Science and Nature
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75.3K10Six Mysterious Stone Structures of New England
Everyone knows that stone walls cover the New England landscape like honeycombs. But far fewer people know about the region’s hundreds of...
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15.3K1The Jumping Frenchmen of Maine Lumber Camps
In 1880, Dr. George Miller Beard boarded a train for Moosehead Lake in Maine to see for himself the strange lumberjacks known...
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16.0K6Luther Burbank and the Birth of the Russet Burbank
If you’ve ever enjoyed a McDonald’s French fry, you have Luther Burbank to thank. In the 1800s, potato growers were desperately seeking...
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14.0K2The 1822 Maine Grasshopper Plague
In Maine, a dry summer meant an increase in locusts. In 1822, the conditions set the stage perfectly for the Maine grasshopper...
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8.7K3Williamina Fleming, From Scottish Maid to Harvard Astronomer
Williamina Fleming worked as a maid for an astronomer who got frustrated with his staff at Harvard. One day he supposedly exclaimed,...
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19.9K10Champ, the Lake Champlain Lake Monster
Champ, North America’s answer to the Loch Ness monster, has long been a legend around Lake Champlain. He (or she) has spawned...
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