Pink lady’s slippers are a magnificent wonder of the Maine woods

Pink lady’s slippers are a magnificent wonder of the Maine woods

This story was originally published in June 2022. I came upon them accidentally. Held up by long, slender stems, the round blossoms of lady’s slippers appeared to hover over the forest floor. The large flowers ranged in color from vibrant pink to crisp white. I’d never seen so many in one spot. That was a few years ago, in Branch Lake Public Forest in Ellsworth. This year, I returned to the forest at the beginning of June to see if the flowers s…