Bury Me Beside the Road

Finding friends, fun and fabulous fall foliage in Maine

Despite the huge gulf between our political, social and economic beliefs, I call all these people friends. A love [...]

Trans-Lab Highway Adventure 2018 Part Six: Blanc Sablon to Portland

L’Anse-au-Clair to Rocky Harbour -- 148 miles June 6, 2018 -- The ferry was called the MV Apollo and it had [...]

Trans-Lab Highway Adventure 2018 Part Five: Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Blanc Sablon

Happy Valley-Goose Bay to Port Hope Simpson - 252 miles June 4, 2018 -- Before we left Happy Valley-Goose Bay [...]

Trans-Lab Adventure 2018 Part Four: Happy Valley-Goose Bay to the Hobo Chateaux

Happy Valley-Goose Bay to the Hobo Chateaux - 109 miles June 2, 2018 -- The next day started out cold and [...]

Trans-Lab Adventure 2018 Part Three: The Raft River to Happy Valley-Goose Bay

The Raft River to Happy Valley-Goose Bay - 213 miles May 31, 2018 -- I woke to the sound of rain pattering on [...]

The ‘original extreme sport on two wheels’ spins back to Maine after two decades away

After a 20-year absence, flat track motorcycle racing roared back into Maine on Saturday around a dirt track in [...]

Spring paddle down the Saco River

An overnight canoe and kayak trip down Maine's Saco River: April 2019, from Fryeburg to Brownfield with Goose and [...]

Square pictures

This is an ongoing project. These are analog human beings shot with a spring-powered camera on black-and-white film. I [...]

The secret life of a Maine dentist

PORTLAND, Maine — Dr. Henry Pollard was a dentist. He was also a photographer who built himself a darkroom in the [...]

A new accordion and a new life in Maine

PORTLAND, Maine -- The old man opened the case and took out a big, red accordion. He put the straps over his shoulders. [...]

It’s always worth the trip

It's that time of year in Maine, again. The calendar reads October. Trees are revealing their hidden colors. Summer [...]

Midnight on the Water in Maine

A quick, overnight canoe paddle in Maine to do some stargazing, set to that old fiddle chestnut, Midnight on the [...]