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BDN Portland A conversation about Portland, Maine -- Menu Skip to content Contact About Search for: Look out below, here come the sleds January 20, 2018 News maine , outdoors , ski , sled , snow , winter , winterkids By Troy R. Bennett WinterKids puts on the annual event dedicated to getting children active outdoors during the cold months. See winter’s beauty from the back of a sleigh January 9, 2018 News horse , jingle bells , maine , sleigh , snow , trail By Troy R. Bennett This isn’t just the season of fighting frozen pipes and doing battling with a snow shovel. There’s also quiet beauty in the deep freeze. Maine’s bitter cold has set the scene for some beautiful photography January 2, 2018 News artic , cold , feezing , lovely , maine coast , mist , quaint , sea , smoke , sub zero By Troy R. Bennett The Peaks Island ferry heads out on Tuesday morning across Portland Harbor as sea smoke rises around it. Sea smoke forms when very cold air moves over warmer water. All the weeks in Portland History January 1, 2018 History history , maine , portland , this week in portland history , troy r. bennett By Troy R. Bennett Well, it’s over. My year of looking into Portland’s history, week-by-week, has come to an end. It was a lot of work to pull it together ever week but it was so worth it. I learned a lot and had a ball doing it. Now my noggin is stuffed with obscure facts about this city. […] My 2017: tick-infested birds, tattooed chests, free weed and unshoveled sidewalks December 31, 2017 Home 2017 , looking back , maine , portland , troy r. bennett , year end , year in review By Troy R. Bennett Taking a gander at what I’ve done in 2017, I can hardly believe I had time for it all He was alone, on fire with a broken back. Hundreds of miles away from the closest city. December 26, 2017 News adv , adventure motorcycle , benton , canada , maine , tiger , triumph By Troy R. Bennett He doesn’t remember the crash, his flaming motorcycle or the people who found him lying in the road hours after his accident. The ship that crashed into Portland Head Light on Christmas Eve December 24, 2017 History christmas , christmas eve , maine , portland , santa , shipwreck , this week in portland history By Troy R. Bennett You’ve probably seen the painted rock in front of the lighthouse tower. Here’s the story that goes with it. Snowy weather halts holiday train to North Pole December 23, 2017 News christmas , narrow , portland , santa , steam , train , x-mas By Troy R. Bennett The Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum’s last Polar Express trains of the year rolled through a snowstorm on Friday night in Portland. Saturday’s scheduled trains were cancelled due to the stormy weather. We solved the mystery of why Portland’s statue is missing his scarf. And we fixed it. December 19, 2017 Home bronze , christmas , henry , holiday , longfellow , poem , poet , scarfcold , statue , wadsworth By Troy R. Bennett A secretive group has been giving Longfellow a scarf and present every year since 1999. John Wilkes Booth was in Portland the night the Civil War broke out December 18, 2017 History actor , assasination , cad , john wilkes booth , lincoln , maine , portland , this week in portland history By Troy R. Bennett Lincoln’s assassin was an actor who previously performed in Maine, where audiences loved him. Posts navigation ← Older posts Blogs Be a BDN blogger | Browse BDN blogs Subscribe to Blog via Email Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Join 15 other subscribers Email Address Archives January 2018 December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 September 2017 August 2017 July 2017 June 2017 May 2017 April 2017 March 2017 February 2017 January 2017 December 2016 November 2016 October 2016 September 2016 August 2016 July 2016 RSS - Posts RSS - Comments Search Search for: Categories History Home News The Express BDN Portland is a member of the BDN Maine Blog network. Bangor Daily News Archives News Business Sports Outdoors Homestead TV Listings Obituaries Things to Do Custom Publications Coupons Weather Storm Cancellations About Us BDN History BDN 120 Years Contact Us Purchase Photos Newspapers in Education Terms of Service Privacy Policy Subscribe Bangor Daily News Subscriptions Manage Your Subscription Email Updates RSS Sales and Marketing Classifieds Print and Online Advertising Custom Publications and The Weekly Advertising Staff Directory Creative Services-Guide to Sending Files On Facebook The Bangor Daily News Midcoast Portland Aroostook Downeast Hancock Katahdin and Lincoln Lakes Region Food Outdoors Maine Families BDN Blogs Editorial and Opinion Maine Sports High School Sports On Twitter @bangordailynews @bdnpolitics @bdnmaineblogs @bdnmainefocus...