sherrill Axelrod is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers.  A former restaurant owner, she is now the Editor-in-chief for Culture (“the ultimate publication for those who love cheese”).  Her love of culture goes beyond the culinary: she has an undergraduate degree in French and Italian literature, and has traveled all over the world.  Now a Maine resident with a strong connection to the Boothbay region, she shares her talents with the Portland Art Gallery community via “Art Matters,” a weekly web and email column featuring interviews with our artists.  Learn more about Susan Sherrill Axelrod on this week's episode of Radio Maine.

Kirk placed 5th in the Maine Mini Golf open yesterday and is now looking forward to the next couple of tournaments in Canton, Connecticut and Boothbay, Maine (00:10:00). Rico Bosco calls in to berate Dave about how he handled covering the mini golf event (00:15:00). Kirk claims Justin fell asleep during the car challenge and now the entire thing is invalid. Alex Bennett joins to promote BuyRNR.com, trying to get 70,000 PPV buys and in return she will help Kirk meet Bruce Springsteen (00:46:50). Kirk is predicting a 2nd round knockout. Dave is going bald, Bill Simmons is starting a Boston sports podcast, Jalen Rose wants to erase the term “Mt. Rushmore” from people's vocabulary and more.

Mumbai-native Cherie Scott left India at the age of 16 and moved to Vancouver, BC. After a few stops in New York City and New Jersey, Cherie has been anchored in Boothbay, Maine now for over a decade.  In 2015, she launched her culinary blog, MumbaitoMaine.com to share her signature recipes and nostalgic anecdotes of her youth in Mumbai. In 2018, Cherie was invited to join a lineup of notable guest chef instructors at Stonewall Kitchen Cooking School where she curated an exclusive, regional Indian cooking series for 4 years. Additionally, Cherie is a guest chef instructor at the Milk Street with Christopher Kimball Online Cooking School, Boston. Cherie is the host of “Talking Food In Maine” a series of intimate one-on-one conversations with notable culinary pioneers who have made a substantial contribution to the culinary arts in the state of Maine. To celebrate Maine's bicentennial and gastronomic talent, Cherie hosted and produced Mumbai to Maine's podcast in 2020 showcasing some of Maine's most accomplished culinary tastemakers. In the heart of the pandemic, Cherie launched her signature line of gourmet Indian simmer sauces: Makhani, Saag and Caldine. Inspired by her family's heritage recipes, these simmer sauces are masterfully crafted in small batches and simmered for hours with an infusion of freshly roasted and ground spice blends. Mumbai to Maine is Maine's first Indian-inspired culinary brand, available nationwide on www.mumbaitomaine.com and across specialty stores in Maine.@mumbai2maine on social mediaWelcome to the Strength For Your Purpose Podcast where  Dr. Phil Finemore, PT, DPT, Cert. DN, Cert. VRS, owner of WorkFitME Mobile Physical Therapy, has a goal of helping busy Maine professionals find the mental, emotional, and physical strength to fulfill their true purpose in life. The mission is to approach the topic of wellness holistically and show you how outer and inner strength can spill over to all areas of life, creating waves of positive change in its path.It would mean so much to me if you took the time to subscribe, rate, and review the podcast. Please share with family, friends, and coworkers so they too can learn more about how to find their inner strength to fulfill their true purpose in life.Find Strength For Your Purpose Podcast on social media:Facebook: www.facebook.com/strengthforyourpurposepodIG: @strengthforyourpurposepodYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5x3bhLFf-I2hUxQuXgMdSQFind Dr. Phil and WorkFitME on social media:Facebook: www.facebook.com/phil.finemore and www.facebook.com/workfitmeIG: @drphilptdpt and @workfitmeTwitter: @drphilptdpt and @workfitmeLinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drphilptdpt and www.linkedin.com/company/workfitmeEmail: drphilptdpt@gmail.com

Our Motto: Some of this is whimsy – some of this is true – the interpretation of it all is entirely up to you! Today is Wednesday, May 11th, 2022 In todays' episode: York County Trolley Summer Bummer Driver Shortage Boothbay Boat Gets Electric Upgrade NY Governor Roosevelt Signs Bill for 8 hr workday (1899) Penobscot Traveling Show Leading Man is A Woman (May 11, 1899) A wild fire threatens Falmouth (May 11, 1899) Maine's Bi-weekly Bird Thank you for listening! Please send your birthday wishes, comments and requests to mike(@)downeastmike.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/frank-w-norwood/support

Reconnecting with her Indian roots turned Cherie Scott into an entrepreneur who started a food blog, podcast and a line of simmer sauces called Mumbai to Maine sold online and at specialty stores throughout Maine. The Boothbay resident talks about her multicultural background and the story behind Maine's first Indian-inspired culinary brand.

Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel Maine coastal and ocean issues: Rare Steller's sea-eagle sparks attention and imagination Since late December 2021, a rare Steller's sea eagle has been repeatedly sighted by hundreds of people on the Maine coast. This raptor is significantly bigger than our own beloved Bald Eagle. Its home range is very far away in coastal Siberia, around the Sea of Okhotsk and the Kamchatka Peninsula, down to Northern Japan and as far as the Korean Peninsula. There are reportedly only around 4000 Steller's sea-eagles on the planet, and they are listed as a vulnerable species on The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. Starting back in August of 2020, birders noticed its presence in Alaska. A few months later in March of 2021, a raptor presumed to be this same eagle was sighted in Texas. And then in June multiple confirmed sightings were reported all the way east, in Québec's Gaspé Peninsula. November in the Canadian Maritimes, December was Massachusetts, and then, December 30, 2021, it landed in Maine and continued to be sighted in the Georgetown to Boothbay region until March 5th. Why has this Steller's Sea Eagle been wandering the northern hemisphere? What do we know about its ecology and conservation? And how has its presence captured the imagination of seasoned birders, coastal residents, and a growing cadre of community scientists? These are the topics for today's episode of Coastal Conversations. Guests: Doug Hitchcox, Staff Naturalist at Maine Audubon Jeff Wells, Vice President for Boreal Conservation at National Audubon Brent Pease, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of wildlife conservation and management at Southern Illinois University About the host: Natalie Springuel has hosted Coastal Conversation's since 2015, with support from the University of Maine Sea Grant where she has served as a marine extension associate for 20 years. In 2019, Springuel received an award for Public Affairs programming from the Maine Association of Broadcasters for the Coastal Conversations show called “Portland's Working Waterfront.” Springuel is passionate about translating science, sharing stories, and offering a platform for multiple voices to weigh in on complex coastal and ocean issues. She has recently enrolled in audio production training at Maine Media Workshop to dive deeper into making great community radio. The post Coastal Conversations 3/25/22: Rare Steller's sea-eagle sparks attention and imagination first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Producer/Host: Natalie Springuel Maine coastal and ocean issues: Rare Steller's sea-eagle sparks attention and imagination Since late December 2021, a rare Steller's sea eagle has been repeatedly sighted by hundreds of people on the Maine coast. This raptor is significantly bigger than our own beloved Bald Eagle. Its home range is very far away in coastal Siberia, around the Sea of Okhotsk and the Kamchatka Peninsula, down to Northern Japan and as far as the Korean Peninsula. There are reportedly only around 4000 Steller's sea-eagles on the planet, and they are listed as a vulnerable species on The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species. Starting back in August of 2020, birders noticed its presence in Alaska. A few months later in March of 2021, a raptor presumed to be this same eagle was sighted in Texas. And then in June multiple confirmed sightings were reported all the way east, in Québec's Gaspé Peninsula. November in the Canadian Maritimes, December was Massachusetts, and then, December 30, 2021, it landed in Maine and continued to be sighted in the Georgetown to Boothbay region until March 5th. Why has this Steller's Sea Eagle been wandering the northern hemisphere? What do we know about its ecology and conservation? And how has its presence captured the imagination of seasoned birders, coastal residents, and a growing cadre of community scientists? These are the topics for today's episode of Coastal Conversations. Guests: Doug Hitchcox, Staff Naturalist at Maine Audubon Jeff Wells, Vice President for Boreal Conservation at National Audubon Brent Pease, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor of wildlife conservation and management at Southern Illinois University About the host: Natalie Springuel has hosted Coastal Conversation's since 2015, with support from the University of Maine Sea Grant where she has served as a marine extension associate for 20 years. In 2019, Springuel received an award for Public Affairs programming from the Maine Association of Broadcasters for the Coastal Conversations show called “Portland's Working Waterfront.” Springuel is passionate about translating science, sharing stories, and offering a platform for multiple voices to weigh in on complex coastal and ocean issues. She has recently enrolled in audio production training at Maine Media Workshop to dive deeper into making great community radio. The post Coastal Conversations 3/25/22: Rare Steller's sea-eagle sparks attention and imagination first appeared on WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives.

Perhaps it's the winter season we're in right now, or perhaps we're just hungry, but regardless, we have berries on the mind. This episode highlights some plants that provide us with unexpected (but very appreciated) fruit. It could be a perennial that is grown for its foliage but puts on a late fall show with its berry-set. Or a shrub that is known for it's berries--just not in a certain bubblegum color. We'll give credit where credit is due for this topic: Andy Brand, who is our expert for this episode, pitched the idea of plants that have a secret talent of producing amazing berry displays. Did we surprise you with some of these plants? Our guess is yes. Spoiler alert: there is no such thing as a crunch berry tree, despite what Cap'n Crunch says. Expert testimony: Andy Brand is the interim director of horticulture at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay.

(00:00) Joe Murray and Dan Lifshatz are the Bankroll Boys. They're in-studio to get you ready for week 12. Nick shared photos of Dan being presented with the infamous Tomahawk steak at Nick's Boothbay wedding. (13:24) New England Patriots vs. Tennessee Titans NFL Week 12 odds, plays and insights. (27:32) Boston Celtics: Trade rumors and team drama isn't affecting their winning ways. Watch Toucher & Rich every morning on Twitch! Watch them live or whenever you want: Twitch.tv/thesportshub

(Intro) Weekend Highlights (Topic) Where's the most awkward place you've thrown up or seen someone throw up? (Dirty) AMA Winner Recap. Megan Thee Stallion pulls out of AMA performance last minute. MGK's daddy-daughter date at the AMAs. NBA game delayed because of a courtside puker. (5TYNTK) 5 People dead after SUV speeds into Christmas parade. Maine reached another high for COVID hospitalizations. Gardens Aglow in Boothbay open for the season. We're giving away free turkeys tomorrow. (Outro) Favorite Christmas Song. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

