Strandbeest Evolution 2021
Strandbeest Evolution 2021 is one of the most original and creative artistic creations in recent times.
Strandbeest means “beach animal” and is the creation of Theo Jansen.
This is a video you must watch!
Away Happens
By Philip Crossman There are only two places, Here, this island off the coast of Maine, and Away. There is a big and obvious difference between those who live Here and those who live Away. There is no less a distinction between those who live Here and who the rest of us...
Dear Friends: A Season with Faith and Ritual
Here’s our December Room With a View column from Down East Magazine.
It’s not especially seasonal, but I don’t think that faith, or any of what Philip writes about in this one, ever really goes fully out of season.
Peter Zeihan on Russia’s Wagner Group and the Ukraine War
Russia’s Wagner Group purports to be a “private security organization” – what you and I might otherwise call mercenaries. Plenty of groups like this exist around the world, but with an emphasis on private.
This Is What Real Leadership Looks Like
At a handshake distance, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky walked through the center of Kyiv and talked to ordinary Kyivans. This is what democracy looks like. This is what courage looks like. This is what true friendship...
The Camden Select Board has failed the democracy test
Every member of the Camden Select Board has taken an oath to “faithfully discharge to the best of my abilities, all duties incumbent upon me pursuant to all charters, ordinances, policies and rules and regulations of the Town of Camden of which I have the right and...
Vintage High School Basketball : Season 4 # 4 : Camden Hills Boys vs Maranacook 1/18/ 2002
Watch this Vintage Boys Basketball game from January 18, 2002 between the Windjammers of Camden hills and the Black Bears of Maranacook. The starters for the Windjammers were Tyler Warren, Peter Moro, Grant Lippman, Tim Stammen, and Troy Gabriel. The starters for the Black Bears were Matt St. John. Charlie Calligan, Ben Muniz, Jared Lemieux, and Andy Kenney.
Global Climate Change – Food For THought
Climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. These shifts may be natural, such as through variations in the solar cycle. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to burning fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas.
Global climate change is a very complex and important focus of today’s society. For additional insight from one expert’s view, click on Read More. It could be very enlightening!
Try to look away!
By Glen Birbeck I am not myself immune to the urge to jump off the merry go round, the 24/7 news cycle. To turn away from that megaphone's constant blast of war and rumor of war and plague and political drama. I also avoid the celeb gossip which flows from our media in...
Vintage High School Basketball 1993 : Season 4 # 3 Camden-Rockport Girls vs Medomak Valley .
Watch this Vintage High School Girls basketball game between the Windjammers of Camden-Rockport High School and the Panthers of Medomak Valley High School. This game was played at Camden-Rockport High School in Camden in 1993.
The Great Camden flood — of Propaganda
If there is any flooding problem at all surrounding the fate of our beloved Montgomery Dam, it is the tsunami of propaganda spewing from the Camden Select Board and their hand-picked collaborators, in service to their preconceived intentions for the Megunticook River.
Dear Friends: Roommates with a View
Maine’s Down East magazine started in 1954 and from the beginning has offered Room With a View, a column that is revered here in the Pine Tree state.
Some exceptionally fine writers have shared their thoughts in over 700 Room With a View columns and it’s a great honor to share with you the news that my dear friend, Philip Conkling, and I are now the columnists filling some very large shoes. We’re really enjoying being able to – once again – pair our shared “view” of life in Maine and beyond.
In Maine, the time is ripe for food recovery and reducing food waste
Feeding people, not filling landfills, offers untold benefits, but it requires a new mindset.
Rising Water Levels
Standing at the toilet early one recent morning was a little startling. It’s not usually. I’m customarily quite at ease. Anticipating the great relief I am accustomed to experiencing at this time each day I was taken aback briefly and my effort stalled when I realized the water level in the appliance’s basin was advancing toward me at an alarming rate.
‘Forever chemicals’ on farmland are a slow-motion disaster
Maine is at the forefront of a national reckoning about how devastating and costly land application of sewage sludge can be.
