BETHEL — Women ages 18 and older who are interested in learning to sing barbershop harmony are invited to join western Maine’s Mollyockett Chorus. It is starting back up from a summer break and three summer shows, member Jolan Ippolito of Bethel said Thursday by email. “We rehearse in Oxford and have about a 45-minute […]
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Mahoosuc Land Trust to host Mount Zircon hike Sept. 13 in Rumford
RUMFORD — The Mahoosuc Land Trust invites hikers and history buffs to explore the Mount Zircon Trail on Saturday, Sept. 13. The Rumford mountain was the site of the Moontide Spring and Mount Zircon Reservoir, construction of which was completed in 1914. It was once a source for Rumford’s water. “This is a moderately difficult […]
Mahoosuc Land Trust to host presentation by local author, farm owner
BETHEL — The Mahoosuc Land Trust is inviting local author and farm owner Joann Grohman to speak 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, at the Gould Academy McLaughlin Science Center. It’s part of the trust’s Changing Nature Series. The presentation is titled, “The Changing Nature of Farming.” Land Trust member Jolan Ippolito said in a news […]
Bethel to host UMF professor’s program on long-term climate change in Maine
BETHEL — A University of Maine at Farmington professor will speak about long-term climate variability and its effect on Maine ecosystems at next month’s 2014 Changing Nature Series. The presentation by George Jacobson, professor emeritus of biology, ecology and climate change, will be hosted by the Mahoosuc Land Trust at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, […]
Mahoosuc Land Trust’s annual Gourmet Hike scheduled for March 8
RUMFORD — The Mahoosuc Land Trust will host its annual winter Gourmet Hike at 9 a.m. March 8 at the Whitecap trail head in Rumford, member Jolan Ippolito said in a press release. The Gourmet Hike follows two similar hikes on Crow Mountain in Shelburne, N.H., and Flint Farm in Albany. “We’re asking people to […]
Mahoosuc Land Trust hosts Jan. 25 snowshoe hike in N.H.
BETHEL — In September 2013, the protection of Crow Mountain in Shelburne, N.H., was secured by placing 240 acres under conservation easement with the Mahoosuc Land Trust. As part of the celebration of this landmark event, the Land Trust invites hikers to an afternoon on Crow Mountain on Saturday, Jan. 25, Jolan Ippolito of the […]
Auburn Land Lab director to kick off Mahoosuc Land Trust’s new education series
BETHEL — An Auburn school science teacher will present a program on Maine lakes and ponds at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Gould Academy. Jim Chandler’s program, “Changing Nature of Lakes and Ponds,” will kick off the Mahoosuc Land Trust’s Changing Nature series, Jolan Ippolito of the Trust stated Monday in a news release. […]