After recaps of the recent Farmington Miniature Golf Tournament (http://www.farmingtonminiaturegolf.com/tournament.rhtml) and 24th annual M.C. Mini Masters (http://mcminimasters.net/), Tom & Pat dig into a ton of upcoming mini golf tournaments across the world. See the show notes below for tournament dates and league courses. The competitive miniature golf discussion includes the Putt-Putt National Championship, Masters of Mini Golf, regional tournaments, local leagues, and the tournaments your hosts will be organizing in Minnesota, Connecticut and beyond. Find visuals and context for our conversations on social media on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/puttcastmini/) | Twitter (https://twitter.com/puttcastmini) | Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/puttcastmini) Follow A Coulple of Putts at @coupleputts on Instagram (https://instagram.com/coupleputts), Twitter (https://twitter.com/coupleputts) & Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/CouplePutts/) and The Putting Penguin on Twitter (https://twitter.com/puttingpenguin), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/theputtingpenguin/), Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theputtingpenguin) as well. Episode Hosts: Tom (https://www.instagram.com/tomrloftus) (aka Mr. Tee) of A Couple of Putts (https://www.acoupleofputts.com/) I Pat (https://twitter.com/accountingninja) of The Putting Penguin (http://www.theputtingpenguin.com/) Tournaments: Sept. 4 - Maryland Championship (https://www.facebook.com/events/241018341150594) - Island Green Family Fun Center (https://www.facebook.com/IslandGreenFFC) - Westminster, MA Sept 11 & 12 - Lee Stoddard Open - Dolphin Mini Golf (https://www.facebook.com/dolphinminigolf/) - Boothbay, ME Sept. 11 & 12 - Putt-Putt Regional Tournaments (https://www.proputters.org/2021-schedule-tournament-results) in Newark, Ohio & Tyler, Texas Sept. 10 - 12 - BMGA World Crazy Golf Championships (https://bmga.online/calendar-results/) - Hastings Adventure Golf (Crazy Course) - Hastings, UK Sept. 18 - Biggy September Charity event - Jen's Links (https://www.facebook.com/JensLinksLBI) - Barnegat Light (LBI) NJ Sept. 18 - Matterhorn International Pro-Am 2021 (http://www.matterhornproam.com)- Matterhorn Mini Golf - CT Sept. 20-24 - Putt-Putt National Championship (https://www.proputters.org/) - Putt-Putt Fun Center - Richmond, VA Sept. 21 - 26 - A Couple of Putts Presents The Miniest Mini Golf Open (http://acoupleofputts.com/open) - Lilli Putt - Coon Rapids, MN Sept. 25 & 26 - BMGA British Open (https://bmga.online/calendar-results/) - Hastings Adventure Golf (Pirate Course) - Hastings, UK Oct. 7-9 - Masters of Mini Golf (https://www.prominigolf.com/tournaments/masters/masters-schedule/) - Hawaiian Village, Hawaiian Rumble, & Aloha Mini Golf - Myrtle Beach, SC Oct. 15 - 17 - BMGA British Championships & Matchplay Singles (https://bmga.online/calendar-results/) - Strokes Adventure Golf, Margate, UK Sept. 11 & 12 - Putt-Putt Regional Tournaments (https://www.proputters.org/2021-schedule-tournament-results)in Gastonia, NC & Lake Charles, LA Oct. 23 - Clifton Heights Putt-Putt Tourney - Putt-Putt Fun Center (https://puttputtpa.com/) - Clifton Heights, PA Leagues: O-Street (https://o-streetminigolf.com/minigolftournaments), Libertee Grounds (https://www.facebook.com/liberteegrounds/), Puttcraft (https://www.puttcraft.com/), Putt-Putt Burlington (https://www.facebook.com/puttputtburlington/), Putt 18 World Pro League (https://www.facebook.com/groups/318851149125953), Matterhorn (https://www.matterhornminigolf.com/), Big Mini Putt Club (https://bigminiputtclub.com/), Tabers Mini Golf (https://tabersgolf.com/)

This episode, we had a blast chatting with Cherie Scott - someone who truly does it all as a chef, entrepreneur, blogger, podcaster, and more. We talked about her blog and simmer sauce brand, Mumbai To Maine, as well as how she was inspired to begin cooking traditional Indian food from her childhood in her 30's, how food brings people together, the spices she couldn't live without, and much more!   ABOUT OUR GUEST: Mumbai-native Cherie Scott left India at the age of 16 and moved to Vancouver, BC. With a few stops in New York City and New Jersey, Cherie has been anchored in Boothbay, Maine for over a decade. In 2015, she launched her culinary blog, MumbaitoMaine.com, to share her signature recipes and nostalgic anecdotes of her youth in Mumbai. In 2018, Cherie curated a series on regional Indian cuisine offered exclusively at the Stonewall Kitchen Cooking School in York. In 2019, Cherie hosted season 1 of ‘Talking Food In Maine, Intimate Conversations', exploring Maine's rich culinary scene with some of Maine's most creative and accomplished culinary taste-makers at the historic Lincoln Theater in Damariscotta. In 2020, to celebrate Maine's bicentennial and gastronomic talent, Cherie launched Mumbai to Maine's podcast with a signature series: Maine's Bicentennial Food Podcast, in partnership with Maine Magazine's Eat Maine. The series takes a deep dive into Maine's food scene and story- past, present and future. Cherie launched her signature line of gourmet Indian simmer sauces with a trio of home-style sauces: Makhani, Saag and Caldine in December 2020. Inspired by her family's heritage recipes, these simmer sauces are crafted with freshly roasted and ground spice blends, all-natural, preservative-free, gluten-free and handcrafted in small batches here in Maine. Mumbai to Maine is Maine's first Indian-inspired culinary brand. Learn more about Cherie and Mumbai To Maine at www.mumbaitomaine.com as well as ordering her new simmer sauces or finding local stores in Maine that carry them. Be sure to follow her on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.   ABOUT KEEP IT LOCAL MAINE: We are a way for local businesses to promote themselves to thousands of people in and around their communities - letting them know what great services and products they offer right here in Maine! We currently publish four issues in areas around Southern Maine in addition to our podcast. To learn more about us, visit keepitlocalmaine.com or follow us on social media - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.   ABOUT OUR SPONSOR: This episode is sponsored by Fabian Oil, a family owned and operated business that offers heating oil and propane delivery, service and repairs. Fabian has been serving Central and Northern Maine with propane and oil for over 30 years. As a local Maine business, they cherish the relationships they have formed by serving the people of their communities. In 2019, Fabian entered the Southern Maine region with a heating oil acquisition and they have recently brought propane to the market. They are aggressive and would love to be your supplier. Give them a call 207-793-2044, visit fabianoil.com, or follow them on Facebook.