Five Questions with WRFR volunteer and sponsor Paul Chartrand
By Ron Staschak 1) What did you do at the radio station? I joined Joe Steinberger on the very first show on WRFR at 7am on Feb 14, 2002. It was a morning talk & news show somewhat like the current Rockland Metro. I was a frequent guest on that show and have been on...
Peter Zeihan on the Russian Oil Situation
Much of Russia's revenue is based on their oil fields. But oil fields don't just go on and off at the flick of a switch. A handful of refineries across Russia have already announced reductions in output due to a lack of demand. This is not good news. If refineries...
Maine Coast TV Roku Channel is Back!
Finally our Roku channel returns. Roku had completely changed the programming interface and we had to redevelop our channel. If you've never had our channel on your box, go to Search and then enter Maine Coast TV. select our channel out of the list, click on it. Then...
Vintage Basketball Game: 2001 Boys Class B State Championship – Camden Hills vs. Gorham
Watch this 2001 Vintage Maine High School Boys Basketball Class B State Championship Game between the Camden Hills Windjammers and the Rams of Gorham. This game was played at the Augusta Civic Center in 2001.
Looking for a Different Side Dish?
Sometimes we’re putting together a meal and looking for a good side dish that’s healthy and tasty.
Perhaps you should consider a bowl of fresh fruit. Great in the summer or winter.
It’s super easy to make….
THE OBSERVER (Two Strings Attached)
By Phil Crossman A few years ago I went to Florida on vacation. I’d never seen a woman in a thong before. Of course I’d seen pictures of them but seeing them actually move around close enough to, well, study, is different. I’m glad I waited. At this stage, happily...
Six Questions with WRFR DJ Dan Kelly
By Ron Staschak 1) What do you do at WRFR? I host a show named Grey Owl (named after one of my favorite fiddle tunes) on Mondays at 10pm. The show was originally meant to be an ongoing deep-dive into bluegrass and old-time, but, since starting about a year ago, I have...
Isle au Haut, after exploring cutting-edge microgrid, unlikely to cut cable after all
The Maine island looked into innovative, independent power sources. In the end, residents worried about reliability, cost and unproven technology.
Are you trying to Understand What’s Going on in Ukraine?
A lot of what is happening is a result of demographics and politics. One of the worlds experts in this area is Peter Zeihan.
For a recent video, Demographics and The Ukraine War, click on Read More below. It’s well worth viewing.
Vintage High School Basketball 2005 : Season 4 #1 Camden Hills Boys vs Mount View December
Watch this Vintage Maine High School Basketball game between the Windjammers of Camden Hills and the Mustangs of Mount View. This exciting, overtime game was played at Camden Hills Regional High School in Rockport, Maine, in December 2005.
End of the OLD Mill Stream? – Part 1
By Barbara Dyer
The Megunticook River has been an important part of Camden for hundreds of years. It has made the town successful by historically providing power for many industries as well as providing amazing recreational areas, waterfalls and dams along its 142 foot drop to the sea culminating into a spectacular pair of falls plunging into the ocean right beside Camden Harbor Park.
The river and falls are still supporting the town by making Camden an amazing destination as a unique place to live or visit.
Unfortunately this local treasure may soon be in peril!
End of The Old Mill Stream? – Part 2
By Barbara Dyer, local historian—This is the second part of the history of the Megunticook River, in Camden Maine.
The Megunticook River has been an important part of Camden for hundreds of years. It has made the town successful by historically providing power for many industries as well as providing amazing recreational areas, waterfalls and dams along its 142 foot drop to the sea culminating into a spectacular pair of falls plunging into the ocean right beside Camden Harbor Park. The river and falls are still supporting the town by making Camden an amazing destination as a unique place to live or visit.
Unfortunately this local treasure may soon be in peril!
Cutting-edge, aerial drone technology could help combat browntail moths
Maine needs a visionary, collaborative approach to address challenges like this persistent infestation.
Maine Class B Girls Basketball State Championship : Oceanside vs Hermon 3/4/2022
Maine Class B South Boys Basketball Regional Final : Medomak Valley vs Yarmouth 2/26/2022
Watch this Maine High School Class B South Boys Basketball Regional Final game between the Panthers of Medomak Valley and the Clippers of Yarmouth. This game was played at the Portland Expo on 2/26/2022.
