The Sandy River Festival, a celebration of the natural beauty and rich history of the Sandy River, is coming back to Strong on Saturday, August 24, 2024! The festival will be held along the banks of the Sandy River in Strong, ME, and will feature fun activities, live music, food trucks and more. “We hope […]

Author Tim O’Brien will be speaking at the Rangeley Public Library on Wednesday, August 21st, at 6:00 PM. Tim will be taking us on a fun visual tour of the state of Maine, visiting some of its most unique sites as presented in his book The Maine Roadshow: A Roadside Tour of the State’s History, […]

Rangeley Friends of the Arts will host an exhibit celebrating the works of award winning artist Michael Vermette, at the Lakeside Contemporary Art Gallery, located in the lobby of the RFA Lakeside Theater 2493 Main Street in Rangeley.  This show coincides with the Plein Air Oil Painting workshop and will include a display of selected […]

The Rangeley Friends of the Arts (RFA) will present a weekend of live music and song at Lakeside Theater in Rangeley August 23rd-25th, 2024, at 7:00 PM as part of our Indoor Concert Series. All shows begin at 7PM. Tickets are available in advance online at www.rangeleyarts.org and at the door: Patrons 18 and older […]

This installment shares two short articles and an advertisement that appeared in the August 28, 1903, edition of the MAINE WOODS newspaper. We hope you are having a fabulous summer and that you enjoy these excerpts from Rangeley just 121 short years ago. (Contemporary commentary found in italics) GO FISHING BY ELECTRICS Talk has been […]

THUMBS UP: To The Rangeley Highlander staff and contributors. For those of us that live “away,” the excitement of seeing a Highlander in the mailbox is unmatched. Thanks for all that you do to keep us “in the loop.”   THUMBS UP: To Lakeside Convenience for stocking single serving, ice-cold Moxies. A 12-pack is too […]