Elaine Fossett Rittershaus
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Sprucewold Column: 'Til next year! (opens the original)
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The Boothbay Region Land Trust has so much to offer. For the first time, friends and I walked part of the Schmidt Preserve in Edgecomb. It is crisscrossed with well marked trails, wide logging roads, gentle slopes, and sun-filtered vistas. Lots of shade loving flowering native plants and ferns galore. There was a group of walkers with dogs ahead of us but once they were out of sight not a sound was heard except for the forest. Highly recommend the Schmidt Preserve. If you are so inclined you can
Sprucewold Column: Many people recognized (opens the original)
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It is still green in Sprucewold but there are a few beautiful red leaves here and there in the forest. As the 2026 season comes to an end I’d like to acknowledge and thank all the Sprucewold Association’s (SA) volunteers who help make our events and activities successful. Thank you to the SA Social Committee who organize, serve, and–the big one–clean up! Each member is readily recognizable with our new Sprucewold aprons and able to lend a hand as needed. Each gives time as they are able; some co
Sprucewold Column: Plant IDs, art and more (opens the original)
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It is still summer for a week or so but there is change in the air. We’ve had a few more fires in the fireplace and an extra blanket on the occasional night. The bracken and daylily fronds are turning brown. A friend and I took a three part class, 2026 Plant ID and Ecology: Asters and Goldenrods, led by Ted Eliman at the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens. The first two classes were evening Zoom presentations and the last one was on Saturday all day, split between the CMBG and Salt Bay Farm at 110
Sprucewold Column: Several reminders (opens the original)
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And suddenly it is September! The countdown to turning off the water is on, the week after Indigenous Peoples Day will come too soon. A gathering in memory of Jack and Sara Angel was recently held at the Rittershaus cabin. The Angels’ daughter, Kristi Angel Patterson, and Jack and Sara’s caretaker, Annejeanette, who was visiting from North Carolina, enjoyed the stories and reminiscences told about her parents and their long history in Sprucewold on Bayberry Road. Give a toast of a Manhattan or a
Sprucewold Column: The beach, LHA and more (opens the original)
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What glorious weather we’ve been having! The beach was bustling over the Fourth of July weekend but has since settled back into its familiar role as a quiet respite from the world. Long before it became Sprucewold Beach, it was known as Clam Cove. In the 1930s, my father, grandfather, and great-great-uncle would make the Sunday afternoon walk along the Indian Trail from Spruce Point, where they lived, to gather clams for supper. It is lovely to think that generations of families have enjoyed the
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