RANGELEY, ME –Rangeley Lakes Heritage Trust’s Courtesy Boat Inspection program inspected 3,340 boats and trailers – a record across the 18-year-old program. Throughout the summer, inspectors collected 45 non-invasive plants traveling in or out of the water at public boat launches. Inspectors showed boaters how to inspect their recreational equipment […]
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Photo illustration by Slate. Photos by Nintendo. Sunday will mark 35 years since the Nintendo Entertainment System arrived on America’s shores, saving a crashed video game industry and making a generation of gamers out of people who first learned to “play Nintendo” on the NES. People such as me. For […]
The holiday shopping season is coming — and with it, the pressure to find gifts for your favorite and hardest-to-shop-for people. Why take wild guess and risk a regifting situation (or worse, a post-holiday return and exchange trip), when you can make it easy on both of you by getting […]
Virtual performances will take place on November 6-15. The University of South Carolina will continue its season of virtual performances November 6-15 with an online production of the comic adventure She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms. Admission is free with an option for donation. Show times are 8pm on Fridays and […]
Even the historic neutrality of Switzerland cannot make it immune to Covid-19. Currently, a mandatory quarantine regulation is still in effect for certain high-incident countries. However, discerning travelers with an eye for the majestic should include Switzerland to be among the hopeful travel plans for 2021. Bern City, Switzerland getty […]
New streaming movies are coming to entertain you and your family during socially distanced times. This weekend, Netflix rolls out an awards contender in a timely Aaron Sorkin courtroom drama, and because it’s Halloween season, there’s plenty of horror to be had, too: The next two films (following the first pair last week) in producer Jason Blum’s […]
Alexa can do a lot more than play your favorite songs. The virtual assistant has a fun personality and can answer questions or play games with you. Voice interactions make Alexa an ideal option for playing games that rely on storytelling and asking questions. Playing games with Alexa is a […]
The coronavirus pandemic has done more than make people fear for their health—it’s seriously increased many people’s concerns about their financial wellbeing, as well. According to a September survey from the Pew Research Center, 33 percent of Americans used savings or retirement funds to pay bills during the pandemic, leaving […]
The men aim to cover 2,600km of snow and ice over 110 days, conquering Antarctica’s two permanent ice sheets, all while pulling a 200kg sled each. If completed, they will follow in the footsteps of other great explorers, such as Borge Ousland who journeyed across the region in 1997, albeit […]
November is going to be a huge month for video games. As the launch of next-gen consoles and highly-anticipated games inches closer, players across the globe have been hyped for November. Here are the games coming out next month. Dirt 5 (PS4, Xbox One, PC) – November 6 Dirt 5 […]
Screenshot: Sony Sony released a new trailer today showing off what it will look like to navigate the PS5. In some ways it’s a lot more streamlined, in others though it also looks a lot busier, with lots of extra information to digest depending on what you’re doing. Take a […]
Ricco Nasty appears in Tinder’s ‘Swipe Night’ series. Image courtesy Tinder. Dating apps are boring now. Every. Single. One. No matter how devoid of romance you are, there is no salvation to be found in swiping through people you’ve already had a dry three-message exchange with. It’s time to give […]
Amazon The leaves are changing, the pumpkin patches are open and the crisp and cool days of fall are upon us. And, not to get too dramatic or ahead of ourselves, but winter will be here before we know it, too. Now’s the time to stock up on everything warm […]
Adventure Did What? will premiere free on Facebook October 18. Adventure Theatre MTC (ATMTC) presents Adventure Did What? during its weekly StoryTime this Sunday at 2PM on Facebook Live. Adventure Did What? both celebrates all the new plays ATMTC has developed during COVID and previews these works that will provide […]
Amanda Kloots/Instagram Amanda Kloots, son Elvis, Olivia Munn Elvis Eduardo is a cowboy in the making! Amanda Kloots shared several photos and videos from a family outing where the mom and son went horseback riding on Sunday. “Such a fun family day riding horses! Elvis was fearless, such a little […]
Towing a teardrop camper is highly viable – and you can expect a range of about ~150 miles for 1000 pounds of trailer. Obviously, this depends on road conditions, trailer type, and wind conditions. Editor’s Note: This article was originally posted on Reddit. The author granted InsideEVs permission to use it […]
VANCOUVER, Wash. (KOIN) — Rover, the rescue cat, is strutting his way to internet fame. As his online bio says the fashionable feline is “living [his] best nine lives.” “All of my cameras are filled with Rover,” said Rover’s caretaker/mom, Angelina Kayyalaynen. “We’ve received so many different positive messages on […]
The Bachelorette Clare Crawley’s long-awaited journey to find love has finally begun. She and all her suitors successfully endured quarantine and multiple COVID-19 tests, so they can mingle within the Bachelorette bubble in Palm Springs, CA, and season 16 can go on (mostly) as planned. Yes, one guy did literally […]
Douglas Protehro, CEO of The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection. Courtesy Douglas Protehro Text size Douglas Prothero , chief executive officer of the newly launched Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, is an experienced seaman, boatbuilder, and finance professional with more than three decades in the maritime space. Before landing his new job, he worked […]
‘The Super Secret Hive’ debuts Oct. 19 What to do when life gives you furlough-lemons? For veteran Disney performers/creators Julie Frost and Mike Dombrow, the answer is simple: make an empowering musical adventure podcast for kids! The first season of the brand-new audio series, The Super Secret Hive, debuts Monday, […]
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit blends RC car racing and on-screen gaming with AR effects. It took over my house. Scott Stein/CNET I hate cleaning. But I’ve done a lot of moving things around and tidying up, just to get things just right for kart racing. Cones under tables, gates […]
As summer ended, on a home field tucked in the shadow of the Kenai Mountains where the Kachemak Bay spills into the Gulf of Alaska, the Mariners of Homer High School returned to football practice. Coach Justin Zank, eager to start his second season, rolled into workouts with a pair […]