A Kennebunkport woman spotted an albino porcupine on Tuesday, May 18. Author: Beth McEvoy (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 1:01 PM EDT June 3, 2021 Updated: 9:52 AM EDT June 4, 2021
KENNEBUNKPORT, Maine A rare albino porcupine was spotted waddling into the woods in Kennebunkport.
Kennebunkport resident Ali Carlile spotted what looked like a walking throw pillow on Northwood Drive on Tuesday, May 18.
According to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, about one out of every 10,000 of the species is an albino. Porcupines are nocturnal, so they are most active at night and you are less likely to see them during the day.
It is possible that this is the same porcupine that lives at the Seashore Trolley Museum, just up the road in Kennebunkport. Staff at the museum named him Marshmallow. Katie Orlando of the Trolley Museum said they have seen him since 2019, though he has not been spotted this year.
Photo of kids fishing Mantle Lake Hooked on Fish Derby
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine This Saturday, June 5, the Hooked on Fishing Not Drugs Youth Fishing Derby will take place at Mantle Lake Park in Presque Isle. The lake will be stocked with trout and there will be prizes and food. The event is free and open to all youth ages 3 to 16. (Courtesy, Elks Lodge No. 1954. )
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine This Saturday, June 5, the Hooked on Fishing Not Drugs Youth Fishing Derby will take place at Mantle Lake Park in Presque Isle. The lake will be stocked with trout and there will be prizes and food. The event is free and open to all youth ages 3 to 16. (Courtesy, Elks Lodge No. 1954. )
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