Mother Deer and Fawn taking a stroll through a blossomed potato field. (photo credit: Lovena West)

The Maine Potato Blossom Festival is a nine-day celebration of our agricultural heritage! Hosted annually by the Town of Fort Fairfield the Festival is Aroostook County’s premier, family-friendly event! With more than 100 events, performances, contests and activities the Maine Potato Blossom Festival features something for everyone! Plus a large food court, arts and crafts, … Continue reading Maine Potato Blossom Festival 2017

WELCOME TO THE COUNTY Broad expanses of farmland stretch off into the distance to meet with solid ridges of granite.  Views that go on forever and woods measured in terms of millions of acres.  A star-filled sky rolling out in all directions.  For all of its bigness, there is also no shortage of closeness here; … Continue reading Aroostook County Visitor Guide 2017

A moose came crashing through a Presque Isle neighborhood this morning. Photos taken on Hardy St. by Jamie Allen.

Barbara Halvorson captured this scene of a farmer wrapping up the day’s work at sunset.

The Milky Way captured by Merienda Mendoza over Wade, Maine on 5/28/2017. Each Spring, the Milky Way begins to climb above the horizon and is at its best viewing during the summer months. Unfortunately, many people will never get the chance to see our galaxy in the night sky due to wide-spread light pollution. Fortunately … Continue reading Milky Way over Wade, Maine

On March 10, 1952 Captain George Thomas lost his life when the F-86A Sabre he was flying crashed in the forest. He was a WW II fighter pilot on a training mission out of Presque Isle Air Force Base. His crash site remains protected in the forest of the Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument. … Continue reading F-86A Sabre Crash

The Maine Potato Blossom Festival is a nine-day celebration of our agricultural heritage! Hosted annually by the Town of Fort Fairfield the Festival is Aroostook County’s premier, family-friendly event! With more than 100 events, performances, contests and activities the Maine Potato Blossom Festival features something for everyone! Plus a large food court, arts and crafts, … Continue reading 2017 Maine Potato Blossom Festival Events

It took many volunteers to help preserve the locomotives of Maine’s Lost Railway.

A whimsical shot of the abandoned locomotives in the Allagash by Todd Burgess If you want to see the trains yourself, don’t forget to check out the Maine Ghost Train Convoy   Maine Ghost Trains T-Shirt ** BUY NOW **