This program was held live on Thursday, September 10 at 3:00pm About the book: In Sorry for Your Trouble, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Richard Ford presents a stunning meditation on memory, love and loss. “Displaced” returns us to a young man's Mississippi adolescence, and to a shocking encounter with a young Irish immigrant who recklessly tries to console the narrator's sorrow after his father's death. “Driving Up” follows an American woman's late-in-life journey to Canada to bid good-bye to a lost love now facing the end of his life. “The Run of Yourself,” a novella, sees a New Orleans lawyer navigating the difficulties of living beyond his Irish wife's death. And “Nothing to Declare” follows a man and a woman's chance re-meeting in the New Orleans French Quarter, after twenty years, and their discovery of what's left of love for them. Replete with Ford's emotional lucidity and lyrical precision, Sorry for Your Trouble is a memorable collection from one of our greatest writers. About the authors: Richard Ford is the author of The Sportswriter and Independence Day. He is winner of the Prix Femina in France, the 2019 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, and the Princess of Asturias Award in Spain. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller Canada. His story collections include the bestseller Let Me Be Frank with You, Rock Springs, and A Multitude of Sins. He lives in Boothbay, Maine, with his wife, Kristina Ford. Photo by Robert Mitchell. Bill Roorbach's newest book is The Girl of the Lake, a collection of stories from Algonquin, which was longlisted for the 2017 Story Prize and finalist for the Maine Literary Award in Fiction, 2017. Also from Algonquin are the novels The Remedy for Love, a finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Prize,and the bestselling Life Among Giants, which won a Maine Literary Award in 2012, and his next novel, Lucky Turtle, delayed but now due in 2021. His first book of stories, Big Bend, won the Flannery O'Connor Prize in 2000, and the title story an O. Henry Award. Nonfiction books include Temple Stream, Summers with Juliet, and Into Woods. Bill was a 2018 Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellow at the Civitella castle in Umbria. He lives in Scarborough.

This program was held live on Thursday, September 10 at 3:00pm About the book: In Sorry for Your Trouble, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author Richard Ford presents a stunning meditation on memory, love and loss. “Displaced” returns us to a young man's Mississippi adolescence, and to a shocking encounter with a young Irish immigrant who recklessly tries to console the narrator's sorrow after his father's death. “Driving Up” follows an American woman's late-in-life journey to Canada to bid good-bye to a lost love now facing the end of his life. “The Run of Yourself,” a novella, sees a New Orleans lawyer navigating the difficulties of living beyond his Irish wife's death. And “Nothing to Declare” follows a man and a woman's chance re-meeting in the New Orleans French Quarter, after twenty years, and their discovery of what's left of love for them. Replete with Ford's emotional lucidity and lyrical precision, Sorry for Your Trouble is a memorable collection from one of our greatest writers. About the authors: Richard Ford is the author of The Sportswriter and Independence Day. He is winner of the Prix Femina in France, the 2019 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, and the Princess of Asturias Award in Spain. He is also the author of the New York Times bestseller Canada. His story collections include the bestseller Let Me Be Frank with You, Rock Springs, and A Multitude of Sins. He lives in Boothbay, Maine, with his wife, Kristina Ford. Photo by Robert Mitchell. Bill Roorbach's newest book is The Girl of the Lake, a collection of stories from Algonquin, which was longlisted for the 2017 Story Prize and finalist for the Maine Literary Award in Fiction, 2017. Also from Algonquin are the novels The Remedy for Love, a finalist for the 2015 Kirkus Prize,and the bestselling Life Among Giants, which won a Maine Literary Award in 2012, and his next novel, Lucky Turtle, delayed but now due in 2021. His first book of stories, Big Bend, won the Flannery O'Connor Prize in 2000, and the title story an O. Henry Award. Nonfiction books include Temple Stream, Summers with Juliet, and Into Woods. Bill was a 2018 Civitella Ranieri Foundation Fellow at the Civitella castle in Umbria. He lives in Scarborough.

A ghost tour and a paranormal investigation. Jen learns about the other side and about herself when she makes contact at a ghost tour at Fort Knox in Prospect. Ben brings in paranormal groups for a ghost hunt at the Boothbay Opera House and they find exactly what they are looking for. Bonus story: This time Ben isn’t hunting for a ghost... but finds one anyway.  Pine State Gothic is only possible with stories from listeners like you. Tell me about your experiences with the mysterious, magical, mystical, and murderous side of Maine by emailing pinestategothic@gmail.com.This episode features music by Blue Dot Sessions, Blear Moon, Fabian Measures, Loyalty Freak Music, Sergey Cheremisinov, Tryphème, and Nctrnm. Pine State Gothic is edited, produced, and hosted by Leah Watkins.

