Read what people have said about why they love Maine.
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Read stories and view photos of why people are thankful to live in or visit Maine.
Did you miss last week's "My Maine This Week?" Click on the links below and see previous submissions.
Read past poetry and prose submitted to "My Maine This Week."
Show your love for Maine by sending us your photos, poems, and short prose for “My Maine This Week,” created especially for you! Click here for guidelines. Check back weekly to enjoy a glimpse of how others celebrate what makes the nature of Maine so special.
"This photo was taken at Eagle Lake on the Allagash Waterway during our annual fall fishing trip."- Photo by Jim Yahn of Phillips, Maine.
Guidelines for Submission to “My
Maine This Week”
Please send all submissions to beth@nrcm.org.
Photographs
• Can be a landscape shot, family picture in favorite place, or any photo that captures why you love Maine.
• Submit in digital format in as high a resolution as possible (a 1-3 MB file size is ideal).
• Include location (at least the town) where photo was
taken.
• Captions are encouraged. Please include any information about the photo - where it was taken, when it was taken, and any other interesting information about the picture.
Poems
• Please keep to no more than 75 lines.
• May be free verse or traditional.
• Please send electronically.
Prose
• Share the joy of a hike you took, a bird you noticed in your yard,
or an action your family took to help protect the Maine we love. Be creative!
• Try to keep it to a few hundred words.
• Be sure to send it electronically!
General guidelines for all categories:
• Highlight the beauty of Maine, experiences
in the Maine outdoors, or tie in to protecting
Maine’s environment.
• Can be humorous, serious, whimsical, or otherwise
evoke a strong positive feeling about the nature of Maine.
• You do not need to be a member of NRCM to submit work (although
we hope you are a member, or will consider becoming one).
• Please include your name and address.
Just your name and town will appear with the work.
• We may use your submissions to "My Maine This Week” in other NRCM media (elsewhere on
our web site, in our newsletter, etc.) We will always acknowledge you, and will do our best to notify
you in advance.
Thank you so much for your interest in “My Maine This Week”
and for your support for NRCM.
