Download or read book Maine Al Fresco written by Ron Chase and published by . This book was released on 2021-12-15 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read a collection of short stories about real-life exploits in Maine's most challenging and scenic environments. Each chapter of this unique book combines stimulating tales of adventure with humor, some danger, and lots of camaraderie ending with a guidebook style addendum. It will take readers to the best of Maine:-Climbing Mount Katahdin in the winter-Bike riding on the Carriage Roads in Acadia National Park-Cycling the picturesque roads of North Haven-Sea kayaking along the rugged remote Bold Coast-Whitewater kayaking over the waterfalls of Gulf Hagas-Nordic Skiing through Mount Blue State Park-Navigating a windy voyage on Moosehead Lake with a climb of Mount Kineo-Backpacking the most remote areas in Baxter State Park-Canoeing the iconic Allagash, St. John, and Machias Rivers-Spring canoe racing on the KenduskeagAuthor Ron Chase has more than 40 years of experience as a Maine Guide and Trip Leader for the Appalachian Mountain Club and the Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society. Join him in the woods, on the trails, rivers, lakes, and sea.
Download or read book Al Fresco written by Julie Pointer Adams and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2022-05-24 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Ode to Living and Gathering in Nature A picnic on the beach. Cocktails and a snack at sunset. Sharing a potluck meal around the fire, and letting the night drift lazily along in the pleasures of roasting marshmallows and swapping stories. Getting together in nature, with food and drink, is among the most restorative rituals we can experience, fostering a kind of intimacy and ease that’s rare in any other setting. Al Fresco, with its fresh, delicious recipes and unexpected ideas, its tips for exploring new ways to get outdoors, its interviews with dozens of kindred spirits, is an inspiring and beautiful playbook for anyone who wants to spend more time outside with friends and family. The credo is simple: Nature opens us up to ourselves, and the food we share opens us up to each other.
Download or read book Theatre Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Great Mars Hill Bank Robbery written by Ronald Chase and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 2016-02-10 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On November 12, 1971, Bernard Patterson, a much decorated Vietnam War hero, turned a real-life version of Don Quixote, Butch Cassidy, and Robin Hood all rolled into one package, robbed the Northern National Bank in Mars Hill, Maine. He escaped with $110,000; at the time, the largest bank robbery in the history of the state. A tunnel rat and paratrooper in Vietnam who rose to the rank of Sergeant, he was awarded four bronze stars and recommended for a silver star for valor. He returned home to northern Maine broke and disillusioned. Wearing dark glasses, dressed in a Marx Brother’s ankle length coat and wearing a blue wig, he robbed the bank, even though he was recognized by the elderly teller. He initially escaped by paddling a rubber raft down the Prestile Stream. This was the beginning of a comic, outrageous, implausible journey that took him across the United States, then to Europe and North Africa before finally surrendering to authorities in Scotland Yard after he had spent most of the money. Along the way, he lived a raucous life of wine and women while hobnobbing in aristocratic hangouts and giving money to those he perceived to be in need; all the time staying just a heartbeat ahead of law enforcement officials. He motor biked across Europe, hoodwinked border officials, bought a camel and got lost in the North African desert. Returned to the United States for prosecution, he was convicted and imprisoned. Released several years later, he moved back to northern Maine, where he continued to lead a reckless life that included running a “pot farm,” until he died at age 56 in 2003. When asked by a friend why he had robbed the bank, he responded, “the VA wouldn’t give me a loan, so I decided to take one out on my own.”
Download or read book Maine Outdoor Sculpture Guide written by Maine Arts Commission and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Brilliant written by Jane Brox and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2010-06-29 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This “superb history” of artificial light traces the evolution of society—“invariably fascinating and often original . . . [it] amply lives up to its title” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). In Brilliant, Jane Brox explores humankind’s ever-changing relationship to artificial light, from the stone lamps of the Pleistocene to the LEDs embedded in fabrics of the future. More than a survey of technological development, this sweeping history reveals how artificial light changed our world, and how those social and cultural changes in turn led to the pursuit of more ways of spreading, maintaining, and controlling light. Brox plumbs the class implications of light—who had it, who didn’t—through the centuries when crude lamps and tallow candles constricted waking hours. She identifies the pursuit of whale oil as the first time the need for light thrust us toward an environmental tipping point. Only decades later, gas street lights opened up the evening hours to leisure, which changed the ways we live and sleep and the world’s ecosystems. Edison’s bulbs produced a light that seemed to its users all but divorced from human effort or cost. And yet, as Brox’s informative portrait of our current grid system shows, the cost is ever with us. Brilliant is infused with human voices, startling insights, and timely questions about how our future lives will be shaped by light
Download or read book Theatre Magazine written by W. J. Thorold and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stephen Fry in America written by Stephen Fry and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-14 with total page 638 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Britain's best-loved comic genius, Stephen Fry, turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across the continent in his chariot of Englishness, a black London cab. Stephen Fry has always loved America. In fact, he came very close to being born here. His fascination for the country and its people sees him embarking on an epic journey across America, visiting each of its fifty states to discover how such a huge diversity of people, cultures, languages, and beliefs creates such a remarkable nation. Stephen starts his journey on the East Coast and zigzags across America, stopping in every state from Maine to Hawaii, talking to each state's hospitable citizens, listening to music, visiting landmarks, viewing small-town life and America's breathtaking landscapes, following wherever his curiosity leads him. En route he discovers the South Side of Chicago with blues legend Buddy Guy, catches up with Morgan Freeman in Mississippi, strides around with Ted Turner on his Montana ranch, marches with Zulus in Mardi Gras in New Orleans, drums with the Sioux Nation in South Dakota, joins a Georgia family for Thanksgiving, "picks" with bluegrass hillbillies, and finds himself in a Tennessee garden full of dead bodies. Whether in a club for failed gangsters in Brooklyn, New York (yes, those are real bullet holes), or celebrating Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts (is there anywhere better?), Stephen is welcomed by the people of America—mayors, sheriffs, newspaper editors, park rangers, teachers, and hoboes, bringing to life the oddities and splendors of each locale. A celebration of the magnificent and the eccentric, the beautiful and the strange, Stephen Fry in America is the author's homage to this extraordinary country.
