RESOURCES

Here are some websites we enjoy. I hope you find something interesting and useful.

TOPICS

Maine	MADE IN THE USA	Living Simply
Woodworking	Eco-friendly Living	Log Homes
Birds	Weather	Skiing
Fish & Fishing	The Night Sky	Snowshoeing
Wildlife	Energy Efficiency	Hiking
Gardening, Plants & Trees	New England	Bicycling
Camping & Survival	Forestry	My Favorite Books

ECO-FRIENDLY LIVING

Eco-Elegance
Global Stewards
Low Impact Living
Living Green
The Jojoba Company
Thrifty Fun

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GARDENING, PLANTS & TREES

Atlanta Gardening Forum
Facts on Fiddleheads
Wild Harvest
Oyster Creek Mushroom Company
The Jojoba Company
Mushroom-Collecting.com
MushroomExpert.com
Dendrology at Virgina Tech
The Great Morel

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PRODUCTS MADE IN THE U.S.A.

American Made Products Directory
Made in USA Product Info & Search Engine
Still Made in the U.S.A.

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FORESTRY

The Northern Forest Center
The Northern Forest Alliance
World Conservation Union
Dendrology at Virgina Tech
USDA Forest Service
The Nature Conservancy

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BIRDS

Loons Forever
Maine Nature News
Maine Audubon Society
National Audubon Society

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FISH &FISHING

Trout Unlimited
Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
NOAA Aquaculture Program
Midcurrent
Maine Dept. of Marine Resources

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WILDLIFE

Outdoor Action Guide to Animal Tracking
Wildlife Photography
Nature.net
Hinterland Who's Who
Canadian Wildlife Service
Beavers: Wetlands & Wildlife
Maine Nature News
Tortoise Trust

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NEW ENGLAND

Vermont Maple Syrup
How to Tap Maple Trees (a PDF file)
Eric Sloane's Books
New England History
The Heart of New England E-Magazine

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MAINE

The State of Maine
Partnership for the Preservation
of the Downeast Lakes Watershed
Maine Forest Service
Uncle Henry's
The Maine Webcam Network
Maine Farmstands and Farm Stores
The Apple Gazette
All About Apple Orchards
Baxter State Park
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
Whoopie Pies
Maine Dept. of Marine Resources
Maine Dept. of Agriculture

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WEATHER

Eric Sloane's Books
Weather.com
NOAA's National Weather Service
The Old Farmer's Almanac
Weather Folklore
Tornado Survival Guide (thanks to Rachel & Sharon)

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THE NIGHT SKY

National Optical Astronomy Observatory
Cool Astronomy Stuff (Guide to Online Schools)
Great Astronomy News Widget
The Astronomical Society
The Hubble Space Telescope
Michigan Tech Aurora Borealis Page
Satellite Sighting Information
Meteor Showers Calendar
Space.com - Night Sky Calendar
Science Daily - Astronomy News
Astronomy Picture of the Day

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LIVING SIMPLY

Old Salem Museum & Gardens
Colonial Williamsburg
The Simple Living Network
Country Living
Mother Earth News
Small Farm Life
Ellen Ecker Ogden, Organic Gardener
Eric Sloane's Books
Stepping Stone Museum
Kountry Life
Lehmans
The Good Life Center
Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village
Early American Life
Backwoods Home Magazine

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY

Backwoods Home Magazine
Mother Earth News
Back Woods Solar
Home Power Magazine
Real Goods Solar Living
F.W. Horch
Build It Solar
Lehmans

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CAMPING & SURVIVAL

Hiking Safety - NY Dept of Environmental Conservation
Navigation with Map and Compass
Creating a Fire for Survival
Building a First Aid Kit
Wilderness Survival
Survive Outdoors
Wildwood Survival
Woodcraft (online book by "Nessmuk")

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WOODWORKING

Packard Woodworks - The Woodturner's Source
Grizzly Industrial
Woodsmith Magazine
The Jojoba Company
Garrett Wade
Eric Sloane's Books
Colonial Williamsburg
Catalog of American Patented Antique Tools
Exotic Woods
The Center for Furniture Craftsmanship
Woodturning Online
Woodweb - Woodworking Industry Info
The American Association of Woodturners
Early American Life
Forever Windsors

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LOG HOMES

Log &Timber Homes Network
Antique Cabins &Barns
Old Salem Museum &Gardens

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SKIING

Snow Country Reports
CNN Travel/Ski Report
SkiNet
XC Ski World

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SNOWSHOEING

Snowshoe Magazine
Backpacking.net
Carl Heilman's Snowshoes & Snowshoeing

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HIKING

The Complete Hikers Resource Guide*
Hiking Safety - Everything You Need to Know
to Stay Safe on the Trails
Hiking Safety - NY Dept of Environmental Conservation
Navigation with Map and Compass
Creating a Fire for Survival
Building a First Aid Kit
Maine Appalachian Trail Club
Maine Outdoors
The Ultimate Hiking Guide
Hiking and Backpacking
American Hiking Society
Appalachian Mountain Club
US Outdoor Hiking Resource Guide
Mainely Hiking

* Special thanks to Rachel and the rest of Ms. Ward's class in Delaware for sharing this great article with me!

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BICYCLING

Bicycle Coalition of Maine
New England Mountain Bike Association
League of American Bicyclists
Bicycling Life

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MY FAVORITE BOOKS

I suspect that everyone's list of favorite books changes rapidly according to immediate interests and needs. For the purpose of this list, I will limit myself to books that I have enjoyed for the lifestyle they describe or kindle. They are books that I will want to reread in the future. It is therefore a very personal list that is as much a reminder for myself as it is a recommendation for anyone else. They appear in no particular order.

The Road Washes Out in Spring by Baron Wormser
A Treasury of the Maine Woods by Edmund Ware Smith
Upriver and Down by Edmund Ware Smith
A Tomato Can Chronicle by Edmund Ware Smith
For Maine Only by Edmund Ware Smith
Woodswoman: Living Alone in the Adirondack Wilderness by Anne LaBastille
One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey by Richard Proenneke
Flatland by Edwin Abbott Abbott
Outside Lies Magic by John R. Stilgoe
Common Landscape of America, 1580-1845 by John R. Stilgoe
Alongshore by John R. Stilgoe
The Visual Display of Quantitative Information by Edward Tufte
The Artisan of Ipswich by Robert Tarule
507 Mechanical Movements: Mechanisms and Devices by Henry T. Brown
The Wind Farm Scam by John Etherington
Power Hungry: The Myths of "Green" Energy and the Real Fuels of the Future by Henry T. Brown
Rustic Artistry for the Home by Ralph Kylloe
Ellsworth on Woodturning: How a Master Creates Bowls, Pots, and Vessels by David Ellsworth
Woodturning: A Foundation Course by Keith Rowley
Geometry of Design: Studies in Proportion and Composition by Kimberly Elam
A Reverence for Wood by Eric Sloane
Diary of an Early American Boy: Noah Blake 1805 by Eric Sloane
A Museum of Early American Tools by Eric Sloane
Where Cool Waters Flow by Randy Spencer
Your Maine Lands: Reflections of a Maine Guide by Tom Hanrahan
We Took to the Woods by Louise Dickinson Rich
Call of the Wild: My escape to Alaska by Guy Grieve
Woodcraft by "Nessmuk" (George Sears)
Nine Mile Bridge: Three Years in the Maine Woods by Helen Hamlin
My Life in the Maine Woods: A Game Warden's Wife in the Allagash Country by Annette Jackson

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