History

Check out this WLBZ Bangor newscast from 1997.

Each week, we take a look at one of the cities in our listening area.  This week, Gardiner is up!

I've always loved looking at pics and videos of abandoned places (I loved that History Channel show "Life After People"), so I was really excited to find out that there is an urban explorer's group in Maine.

Each week, we take a look at one of the towns in our listening area.  This week, we profile Waterville!

One of two survivors of a bomber crash in Maine that claimed seven people has died.

So if you are a Veteran and receive services at a VA medical facility but you have a  community care provider it might be in your own best interest to make sure both have access to your ALL our medical info. You CAN!  BUT to make it happen YOU have to take a few steps.  Here is the deal….

If you're from Maine, heck, even if you're not, you're probably familiar with our largest mountain, Mt. Katahdin.

Today, Wed, Dec 7, is a 'Day of Remembrance' and the 75th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt asked for a declaration of war on Japan the following day, in his famous a 'Day Which Will Live in Infamy' Pearl Harbor address to congress...

I'm a big history geek.  And, when I was a kid, one of my favorite topics was the RMS Titanic.  Way before Rose and Jack and The Heart Of The Ocean, and "I'll never let go" I knew EVERYTHING about the ship.  And soon, I'll be able to find out exactly what it was like on a sinking Titanic.

One of televisions most iconic moms has passed away. Florence Henderson, who portrayed Carol Brady on 'The Brady Bunch,' died Thursday (Nov. 24) from heart failure. She was 82.

Today (Nov. 22) marks the anniversary of when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade through Dallas, Texas in 1963. I was just a toddler when Kennedy was killed, so I do not recall any memories from that time. However, I always had a very strong interest in his life and presidency. Maybe it was because of my Mom's 'love' for him.

At the Northwest end of Chamberlain Lake, deep in the Allagash wilderness (West of Baxter State Park), there is a graveyard of old steam locomotives.

I have binge watched 'American Pickers' on the History Channel many weekends.Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz travel the country in their van searching for valuable antiques and meeting many interesting people along the way.

Considering it is thousands of miles from the battles in Europe, you probably didn't think that Bar Harbor, Maine, had anything to do with World War I.  Wrong!  And, one of the greatest stories of Bar Harbor's involvement in the war features a German cruise ship, rich passengers, and millions of dollars in treasure!

Did you know that just off the coast of Eastport, Maine is the largest tidal whirlpool in the western hemisphere? It's the 'Old Sow' whirlpool has a diameter of approximately 250 feet.

I am a born and raised Mainer and I have to admit that I have never heard of Malaga Island and the story behind it. The 40-acre island located at the mouth of the New Meadows River is now owned by the Maine Coast Heritage Trust, but this once small fishing community has a dark secret.