The fun at Boothbay Craft Brewery continues!  In this episode we sit down with Head Brewer, Cody Mitchell; and Taproom Manager, Brett Slater.  We enjoy interesting and candid conversation around their amazing beers... and best of all, we get to taste several of them, including two of Rich's personal favorites - Thirsty Botanist and Steganos!  Cody and Brett also give us an un-carbonated preview of their 10th Anniversary beer, AWE-SPRAY - a very tasty honey, cranberry, strawberry wheat ale.  Listen in for some very interesting craft beer talk.  Better yet, stop by the brewery in Boothbay to taste some of their fantastic craft beer for yourself! 

Join us for another episode of Maine Beer Geeks:  Hardball and Hops as we visit one of our favorite Maine craft breweries - Boothbay Craft Brewery - and chat with owners Win & Lori Mitchell.  In this candid interview we learn about their origin story, what is currently going on at the brewery, plans for their upcoming 10th anniversary celebration... and much more.  

Today we celebrate the botanist and writer who published the first book about salad. We'll also learn about the horticulturist whose life was cut short on this day when the steamship he was on caught on fire and sank. We celebrate the man who helped generations of people fall in love with ornithology. We also hear some garden poetry that features women. We Grow That Garden Library™ with a book about creating a Pollinator Victory Garden by having a garden that is healthy, diverse, and chemical-free. And then we'll wrap things up with a glimpse into a Maine garden on this day in 2011. But first, let's catch up on some Greetings from Gardeners around the world and today's curated news.   Subscribe Apple  | Google  | Spotify  | Stitcher | iHeart   Gardener Greetings To participate in the Gardener Greetings segment, send your garden pics, stories, birthday wishes and so forth to Jennifer@theDailyGardener.org And, to listen to the show while you're at home, just ask Alexa or Google to play The Daily Gardener Podcast. It's that easy.   Curated News Thriving With Nature | Mental Health Foundation “There are lots of ways in which spending time in nature can be positive for our mental health and wellbeing. New and exciting research is happening all the time that adds to our understanding of how our natural environment affects the health of our bodies and minds. The reasons why time in nature has this effect on us are complex and still being understood. The benefits are often related to how our senses connect us to the environment around us, from the shapes in nature we see to the scents that trees give off and the soft fascination that nature can stimulate which helps our minds rest.”   Alright, that's it for today's gardening news. Now, if you'd like to check out my curated news articles and blog posts for yourself, you're in luck, because I share all of it with the Listener Community in the Free Facebook Group - The Daily Gardener Community. There's no need to take notes or search for links - the next time you're on Facebook, search for Daily Gardener Community and request to join. I'd love to meet you in the group.   Important Events 1662   Today the English Gardner and writer John Evelyn recorded in his diary that he met with the dowager Queen Henrietta Maria. John kept a detailed diary for 66 years, and he had a devoted passion for gardening. As a result, his diary has been a treasure for garden historians over the years. And, here's a little known fact about John Evelyn: he was the first garden author to publish a book about salads (or sallets as they were spelled at the time). Check out the benefits of eating salad as described by John: "By reason of its soporiferous quality, lettuce ... still continues [to be] the principal foundation of … Sallets, which ... cool and refresh, [and have] beneficial influences on morals, temperance, and chastity." (FYI: Soporiferous means Inducing or tending to induce sleep. Here John is referring to the fact that some lettuce secretes lactucarium - a milky fluid found in the base of the lettuce stems. It is known as lettuce opium because of its sedative and pain-relieving properties. It has also been reported to promote a mild sensation of euphoria.) It was John Evelyn who wrote: "The gardener’s work is never at an end, it begins with the year and continues to the next. He prepares the ground, and then he plants, and then he gathers the fruits." "Gardening is a labor full of tranquility and satisfaction; natural and instructive, and as such contributes to the most serious contemplation, experience, health, and longevity."   And, keep in mind John's appreciation for the amount of work a garden requires as I tell you this little story about him. In 1698, John Evelyn had owned his estate for 40 years. Everyone who knew it said it was magnificent - both inside and out. It was decorated to the nines. Of all that he owned, John's garden was his pride and joy. That year, the Russian Czar, Peter the Great, brought an entourage of 200 people to England to visit William III. In a gesture of hospitality, William volunteered John Evelyn's home to host the Czar and his people during their visit. John and his wife graciously moved out to give the Czar his privacy. Well, it wasn't long before John's servants began sending him urgent messages begging him to return. When John came home, he walked into a nightmare. The whole estate had been trashed. Priceless paintings had served as dartboards. His floors were ruined, windows were smashed; even the garden was destroyed. The servants told how the 6'8 Czar had played a game with his friends, where they put him in one of John's wheelbarrows and then raced him through the garden beds, crashing into walls, trees, and hedges. It was a complete disregard for the sanctity of John's garden. For twenty years, John had nursed along a hedge of holly that had turned into a glorious living wall. It was ruined. The party even managed to knock down part of the stone wall that surrounded the garden. It must have been a scene akin to the movie Animal House. John immediately sent word to the king about what had happened, and arrangements were made straight away to move the Czar to other lodgings. King William settled with John to have his property restored - his home needed to be gutted and rebuilt from the floors up. John Evelyn was 78 years old when this happened to him. I'm sure there was no amount of restitution that could restore the years of love he had spent in his garden. He lived for another eight years before dying in 1706.   1815   Today is the anniversary of the tragic death of the horticulturist and writer Andrew Jackson Downing. Andrew was the author of The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, which came out in 1845. He also served as the editor of a magazine called The Horticulturist. Regarded as one of the founders of American Landscape Architecture, Andrew used his work in The Horticulturist magazine as a platform for advancing his pet causes. It was Andrew who first came up with the idea for a New York park. In fact, Andrew's dream became the park we know today: Central Park. Andrew also advocated for individual states to create schools devoted to agriculture - and that hope became a reality as well. In 1846, the National Mall in Washington, DC, was run down and neglected.  