Rocky Gorge is a powerful narrow gorge where water is almost always rushing through, even during droughts. Carved by glaciers, the Gorge is

About the Trail One of the crown jewel features of Acadia National Park is its beautiful coastline. With its jagged pink granite...

My father and I embarked on a hike many years ago while on our annual vacation in the Midcoast Maine area. We began on the Maiden Cliff...

The Great Blue Heron is a stunning large bird with blue-gray plumage that can be found across North America. Standing at 3 to 4.4 feet...

Solitary and secretive birds, Green Herons are stocky, dark colored, and small for herons. Adults have a dark rufous neck, gray belly,...

History Reid State Park bears the distinct honor as being Maine's first state-owned saltwater park. In 1946, prosperous businessman and...

How it got its name The Baltimore Oriole earned its name by resembling the color scheme on the coat of arms of Lord Baltimore, a Baron...

One of the most memorable events that has happened at Maine’s Portland Head Light involved the Annie C Maguire, which shipwrecked next to...

Ruby-throated hummingbirds fly straight and fast but can stop instantly, hover, and adjust their position up, down, or backwards with...

Yellow-rumped warblers are one of the most common warblers in North America. They tend to be rather drab during the winter, but during...

Curtis Island Light is located at the entrance to Camden Harbor, set on the southeastern end of Curtis Island. The first brick lighthouse...

"The Georgian-period mansion called Hamilton House is sited spectacularly on a bluff overlooking the Salmon Falls River. It was built ca....

Did you know that the breakwater in Rockland was actually built before the lighthouse? It was constructed for the purpose of protecting...

Yellow warblers’ nests are frequently parasitized by the brown-headed cowbird. Upon recognizing one of cowbirds' eggs, yellow warblers...

"Did you know that Charles Woodbury started the first art school in Perkins Cove? Or, that the site of Barnacle Billy’s Restaurant was...

I don't know about you, but these cold Winter days leave me dreaming of Summer. The day we visited Quoddy Head State Park was magical...

Did you know that Spring Point Ledge Lighthouse is the only caisson-style light station in the United States that visitors can walk to?...