Rest easy, Patriots. You, the forbearers of this nation, which serves as the shining light for the world, having ignited the flame of freedom for untold legions. Your sacrifice, vision and construction of the American Dream is well tended by your legacy in the hearts...
If you are reading this message on Christmas Eve, perhaps you are alone. And if you are alone, missing someone, or awash in the bittersweet nostalgia of Christmas past, I want you to know that you are very much loved. I may not...
During a recent canoe trip to the Northern Maine Woods and Allagash Region in Maine, I found ample time to reflect on my life growing up in this outdoor sanctuary. The guests that I had the honor of guiding on this trip were particularly independent and “early to bed,...
Survivors of suicide are left behind with an eternity to try to attach meaning to the simple question, ”Why?” We struggle with all the obligatory “what if’s,” and “if only’s”, which are of course thrust into the past tense following the vacuous e...
Having spent the majority of my summers as a Registered Maine Guide working around Maine’s many boat launches, I hereby proclaim my expertise on the complex social calculus of getting your (damn) boat in the water in a timely an...
The Mosher Clan spent this Father’s Day Weekend in the presence of our extended family celebrating a high school graduation, a wedding anniversary, two birthdays and, of course, three generations of paternal devotion. Many families in the China Lake Region did likewis...
To truly appreciate the sacred tradition of Memorial Day, one must understand the history of its origin and, therefore, its purposeful distinction from America's other great tradition of honoring service and sacrifice, Veteran’s Day.
Gold Star Outfitters, Inc is looking forward to a thankfully packed summer spent with our beloved veteran community and Gold Star families. After a long, cold winter and late spring, our canoes are home from storage and we are hard at work servicing equipment in prepa...
We are once again reminded of the menacing presence of suicidal ideation in the lives of America’s service members. This scourge on our society continues to claim more soldiers’ lives than combat casualties, accidents and illness...
You may have done what they say you did. But you are not what they say you are. You are more than the sum of your mistakes and not defined by the darkest moments of your life, during which you erred. To err is human, to forgive divine. Begin by learning to forgive...