It fell to Andrew to devise plans to revive the space. When the Frenchman Pierre Charles L'Enfant designed the mall in 1791, he envisioned a grand avenue. In sharp contrast, Andrew's vision simple. Not a fan of formal European gardens, Andrew wanted to create what he called a public museum of living trees and shrubs. Instead of a grand avenue, Andrew designed four separate parks that were connected by curving walkways and featured many different trees. Sadly, Andrew's plans were never fully funded or carried out. In the summer of 1852, Andrew boarded a steamship called The Henry Clay. At some point, the steamship got into a race with another boat called The Armenia. When The Henry Clay began to overheat, a fire broke out in the engine room. Coincidentally, a former girlfriend of Andrew's also happened to be on board The Henry Clay that fateful day. As passengers escaped the flames to jump into the water, some began to drown. When Andrew jumped in the water to save his old flame, her panic caused them both to drown. Now, before Andrew attempted to save his old paramour, he was one of the men who quickly threw some deck chairs off the boat. The thinking was that the chairs could be used as flotation devices. As fate would have it, Andrew's wife Carolyn survived the disaster by holding on to a deck chair. When the ordeal was all over, many friends tried to comfort Carolyn by insinuating that she was likely saved by one of the chairs Andrew had thrown into the water.  But this sentiment was small consolation to her, given that she lost her husband as he was busy trying to save an old love. Andrew Jackson Downing was just 36 years old when he died on this day two hundred and five years ago.   1996  Today is the anniversary of the death of Roger Tory Peterson of Peterson's Field Guide to Birds fame - he was born in 1908. A son of Jamestown, New York, Roger, helped new generations of people fall in love with ornithology. Roger not only wrote the guides, but he also illustrated them. He was the noted American naturalist who brought the natural world to the masses in the 20th century. Roger admired the gumption of the common starling. He felt blue jays had "a lot of class," and he said the house sparrow was "an interesting darn bird." Roger once famously described a purple finch as a "Sparrow dipped in raspberry juice (male)." When it came to the Audobon Oriole, Roger quipped that its song was like "a boy learning to whistle." What was Roger Tory Peterson's favorite bird? The King Penguin. Here are some famous Peterson quotes: "Few men have souls so dead that they will not bother to look up when they hear the barking of wild Geese." "Birds have wings; they're free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy." "Birds are indicators of the environment. If they are in trouble, we know we'll soon be in trouble." And finally, the book, The World of Roger Tory Petersonis worth a read if you can get hold of a copy.   Unearthed Words Today's words feature Women and the Garden. In January, for example, the housewife should be busy planting peas and beans and setting young rose roots. During March and April she will work 'from morning to night, sowing and setting her garden or plot,' to produce the crops of parsnip, beans, and melons which will 'winnest the heart of a laboring man for her later in the year. Her strawberry plants will be obtained from the best roots which she has gathered from the woods, and these are to be set in a plot in the garden. Berries from these plants will be harvested later the same year, perhaps a useful back-up if the parsnips have failed to win the man of her dreams. July will see the good wife 'cut off ...ripe bean with a knife as well as harvesting the hemp and flax, which it will be her responsibility to spin later in the year. — Thomas Tusser, English poet and farmer, Five Hundred Pointes of Good Husbandry, 1573   You are a tulip seen today, But (dearest) of so short a stay That where you grew, scarce man can say. You are a lovely July-flower, Yet one rude wind, or milling shower. Will force you hence, and in an hour. You are a sparkling rose in the bud. Yet lost ere that chaste flesh and blood Can show where you grew or stood. You are a full-spread fair-set vine. And can with tendrils love entwine. Yet dried, ere you distill your wine. You are like balm enclosed well In amber, or some crystal shell, Yet lost ere you transfuse your smell. You are a dainty violet. Yet withered ere you can be set  Within the virgin's coronet. You are the queen all flowers among.  But die you must, fair maid, ere long.  As he, the maker of this song. — Robert Herrick, English poet and cleric, A Meditation for His Mistress   Grow That Garden Library The Pollinator Victory Garden by Kim Eierman This book came out in January of 2020, and the subtitle is Win the War on Pollinator Decline with Ecological Gardening; Attract and Support Bees, Beetles, Butterflies, Bats, and Other Pollinators. Peter Nelson, Director of The Pollinators film, said of this book, "The Pollinator Victory Garden is a book for these times.  Kim Eierman empowers readers with ideas, direction, and the inspiration they need to create beautiful and eco-friendly habitats for many different pollinators.  Creating healthy, diverse, and chemical-free habitats are essential steps in solving pollinator decline, and The Pollinator Victory Garden guides you towards creating your own lovely garden habitat." Kim Eierman is an environmental horticulturist and landscape designer specializing in ecological landscapes and native plants. She is the Founder of EcoBeneficial, a horticulture consulting and communications company in Westchester County, New York. Kim also teaches at the New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, The Native Plant Center, Rutgers Home Gardeners School, and advanced education classes for Master Gardeners. This book is 160 pages of ideas and information to support pollinators and help the environment. You can get a copy of The Pollinator Victory Garden by Kim Eierman and support the show, using the Amazon Link in today's Show Notes for around $16.   Today's Botanic Spark 2011   In the popular gardener book The Roots of My Obsession, the former executive director of the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens in Boothbay, Bill Cullina wrote: “Yesterday it happened.  With everything finally planted, the weeds temporarily at bay, and the garden refreshed by rains after a long dry stretch, I reached that brief apogee in the arc of the season where I could sit on the bench and just appreciate.  It is that magic time of year between the rising cacophony of spring and the slow murmuring descent of autumn when there is stillness in my soul.  Right now, nothing needs doing.  It has been the most frenzied spring yet at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, where I work — a season stretching well into summer. We planted just over twenty-nine thousand plants and created four acres of new gardens. I have laid out so many plants this year that I started seeing them in my sleep — one pot after another plunked atop the freshly turned earth in endless triangles stretching off to infinity.” In 2019, Bill Cullina was named the F. Otto Haas Executive Director of the University of Pennsylvania's Morris Arboretum. He started his new job a year ago on July 8, succeeding Paul W. Meyer, who served the Arboretum for 43 years, 28 years as executive director.  

