Summer arrives, the summer of 2025 and — like magic — the hills are canvased in green, open waters ripple with the breezes, flowers bloom not unlike rainbows, and, in times of quiet, the songs and cries and messages of birds resonate everywhere. More…

Welcome to the summer of 2025 and to Summertime in the Belgrades, where we invite you to step out the door and into open waters, secluded woods, scenic heights, and historic downtowns. More…

While the beautiful Belgrades have many options for outdoor activities, they are also home to ticks. Maine’s tick season is off to a strong start due to a milder winter and wet spring. Here’s how can you protect yourself. More…

Another Spring is upon us, and Summer isn’t far behind! Every year the first issue of Summertime never fails to remind us of the long list of visions, smells, and elations that Spring awards us. More…

Welcome to another season of the Call of the Loon! The Belgrade Lakes Association is now in the seventh year of its Loon Preservation Project. In this article, we will discuss highlights from 2024, the sixth year. More…

“His father also gave him … his very own canoe … to use on the family’s August trips to Belgrade, Maine, which were to Andy ‘the golden time of year’ and ‘sheer enchantment.’” The E.B. White passages are what I quickly turned to in The World She Edited, Amy Reading’s lengthy biography of his wife Katherine and her New Yorker editing career. More…

As of this writing, we are in good shape with the water levels at all three of our dams: the Salmon Lake outlet dam, the Great Pond village dam, and the Long Pond Wing’s Mills dam. The long-term forecast calls for less rain than usual, another Chamber of Commerce summer. More…

Greetings to Belgrade Lakes residents and summer visitors! I hope this column will inspire you to take advantage of the outdoor recreation opportunities in our area and get you to get your youngsters to interact with the natural world instead of spending hours passively browsing social media. More…