NRCM member Larry Mingledorff of Palm Coast, Florida, recently shared his photos of some of Maine’s favorite birds. This summer, Larry spent some time in the Belgrade Lakes region of Central Maine and captured these incredible images. What is your favorite Maine bird?
My Maine This Week 2025
Thank you to our members and supporters who shared their beautiful Maine landscape and wildlife photos throughout 2025. Do you have photos to share? Please send them to us at nrcm@nrcm.org and include where photo was taken, as well as a description of the photo. We look forward to sharing your photo soon as a My Maine This Week feature.
Katahdin Dawn by Wendy Weiger
NRCM member Wendy Weiger of Greenville Junction, Maine, shares two incredible photos from a recent hike up Katahdin. Please enjoy Wendy’s words and images, Katahdin Dawn, as this week’s My Maine This Week feature. Wendy writes: “Katahdin is an ancient Penobscot word, meaning “greatest mountain.” My understanding, from a presentation by Tribal Historian James Francis, is that Read More
My Maine This Week: Paddling Near Katahdin by Charlotte Agell
Usually, NRCM member Peter Simmons of Brunswick, Maine, is a My Maine This Week photographer. THIS week, he is the photographed! Peter’s wife Charlotte Agell took this photo of Peter while he paddled on Abol Pond, with the majestic Katahdin in the background. Peter said this was an “A-1 paddling day in late August.” What Read More
My Maine This Week: Wildlife in the Marsh by David Silva
This week’s featured photograph, Wildlife in the Marsh, is by NRCM supporter David Silva of Holden, Maine. David writes, “You never know, sometimes after a wildlife photo, what you might see. While practicing with my camera in a marsh area, I noticed from about 200 yards away what I initially thought was a doe. To my Read More
My Maine This Week: Dragonfly by Rachel Maher
NRCM member Rachel Maher of Scarborough shares a photo she took recently of a dragonfly. She writes, “Here’s a photo of one of my favorite visitors in summertime! The stained-glass window effect of its wings is mesmerizing, don’t you think?”
My Maine This Week: Mother Deer and Her Fawns by Ana Vasquez
Talk about being in the right place at the right time! Ana Vasquez, from Quito, Ecuador, a college student in Canada, was visiting Maine with her boyfriend’s family when she saw this beautiful doe and her babies in Bar Harbor recently. Ana, thank you so much for sharing your beautiful photos with us. We hope Read More
My Maine This Week: Chipmunks by David Small
NRCM member and My Maine This Week photographer David Small of Old Town shares some photos of chipmunks he photographed as they scurried around his neighborhood collecting their winter stash of food. Aren’t they cute?
My Maine This Week: Grafton Loop by Mark Fochesato
NRCM supporter Mark Fochesato of Brunwick shares some photos from a recent hike he recently completed of Grafton Loop in western Maine. He writes, “Grafton Loop Trail is a rugged 39 miles and 11.5k vertical feet. Beautiful and amazing part of the great state of Maine.” Thank you for sharing your photos with us, Mark!
My Maine This Week: Hiking Western Maine by Linda Woods
NRCM member and frequent My Maine This Week photographer Linda Woods of Waterville, Maine, shares some photos from a recent hike she and her husband did in her favorite place in Maine — Grafton Notch! Enjoy her photos and captions below, and have a great week! “Since the Grafton Notch area is my favorite place, Read More
