Maine
Popular Maine Zoo Sets Opening Date for 2024 Season
It’s almost time to release the beasts. Well, sort of release them.
The DEW Haven Rescue and Zoo announced that its officially opening for the season on Saturday, May 11. The animal safe haven will be open weekends through June 16, from 10am to 5pm. It is encouraged to call ahead to make sure there are no changes to the early-season schedule.
DEW Haven via Facebook
Maine “Zoo”
Located in Mount Vernon, Maine, Dew Haven describes itself as a “safe haven for our animals, and promoting society’s education regarding animal wellness, respect, and conservation.”
Even though the term zoo is utilized, it’s not the “commercial zoo” that one would expect. DEW Haven started as a working farm and has transformed itself into a rescue and zoo. The safe haven has over 200 different species of animals from across the globe. This includes domestic animals like bobcats, bears, and turtles, to more exotic species like chimps, tigers, and lions.
DEW Haven via Facebook
“Yankee Jungle”
DEW Haven gained national attention when the sanctuary was highlighted on the Animal Planet show Yankee Jungle. The reality series gave an in-depth look at the work being done by the staff and interns at the safe haven. The series ran for two seasons.
While DEW Haven is only open during the weekends in the spring, the schedule will ultimately expand in the summer months. The expected schedule will be from Tuesday to Sunday. The fall months will see the zoo transition back into its weekend-only schedule.
DEW Haven via Facbook
The family-friendly facility has a detailed website with questions, ticket info, and other various tidbits to help out with, including a pretty cool gallery of the sanctuary’s residents.
Here’s hoping for another happy and healthy year for all those incredible animals.
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It wouldn’t be Mother’s Day without a stop at the florist.
According to Fox Business, about 154 million flowers are sold during the week of Mother’s Day. So it’s safe to say it was a busy day for stores like Estabrook’s Maine Garden Center and Nursery.
Plenty of families stopped by to pick out flowers on Sunday, looking to choose the perfect bouquet for their moms.
“I think Mother’s Day is tradition, you know, and so it’s great to see families here. We have a lot of new families that have come today for the first time with their young children and their mother. Watching the young kids and seeing how excited they are—their eyes light up at all the beautiful flowers,” Tom Estabrook, president of Estabrook’s, said.
Estabrook says Mother’s Day tends to be a great kickoff to the spring season.
The Maine Baseball Team was swept by UMass Lowell in the weekend series, losing on Sunday 5-4.
UMaine scored 3 runs in the 5th inning and 1 in the 6th inning to lead 4-1, but the Riverhawks scored 2 runs in the 7th and then pushed across the tying and winning runs in the 9th inning for the win.
Thomas Stabley started for Maine and went 6.1 innings on the mound. He allowed 5 hits and 3 runs, striking out and walking 1. Owen Wheeler pitched 1.2 hitless innings striking out 2. Sebastian Holt pitched the 9th and took the loss, allowing 2 hits and 2 runs, the big hit a 2-run homer to Nicholas Solozano, his 2nd of the day.
Hunter St. Denis homered for Maine, a solo shot, his 9th of the season, in the 6th inning.
Albert De La Rosa was 2-4. JuJu Stevens , Shane Andrus, Quinn Murphy and Chris Bear each singled.
UMass Lowell is 19-27 while Maine is now 17-30.
The Black Bears will host Merrimack on Tuesday, May 12th in a non-conference game at 2 p.m. The game will be broadcast on 92.9 The Ticket with the pregame starting at 1:30 p.m. Maine then closes out the regular season at home with a 3-game America East conference matchup with Albany Thursday- Saturday.
Check out photos from the game
Maine-UMass Lowell Baseball May 10
The Maine Black Bears hosted the UMass Lowell Riverhawks on Sunday, May 10th
Gallery Credit: Chris Popper
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