Animals
It was established the same year as Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, but Maine's short-lived Popham Colony has gotten scant attention.
Still, the 120 settlers led by George Popham who struggled through a cruel Maine winter at Fort St. George before abandoning the site 14 months later can claim credit for something that Jamestown can't.
"This was the first colony to build a ship - an oceangoing vessel," said Jane Stevens, whose home is within the boundary of the site of Fort St. George.
Read the rest in The Sun Herald.
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Twelve-year-old Trey Perkins may be one of George County's newest political activists. Since February, the sixth-grader at George County Middle School has been on a mission to show school district officials that many students and taxpayers are against...
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Each and every day we see just a little more of the ground!Less snow, more water....more mud! Just about everywhere you look there is a small stream of water flowing... eventually reaching the lowest part of the farm...the pond. Afternoon chore time...
- Colony Collapse
Life on the farm has its ups and downs.With this past few days came a couple downs. First of all,I lost my sweet Eileen. You might remember my gold laced Wyandotte chickenthat we treated for bumblefoot last summer. She did recover from that and by winter...
- Looking Forward To Spring
This is an exciting time of year for us. We are presently taking a bee keeping course to increase our knowledge and ready ourselves for full time beekeeping. Our brother-in-law Mike has up to this point been the beekeeper with help from us for special...
Animals
Popham Colony
It was established the same year as Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America, but Maine's short-lived Popham Colony has gotten scant attention.
Still, the 120 settlers led by George Popham who struggled through a cruel Maine winter at Fort St. George before abandoning the site 14 months later can claim credit for something that Jamestown can't.
"This was the first colony to build a ship - an oceangoing vessel," said Jane Stevens, whose home is within the boundary of the site of Fort St. George.
Read the rest in The Sun Herald.
- Thursday Thirteen ~ Ocean Springs
Thirteen Things about Ocean Springs How did Ocean Springs get it's name? By 1850, the potential of the mineral springs on Fort Bayou was accessed by Phillip P. Bowen and George Lynch, and in 1853, Dr. William G. Austin of New Orleans had erected...
- Mississippi School Creates Political Activist
Twelve-year-old Trey Perkins may be one of George County's newest political activists. Since February, the sixth-grader at George County Middle School has been on a mission to show school district officials that many students and taxpayers are against...
- A Wonderful Sight To Bee-hold!
Each and every day we see just a little more of the ground!Less snow, more water....more mud! Just about everywhere you look there is a small stream of water flowing... eventually reaching the lowest part of the farm...the pond. Afternoon chore time...
- Colony Collapse
Life on the farm has its ups and downs.With this past few days came a couple downs. First of all,I lost my sweet Eileen. You might remember my gold laced Wyandotte chickenthat we treated for bumblefoot last summer. She did recover from that and by winter...
- Looking Forward To Spring
This is an exciting time of year for us. We are presently taking a bee keeping course to increase our knowledge and ready ourselves for full time beekeeping. Our brother-in-law Mike has up to this point been the beekeeper with help from us for special...