summer

It's not your imagination, the ticks, mosquitos and black flies have been terrible in 2019 and there's one specific reason why

We all know and (some of us) love the quintessential Maine summer staple, fiddleheads. Watch them get harvested, cleaned, and cooked in Jeremy T. Grant's video of the whole process!

These little buggers are trouble right from the start. Before they morph into the moth, they're caterpillars with barbed hairs that can cause severe dermatitis in people, as well as also causing respiratory problems for sensitive people.

Check out this video of Slugger as he puts on his sexiest moves and seduces you with flowers and chocolates. Yes lovers, baseball season is right around the corner.

So there's science behind this, and then there are the jokes! Here's what it looks like in Vacationland.

Not many people have ever seen a waterfall in Maine like this before.

The Maine Game Wardens don't mess around, and hundreds of people got to meet one this weekend in Vacationland.

Rabid foxes, rabid raccoons, rabid otters... Rabies seems to be everywhere this summer in Maine.

Vacationland is living up to its name! A tiny island in the midcoast is home to two vacation houses owned by the Chief Justice of the United States.

Summer in Maine can get a little warm, even if you're a porcupine! Watch how this little guy cools off.