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AMESBURY — Two local maritime experts have departed on a two-month journey to the Arctic Circle as part of a crew educating the next generation of sailors.

BRIDGTON, Maine — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Senior College at Bridgton will be offering only limited-enrollment Zoom sessions during the month of February.

Read Article BRIDGTON — Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, we are offering only limited enrollment ZOOM sessions during the month of February. Classes for the autumn session are free to paid members. Mail-in Registrations are due by January 27. Eight virtual classes will be offered on Zoom on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10:00 to 11:30 from February 2 to 25 Tuesday, February 2 – 10:00 a.m. Maine Turtles and the Turtles of Holt Pond Preserve The summer of 2020 was like no other, but because of the inability to host public programs, LEA partnered with Maine Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to condu...

Briefs Share Deadline for Senior College classes approaches The registration deadline for community members to sign-up to attend the Senior College’s slate of February online winter classes is Jan. 27. Eight virtual classes will be offered on Zoom from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Feb. 2-25. Classes will include “Maine Turtles and the Turtles of Holt Pond Preserve,” Feb. 2; “Global Economic, Market and Geopolitical Outlook,” Feb. 4; “Poems of Spring” Feb. 9; “Donald Baxter MacMillan, Arctic Explorer,” Feb. 11; “Page Break – Question of Principles,” F...

January 13, 2021 Hundreds—perhaps thousands—of people took part in the international race to explore the Arctic and claim the North Pole. Here's a collection of some of the most important and influential figures discussed in Mental Floss's new podcast, 1. Arnaq // Inuit // ?-1577 Arnaq was the name assigned to an Inuit woman from Baffin Island in Nunavut, Canada, who was taken captive by Martin Frobisher in 1577, along with Kalicho and her infant son called Nutaaq. Arnaq means “woman” or “female” in Inuktitut. 2. William Baffin // English // c. 1584-1622 Baffin was a navigator a...