The sun carves such a shallow arc through the northern winter sky that it is necessary to get out and savor it as much as possible. Here it rises over House Island in Casco Bay, as seen from Fort Allen Park.

I won't use the phrase jump the shark, but it seems the Maine beer scene has gotten so saturated that we're running out of names. This Mast Landing beer is a particularly clever attempt to stand out on a crowded shelf.

We headed up to Aroostook County for a little harvest-time visit. We played the iconic Aroostook Valley Country Club while we were there.