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[UPDATE]

Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge on Monday is reopening Lake Lowell to boating during daylight hours.

Previously known as blueback trout, Maine’s Arctic charr are the rarest member of the salmon family east of the Rocky Mountains.

What follows appeared in the January 14,1897, edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper. The paper regularly printed a feature called “Rangeley Recollections” which shared what the region was like some 50 years prior to 1897.Enjoy what follows and be sure to make some great Rangeley history of your own! (Contemporary commentary shared in Italics).  RANGELEY […]

Jerry Galusha wasn't going to let his longtime friend Doug Cooke miss out on this year's deer hunt, despite his battle with renal failure.

Not everything is completely accurate just because it appears in print. It can be assumed by the reader that this column and the accompanying commentary is no exception. However, as I share commentary, I do strive for historical accuracy. What follows appeared in the July 3rd, 1905, edition of the MAINE WOODS. It shares a […]

When Credibility Matters

When Credibility Matters

As old man winter loosens his grip on the region, many a Rangeley angler is now braving our legendary, albeit chilly waters, in search of trout and salmon. This annual rite of spring via rod and reel is now a 185-year-old tradition. However, truly Native anglers would scoff at that number as they had been […]

What follows has been redacted from a column entitled “Rangeley Recollections” found on page one of the January 28, 1897 edition of the RANGELEY LAKES newspaper.  Just as we do here in the faithful old HIGHLANDER, the ‘LAKES shared stories of earlier times in the region. The following harkens back to the 1840- 50’s! Please […]