Anthony Grey XII talks about the chefs life in the coastal, tourist town of Boothbay Harbor, Maine and the possible career switch to writing. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

In the twenty-sixth episode of Maine Golf Talk, we discuss the PGA Tour restart and recap our NEPGA Pro-Pro experience at Boothbay Harbor Country Club. Other topics discussed, include: Daniel Berger's run, Nick Watney, and Bryson's increased driving distance. If you are looking to shoot lower scores go check out Arccos Golf. Users drop an average of 4.2 strokes within their first year! 10% off all products when you use the promo code: MAINEGOLF

Blue--arguably the most elusive color in gardening. If you’ve ever bought a plant that touted “beautiful blue blooms” only to discover that when it flowered it was actually purple, you are not alone. Or, perhaps you’ve drooled for years over pictures of Himalayan blue poppies, the truest of blue flowers, and one of the most difficult plants to cultivate successfully. Well, Steve and Danielle to the rescue. In this episode the pair discuss awesome plants with blue blooms (or at least Danielle does—turns out Steve is a bit color-challenged). The topic was so inspiring, there was even some signing. We apologize for that in advance.   Expert testimony: Dan Robarts,  horticulturist and propagator at Coastal Maine Botanic Gardens in Boothbay.   

Having spoken with multiple golf pros over the past year or so, I would say that Chad had some different perspectives on the swing compared to others. Definitely a more technical approach and we enjoy the stories he shared with us along with his experience in golf. Hope you enjoy the show.

March of 2020 marked the beginning of an abrupt need to design and implement Virtual Learning at Casco Bay High School where I teach. Jonne Trees, the Boothbay, Maine Region TV manager interviewed me a week after we began Virtual Learning and our follow up conversation, which serves as an intro, was recorded two weeks into the COVID-19 teaching. The lesson I mention is not as polished as I had hoped. Imagine if writers' rooms and IT staff for public school teaching was as demanded and funded as TV, movies, and entertainment. If you are a parent or teacher, please contact me for more material and support. In the meantime, remember that people are capable of great things, this to will pass and the one thing people will always learn is your degree of confidence, hope and loving-kindness. These are the enduring lessons for us all!

Boothbay Craft Brewery is such a family type of atmosphere, it makes me almost want to work there!  We talk with Lori, Sharon, Brett, Andy and Win about the ups and downs of starting and owning a brewery  You have to visit this gem of a brewery!Front of the brewery / tavernLori, Sharon, and BrettAndy and SharonAndy and WinAndy, Win, and LoriThe Cryptos LabelThe brewery equipmentMore brewery equipmentA batch that is barrel aging

Richard Ford is the author of the Bascombe novels, which include The Sportswriter and its sequels, Independence Day--the first novel to win the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award--The Lay of the Land, and New York Times bestseller Let Me Be Frank with You. His other works include bestselling novel Canada and the short story collections Rock Springsand A Multitude of Sins, which contain many widely anthologized stories and most recently his only work of non-fiction, Between Them: Remembering My Parents. He lives in Boothbay, Maine, with his wife Kristina Ford.Photo courtesy Karen Robinson See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Boothbay postgame interviews after state win over PVHS. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Ryn is a native of Boothbay harbor maine who moved to the northshore to attend college. After college she got married and, with her husband Kevin, worked to fill a void in the social culture of Beverly by opening the northshore's first board game cafe. For 3 years she has been running The Castle with her husband and raising her two kids. Connect with The Castle:  Instagram/FB: @thecastlebeverly Twitter: @thecastlebev

I had a blast talking with Greg and Alana of the Antique Yacht Collection in Newport, RI and Mystic, CT. They are a young, energetic, fun and ambitious couple who have a really cool vibe. They are entrepreneurs in the yacht charter and yacht management scene in southern New England. Their business has been featured in The Wall Street Journal's travel section, and they are the recipient of the 2018 Trip Advisor Award of Excellence.

I had a blast talking with Greg and Alana of the Antique Yacht Collection in Newport, RI and Mystic, CT. They are a young, energetic, fun and ambitious couple who have a really cool vibe. They are entrepreneurs in the yacht charter and yacht management scene in southern New England. Their business has been featured in The Wall Street Journal's travel section, and they are the recipient of the 2018 Trip Advisor Award of Excellence.

