Finished samples of Wreaths Across America’s Wreaths made by Kids at the Grange. (Submitted photo)

It’s the middle of breeding season (rut) for moose, the official State Animal of Maine.  Moose can stand up to seven feet tall, with adult bulls weighing as much as 1,100 pounds.  According to Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, the largest bull ever harvested in Maine had a dressed weight of 1,330 pounds and means it would have weighed approximately 1,767 pounds!  This bull moose was spotted last week on the Stud Mill Road.  (Photo courtesy of Zachary Cox)

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The Princeton Rod and Gun Club and Maine Department of Inland Fisheries hosted a Youth Field Day on Saturday, September 24th.
Boys and girls ages 8 to 15 gathered at the Princeton Rod and Gun Club to learn about all sorts of outdoors activities.

Cobscook Institute is excited to announce the return of Apple & Arts Day on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Originally launched in 2019, this free arts, heritage food, and harvest-focused family event will take place rain or shine on Cobscook Institute’s charming  Trescott campus. Highlights of the day include live music featuring four local acts, as well as all-ages arts workshops with the Tides Institute and Museum of Art.  

After the Indigenous People’s Day holiday weekend, our fall foliage colors Downeast will be approaching high color, which state experts define as 50-70 percent of leaves changed with low leaf drop. Northern Maine, from west to east, is now enjoying peak color. It won’t be long before we see the same intense foliage in Washington County. (Photo courtesy Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry)

Helen Brooks was recently recognized for her 50-year membership in Grange.  She is shown with her daughters Mary Crossman, Sherry Sivret, Linda Brooks, and Martha Cox. (Submitted photo)

Students from Calais, Edmunds, Eastport, Pembroke, Robbinston, and Whiting enjoyed a Halloween Houses workshop on Oct. 4 at Eastport Arts Center. Instructor Sara Myrick provided inspiration, guidance, and a wow factor array of materials for the constructions. (Photo by Lauren Koss)

K9 Memphis of the Washington County Sheriff’s Office was last week requested to assist the Penobscot Sheriff’s Office in Clifton, where K9 Memphis located over 300 grams of methamphetamine hidden inside a vehicle on Oct. 24. Memphis is handled by Deputy Toni Bridges and worked together with K9 Kia. Good job, K9 Memphis! (Photo courtesy Washington County Sheriff’s Office)