Stories about "Maine and New England"
This Month in Bates Outing Club History: January
Thursday, January 9, 2020 2:57 pm
Throughout 2020, as the Bates Outing Club celebrates its centennial, we'll share monthly highlights about what's made the club distinctive and beloved.
Video: Maddie Hallowell ’20 and the lows and highs of data collection
Friday, December 13, 2019 9:13 am
Inspired by her childhood in a Maine island community, Hallowell is developing sensors to track climate change. For fun, she sends balloons into the stratosphere to see what's there.
Video: A first-gen student from Maine, Ryan Lizanecz ’20 found a home at Bates
Thursday, October 10, 2019 1:39 pm
A first-generation-to-college student from Portland, Maine, Lizanecz at first felt “anxious, curious, scared” on campus. The Bobcat First! program gave him a foothold.
My Maine Summer: Eva Meltzer Murray ’85 and trash day on Matinicus Isle
Friday, September 13, 2019 8:53 am
Twenty miles off the Maine coast on Matinicus Isle, where Eva Murray ’85 has lived for 30 years, ”if you have a problem, you gotta fix it yourself.”
My Maine Summer: Miriam Smith ’85 and a little night music by the bay
Monday, September 9, 2019 4:34 pm
“In Maine in the summer, why wouldn’t you want to hear chamber music?” wonders Miriam Smith ’85, a violinist and supporter of Salt Bay Chamberfest.
My Maine Summer: Kate McGowen Wing ’01 and the family lobster-tour business
Friday, August 30, 2019 9:41 am
Kate McGowen Wing ’01 runs summer boat tours in the lobster-rich waters of Casco Bay. The tour guide? Her dad, Capt. Jay.
My Maine Summer: Nicolas Lindholm ’86 and the wild blueberry harvest
Thursday, August 29, 2019 4:09 pm
You never know what you’re going to get with wild blueberries, says Nicolas Lindholm ’86. But it'll be good.
My Maine Summer: Bill Holt ’63 and Jean Holt ’62, ‘coming home to Ocean Park’
Monday, August 26, 2019 4:42 pm
Generations of Batesies are among those who cherish summers at Maine's "Chautauqua-by-the-sea."
Bobcats find competition, friendship playing summer baseball
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 11:00 pm
For Bobcats playing in a premiere wood-bat summer league, it's time to work on their games and have some fun.
My Maine Summer: Eric Stirling ’97 and a faraway getaway
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 3:22 pm
Eric Stirling and his family represent a longstanding vacation tradition virtually unique to Maine: the wilderness sporting camp. In 2003, Eric became the sixth generation of his family to operate West Branch Pond Camps,