The High Peaks Creative Council (HPCC) has completed the Phillips part of a barn quilt series placed throughout the High Peaks Region. Ian Reinholt recently hung this “feathered star” on the Phillips Area Community Center (PACC) joining the Phillips Public Library Studio, the Phillips Historical Society barn, the North Franklin Agricultural Building, Morgen Silver’s chicken […]
Stephanie Dellavalle
Stephanie Dellavalle has been the general manager and editor of The Rangeley Highlander since 2013 and writes about the community and events in the area. A graduate of Hunter College in NYC, she and her husband are empty-nesters who live in the village of Oquossoc in Rangeley.
Border Patrol Agents Take Aim with Rangeley Station Bringing Home the Chief’s Cup
On Friday, August 23, United States Border Patrol Agents from across the State of Maine gathered for the 9th Annual Chief’s Cup in Littleton. Rangeley Station’s Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Jeffrey Bottcher stole the show with his pin-point shooting; he took first place in the individual standings and teamed-up with Border Patrol Agent Dave Herrera […]
Juried photography exhibit in Rangeley
The Rangeley Friends of the Arts (RFA) presents the Western Mountain Photography Show on September 14, through October 6th, 2019, at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery, located in the lobby of the RFA Lakeside Theater, 2493 Main St, Rangeley. The theme of this year’s exhibit is The Artists Trail, a new joint project of the […]
There is no such thing as a bad roll in the Rangeley region!
And the best lobster roll is…. We said we would, and we did! (See the June 28 Rangeley Highlander 2nd Annual Lobstah Roll article.) Shouty red Lobstah Roll Crawl tee shirts donned, scorecards in hand and accompanied by a cute little 4-legged guy in his own Chasing Tail shirt, we decended on Rangeley/Oquossoc August 15, 16, 17 on a mission to identify […]
Saddleback update
On 8-22-19 at the Farmhouse, a presentation was made by the ARCTARIS INVESTMENT FUND, a Social Impact Fund, and the possible purchaser of Saddleback. A letter of intent to purchase the property was signed by the FUND and the Seller, Bill and Irene Berry from Farmington ME and the other Berry Family members in June, […]
RRHAT Van Needs Volunteers (Desperately!)
My name is Paul Nute and I run the RRHAT (Rangeley Region Health Appointment Transportation) Van program, a volunteer-based transportation service taking needy and elderly people in and around Rangeley to health-related appointments throughout Maine. This is an absolutely vital program as there are at least 25-30 people, mostly elderly, that simply would not be […]
Get to know your lake – Adopt your shoreline
The Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust (RLHT) needs volunteers for their Headwaters Lake Protection Program. The program gives community members the opportunity to join other citizen scientists all over the state and nation who have made a commitment to monitor their preferred waterbody for clarity, total phosphorus, dissolved oxygen or invasive plants, and regularly record data. […]
Your grandma’s and ma’s bad habits don’t have to be yours
Bad habits in the kitchen
King Presents Inaugural ‘Senator Angus King Award for Conservation Excellence’ at Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust Event
Nancy Perlson, the first executive director of RLHT, receives first-ever award