Download or read book DK Eyewitness New England written by DK Eyewitness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-07-25 with total page 543 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Planning your trip to New England? Look no further. Whether you want to explore the rugged natural beauty of the Appalachian Mountains, follow the fascinating Freedom Trail through Boston, or indulge in fresh lobster from the coast of Cape Cod, your DK Eyewitness travel guide makes sure you experience all New England has to offer. This spectacular region beckons with every season. In spring and summer, pretty postcard villages entice hardcore hikers with the promise of a cold beer. In fall, blazing foliage unfolds from north to south. And with some of the best skiing and snowsports areas in the whole of the US, winter won’t disappoint. Our regularly updated guide brings New England to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does with expert-led insights and advice, detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights, photographs on practically every page, and our trademark illustrations. You'll discover: • our pick of New England’s must-sees, top experiences, and hidden gems • the best spots to eat, drink, shop, and stay • more than 400 photographs and illustrations • detailed maps, walks, and drives, which make navigating the country easy • easy-to-follow itineraries • more than 12 detailed maps • expert advice: get ready, get around, and stay safe • color-coded chapters to every part of New England, from Massachusetts to Maine, Rhode Island to New Hampshire • new lightweight format so you can take it with you wherever you go Have less time or on a city break? Try our DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Boston or our pocket-friendly Top 10 New England.
Download or read book Gotcha Day written by Greg Murray and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2023-09-26 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adorable, candid photographs and the inspiring stories of over 60 rescue dogs and the humans who gave them their forever homes. Meet Killian who is obsessed with clothes and just has to find the right outfit each morning; Jet who snores louder than a human; and Roger, who came to his family from a puppy mill and learned that people can be kind and loving. Gotcha Day! spotlights the adoption tales of over 60 adorable rescue dogs and their new forever families. The unique personality of each pup shines through the candid photos by animal advocate and photographer Greg Murray, and their humans let us in on their inspiring stories, funny quirks, and all the many things that make them special.
Download or read book A Backyard Book of Spiders in Maine written by Dana Wilde and published by . This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Party Perfect Bites written by Milli Taylor and published by Ryland Peters & Small. This book was released on 2018-07-12 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A mouthwatering collection of recipes for small bites and fingerfood – ideal for serving at parties or any social gathering, large or small.
Download or read book The New England Table written by Lora Brody and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2005-08-11 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New England states are a pretty close-knit groupin fact, you could conceivably hop in the car and eat your way through all six states in a single day. Fortunately there's The New England Tablean easier way to enjoy the bounty of the northeast. Celebrated author of The Cape Cod Table and Boston area resident Lora Brody has combed Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut to share the wonderful dishes this rugged region is especially proud offrom traditional favorites such as Boston Baked Beans to enticing modern classics such as Red Flannel Salmon Hash or Pear and Candied Ginger Clafouti. With its evocative photographs of New England's people and places, and irresistible recipes, The New England Table will have everyone pining for a peaceful breakfast repast at Rangeley Lake, a musical picnic at Tanglewood, or an al fresco dinner in Litchfield County.
Download or read book The Insiders Guide to Maine s Southern Coast written by Meadow Rue Merrill and published by Falcon Guides. This book was released on 1999-05 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Handcrafted boats. Views from rocky cliffs. Shingled cottages. Wildflowers. The tastes of the sea's bounties. With style, precision and grace, Southern Coast residents Merrill and Auger capture this slice of Maine's coastline with in-depth explorations of the flora and fauna, art and attractions, water and weather, sea tales and seafood, and antiques and accommodations that characterize this storied region in this new edition of The Insiders' Guide to Maine's Southern Coast.
Download or read book Language of the Forest written by C. Ross McKenney and published by North Country Press (ME). This book was released on 1991 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A registered Maine Guide describes growing up in Maine at a time when work was done by hand or horse, and what you needed, you made. His school was the woods and farm, his teachers the rough men he grew up with.
Download or read book Deer Diaries written by John Ford and published by . This book was released on 2015-08-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Ford, retired Maine game warden, returns with book 3 of tales from his long career as a game warden in Maine. Each of them are filled with actual events and experiences, written as short stories, mostly humorous in nature, of the many great experiences the young game warden remembered the most.
Download or read book Elegant Small Hotels written by Pamela Lanier and published by . This book was released on 2001-08 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This edition of "Elegant Small Hotels" highlights the great boutique hotels of the world. This travel companion for the well-heeled features up-to-date information about amenities, as well as fascinating facts about each hotel's history and location.
