On the cusp of spring, temperatures are still dipping below zero and snow covers the state of Maine. This long, drawn-out winter is taking its toll on many Maine residents — in the form of Vitamin D deficiencies, cabin fever and seasonal depression — but it doesn’t affect everyone. The recent below-average temperatures aren’t likely […]
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Rare Powassan virus, spread by ticks, claims life of Rockland-area artist
Marilyn Ruth Snow visited her local hospital on Nov. 9 with a tiny, stubborn tick embedded in her shoulder blade. Two days later, the active and healthy 73-year-old, a Rockland area watercolor artist better known as Lyn, would speak her last coherent words with her family. “After that she became delirious and she was in […]
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Outdoors in Maine: Dealing with ticks in the Fall
Diane and I sold our homestead this spring and moved to our camp on a lake. We are remodeling and hoping to make our “lake home” a permanent thing. It’s a downsizing move, and a chance to be closer to what we love — the Maine woods. There is a period of adjustment. No central […]