Bangor Metro - January 2010

January 2010

Who Needs Skis?

Henry Garfield
Looking for something fun and different to do outside this winter? Slide this, that, or the other way to Belfast, Camden, or Fort Kent.

The Making of American Loggers

Melanie Brooks
You know them as the Pelletier brothers of Millinocket. The rest of America knows them as the American Loggers. Find out how one Maine family got their own reality show and how it's changed their family, their work life, and their community.

Aha! Moments

Craig Idlebrook
The Innovation Center at the University of Maine is giving entrepreneurial students the necessary tools to kick-start their dreams.

Shells of Meaning

Annaliese Jakimides
Artist Brian White takes life's ordinary miracles and shapes them into fresh, lovely artwork so extraordinary, they're often sold before they're finished.

High Tech Downsizing

Molly F. McGill
Over half of Maine's adults are overweight or obese. Two years ago Sherry Crossno was one of them. But thanks to the state-of-the-art surgical weight loss program at Eastern Maine Medical Center, she has a new lease on life.

Chocolate Paradise

Sheila Grant
They say eating chocolate releases endorphins. Come to Greenville for Valentine's Day, and you can get endorphin rushes by the dozen.

Skiers' Shepherd

Nancy Garland
The Maine Winter Sports Center has grown over the past 10 years into a flock of world-class facilities-thanks to the guidance of a tenacious "ski bum" from southern Maine.

Winter Survivalists

Brad Eden
Our woodland creatures have some fascinating features that enable them to endure Maine's harsh climate.

Perspectives: Maggie Foskett

Photos by Maggie Foskett

Soapbox Derby: Unemployment

Scott K Fish and Carrie Jones
The last time unemployment in Maine was this high was 1992. And while Maine's unemployment rate is lower than the national average, it isn't great.

Earl Hornswaggle: Guide to Maine Roadsigns

Mark Ricketts
Earl Hornswaggle, the oldest man in Bangor.

Calendar Girl

Annaliese Jakimides
Some kids are so rich, their homes are filled with masterpieces.