First Roach Pond News Today

Wendy Weiger spent the winters of 2021 and 2022 alone in a 300-square-foot winterized cabin on First Roach Pond, near Greenville.

I will visit places I’ve been to and love and other places I’ve never been to, capturing photos, videos, drone footage, and interviews.

We can't guarantee anything, but here's a list of five areas of Maine where you have a good chance of seeing a moose.

"From the far side of the shore, we observed two moose feeding, a cow and presumably her young bull calf."

By Nick Thomas As our summer in Maine winds down and we continue our photographic quest for moose while exploring the state, we recently stumbled on the captivating village of Kokadjo (pronounced co-CAD-jo) on the eastern side of Moosehead Lake. The term "village" here is quite an embellishment, as the hospitable sign shortly after crossing the Roach River bridge amusingly clarifies.

Woodpeckers are so well-adapted to a life of banging their heads against trees, that they can grip the tree even after dying.

Members of the Maine Land Use Planning Commission approved a plan that will create six development zones comprising a total of 1,036 acres, or 6.1% of the 16,910 acres originally designated for development by Plum Creek.

The new zoning & adjacency rule changes will better protect what makes the Moosehead region special, including its rivers and forestlands.

Once again this winter, Wendy Weiger is living alone in a remote, one-room cabin in the woods, learning to navigate at night by the stars.

Once again this winter, Wendy Weiger is living alone in a remote, one-room cabin in the woods, learning to navigate at night by the stars.