FARMINGTON — Cole Dobbie, a fourth-grade student at Cascade Brook School in Farmington, is eligible to compete in the 2017 Maine National Geographic State Bee. The contest will be held at the University of Maine at Farmington on Friday, March 31. One hundred students from 50 states, the District of Columbia, Department of Defense Dependants […]
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Wonders above and below:
Globe-trotting National Geographic photographer settles in Maine, trains his cameras here. DURHAM — On assignment for National Geographic magazine, Mauricio Handler was in the Millennium Atoll, out in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, swimming with sharks for several hours and they’d gotten along just fine. Then, late afternoon struck. “It’s like a dinner bell,” […]
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‘The Dog Lover’s Guide to Travel’ touts Bethel’s pet friendliness
BETHEL — Bethel has something to bark out to the world now that this Western Maine town has been named one of the top pet-friendly destinations in the country in a new book. Kelly E. Carter’s “The Dog Lover’s Guide to Travel” lists the best destinations, hotels, events and advice to please one’s pet and […]
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‘The Dog Lover’s Guide to Travel’ touts Bethel’s pet friendliness
BETHEL — Bethel has something to bark out to the world now that this Western Maine town has been named one of the top pet-friendly destinations in the country in a new book. Kelly E. Carter’s “The Dog Lover’s Guide to Travel” lists the best destinations, hotels, events and advice to please one’s pet and […]
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U.S. wins geography championship
MINOCQUA, Wis. (AP) — Teenagers from Minnesota, Wisconsin and New Hampshire bested competitors from 17 other countries to give the U.S. its sixth title at National Geographic’s biennial geography championships for schoolchildren. Asha Jain, of Minocqua, Gopi Ramanathan, of Sartell, Minn., and 14-year-old Neelam Sandhu, of Bedford, N.H., edged their counterparts from Canada and India […]