BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 28, 2020
In late March, on their sixth opening day of open water fishing season since purchasing the only store in Grand Lake Stream, Brinda Leighton and Les Severance — like proprietors all over the state — were ready for business. Nobody showed up, though, thanks to the rapidly developing pandemic. But on Saturday, on a day when bright sunshine dominated and the temperature reached a relatively balmy 60 degrees, anglers finally seemed willing to celebrate the arrival of spring. The ice went out last Tuesday. Come Saturday, more than 40 trucks with empty boat trailers packed the parking lot and lined the road adjacent to the boat launch