The "Other Maine" Project

11/21/2023

11/21/2023

11/21/2023

It's that time of the year,
Our annual Crafts and Gifts Fair is near!

There is sure be something for everyone,
It's the perfect place to get some holiday shopping done!

11/21/2023

11/21/2023

09/19/2023

Lazy Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars - OMG😱 DON'T LOSE THIS😋
INGREDIENTS
15.25 ounce box yellow cake mix
2 large eggs beaten
5 Tablespoons salted butter, melted
12 ounce bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
PREPARATION
Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
Spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. I love to use the kind that has flour in it.
In a bowl, combine dry cake mix with melted butter and beaten eggs. This is easier if you have an electric or stand mixer because batter will be very thick.
Stir in chocolate chips.
Spread thick batter into greased baking dish. What I like to do is spray my hand with some nonstick cooking spray and then spread the batter around using my hand since the batter is very thick.
Once it is evenly spread out, put in the oven and bake for about 20-25 minutes.
It will puff up as it is cooking and be golden brown around the edges when it is done. Allow to cool.

09/19/2023

The State of Maine is seeking feedback from nonprofits to help influence its economic and workforce strategy over the next decade. Maine Association of Nonprofits, Maine Philanthropy Center and Cultural Alliance of Maine are hosting a FREE forum on Tuesday, September 26 to hear from the Maine State Department of Economic and Community Development about the State's progress to date and provide feedback to help inform the tactical work for the next few years. Register today: https://www.nonprofitmaine.org/events/maine-10-year-economic-development-plan-feedback-session

07/23/2022

"I am an old woman now. The buffaloes and black-tail deer are gone, and our Indian ways are almost gone. Sometimes I find it hard to believe that I ever lived them.
My little son grew up in the white man's school. He can read books, and he owns cattle and has a farm. He is a leader among our Hidatsa people, helping teach them to follow the white man's road.
He is kind to me. We no longer live in an earth lodge, but in a house with chimneys, and my son's wife cooks by a stove.
But for me, I cannot forget our old ways.
Often in summer I rise at daybreak and steal out to the corn fields, and as I hoe the corn I sing to it, as we did when I was young. No one cares for our corn songs now.
Sometimes in the evening I sit, looking out on the big Missouri. The sun sets, and dusk steals over the water. In the shadows I see again to see our Indian village, with smoke curling upward from the earth lodges, and in the river's roar I hear the yells of the warriors, and the laughter of little children of old.
It is but an old woman's dream. Then I see but shadows and hear only the roar of the river, and tears come into my eyes. Our Indian life, I know, is gone forever."
Waheenee - Hidatsa (North Dakota)
Remembering the Old West
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