Hendricks Head News Today

A number of people braved the damp and cold last Saturday to join the alpacas for the Southport Island Association Winter Walk. Thanks to Anne Globes, Mike Ciccarelli, and their family for sharing these warm, interesting animals with us. Upon return...

A state grant will assist Southport with engineering design-related infrastructure projects at Beach Road, Lighthouse Lane, Hendricks Head Beach Seawall and parking lots. The $50,000 Maine Infrastructure Adaptation Fund grant is through the...

I found it a bit too cold Saturday night to go to the beach to watch this amazing event, but Susan Endicott kindly sent me the following account. “Saturday, February 24, at 8:00 p.m,, thecold water dipping group, The Little Dippers, gathered under...

Even in the winter lots happens at Hendricks Head Beach. Last week I wrote about the dippers, organized by Morgan Mitchell to take a dip in the icy water all year round, accompanied by music. From Jason, one of the dippers, I learned they even had a...

Nothing like a few days without water to make a believer out of you! Just when things started to settle down a bit after the storms we landed a new challenge – a good old-fashioned water line from the well freeze-up. It’s a little irritating...

Nothing like a few days without water to make a believer out of you! Just when things started to settle down a bit after the storms we landed a new challenge – a good old-fashioned water line from the well freeze-up. It’s a little irritating...

Weather continues to dominate the news, but this week in a good way. Since last Friday the cold temperatures have allowed the Southport School students to begin skating on their new ice rink. Some of the children were moving about on the ice with...

The ocean has had its way with us! As I began this column on Friday, Jan. 12, we await another storm tonight and tomorrow, this time arriving in Midcoast Maine at the same time as an extraordinary high tide, noted on the news as being 14.3 feet...

There are plenty of hikes along the coast of Maine that end in a beautiful scenic lookout without venturing into Acadia National Park.

One of the most special and enjoyable benefits of my line of work, which brings constant warmth to my heart, is the opportunity to revisit so many wonderful people who live in or who return to Maine over the years. It has been a terrific experience...