Writing is no easy task, and often times the hardest part is just getting started! Quickwrites, is a writing method author and classroom teacher Linda Rief is known for. In fact, she wrote the book on it! She says it provides students with a low-risk writing exercise to get ideas out, and brainstorm how they might like to write about a topic they are interested in. Quickwrites also allows students to push past the doubt and uneasiness that can keep a young writer’s pencil hovering above a blank piece of paper. In Linda’s words, “You don’t know what you know until you put words down on paper.”Today on the Heinemann Podcast, a special conversation between Linda Rief and Penny Kittle. Both are at the Boothbay Literacy Institute. Penny talks with Linda about her new “The Quickwrite Handbook: 100 Mentor Texts to Jumpstart Your Students’ Thinking and Writing.Penny began her conversation with Linda recalling the first time they worked together…

Many gardeners roll their eyes when they hear the word “hosta”, and with good reason. This ubiquitous group of plants shows up more often than not in gardens—heck, we‘ve even seen them growing in Arizona! But there is a reason that they’re so well-known and loved: They’re easy to grow, easy to care for, and have a texture that’s undeniable. Aside from their proclivity to be deer food, the only other knock on hostas is that there are SO MANY varieties, many of which look the same. In this episode we shed light on some of the best varieties for size, color, and texture. Hopefully you’ll find one or two you haven’t heard of and will be excited to add to your collection.    Expert: Daniel Robarts, horticulturist, propagator, and plant breeder at the Coastal Maine Botanic Gardens in Boothbay.

From the podcast Outside/In: GRIDLOCKED - Something very different is going on up in Boothbay, Maine. It was an experiment which – if it works – could represent a fundamental shift in the way we think about using electricity.

We're gonna give it to you straight. This story is Sam's white whale. For years, the electrical grid has called to him like a siren, and lead him down a treacherous path of unintelligible tech jargon, mind-numbing energy reports, unfinished radio stories, and lots of mixed metaphors. But out of the ashes, the story of Boothbay, Maine rose like a Phoenix...or perhaps it was cobbled into existence, like Frankenstein. Either way, this is a story about the electrical grid, and it's darned interesting. Sam has slayed the beast. 

History/Diary written by a woman that lived in Stow, Massachusetts during the years 1883 - 1920's. By writing everyday, Nancy puts her pencil to paper and like a paint brush on canvas, creates a picture of Stow, Massachusetts during the turn of the last century. She draws the reader/listener in by mentioning things from President McKinley being shot, to WW1, Fort Devins, Massachusetts General Hospital, Taffy Pulls, Baseball, Boons Pond, Library Dedication, Masquerade/Neck Tie Party and Tom Thumb. Some individuals include: Captain Packard, Porter, Wetherbee, Priest, Lewis, Dr. Livermore, Hayward, Warren, Fletcher, Staples, Stone and Conant. Join us as we relax and time travel to 1883,1884 Stow, Massachusetts and get a sense of Full Lives and Simpler Times..

Bryce visits two private home gardens-- one in Wilmington, North Carolina and the other near Boothbay, Maine. Each garden has a very special story to tell and some great ideas for other gardeners to try in their own landscapes.

Maine Ghost Hunters investigates the Kenniston Hill Inn

Maine Ghost Hunters investigates the Kenniston Hill Inn

Maine Ghost Hunters investigates the Kenniston Hill Inn for the first time

This month has been full of great experiences from interviewing two of our listeners to eating many lobster dinners in the RV. A week on Cape Cod in the off season was a great way to introduce us to the best of New England via some great beaches, scenic campgrounds, bike paths, good eateries, and new friends. This is RVing at it best. Leaving was hard, but we headed up the Maine coast to see some of the picturesque fishing harbors for which this state is famous. Boothbay was one of the most interesting but we found many smaller towns full of fishing boats just waiting to be photographed. With the trees beginning to change, we headed off to NH and Lake George (NY). Unfortunately the weather has not held out so our enjoyment has been diminished as the rain falls. The POI (point of interest) file that I purchased for my GPS last month did not pan out. This file for a cost of $49, was supposed to give our GPS new power by installing a huge number of new searchable points of reference like campgrounds, state parks, and similar RV related destinations. The company could not deliver the product to me without a great deal of aggravation (who ever heard of a 24 hour download window that expired two hours after notification?) so I use an alternative source for this info, POI-factory. com. This website posts POI files (usable in most GPSs with a USB port or connection) created by fellow GPS users. These files are a free download and can be combined into a very useful set of additional POIs for your GPS. As an example, I downloaded Superwalmarts, Flying Js, State Parks, NH covered bridges and many others. Downloads are quick and transfer to the GPS is even faster. Once in the GPS, using the search function makes them accessible. We also tried casino camping this month. Free is always a nice way to camp as long as you are self contained. The casino camper website provides lots of info and useful tips and a database of casino that welcome RVers. Our casino camping proved to be not only economical but scenic to boot. We always wondered how it is to start off on an RV lifestyle without any experience. Our interview with listeners Geoff and Ellyn give us some insight into their decision to sell the house and belongings, buy an RV and head out on the road. I am sure that you'll be interested in their decision making process and can do spirit as they move into their RV. UPDATE: It looks like their house has sold so they plan to be full timers by October 1st. Great news and good luck. As full timers you'd probably don't have to winterize the RV, but the rest of us in colder climates have to shut down the RV during cold weather (at least for a few months). We share our winterizing procedures and techniques with you during this October episode. Last major topic this month is my purchase of a new hand held GPS. Geoff showed me a cool feature of his hand held GPS, its ability to create tracks. Tracks map your movements on a map for later download. Put the GPS in your pocket and it follows you on your sight seeing for the day. Not only didn't my old GPS not do tracks, but it needed a full view of the sky to read the satellites. My new Garmin Oregon 300 tracks us almost everywhere - even indoors. Amazing. Once you have the tracks, your digital photos can be tied to a specific location using the GPS info. Digital photos have a data record called metadata where all sorts of info about the photo is kept - and a blank space for GPS coordinates. Unfortunately, most cameras do not have a built in GPS so this data is missing - until now. Once the track is downloaded, it can be easily synced with your photos AND plotted on a Google map.

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