Andrew Middleton
@mapcenter.com
'Peddler of Wheres,' job creator, Owner at The Map Center in Pawtucket RI- it's like a hip record store but for maps.
www.mapcenter.com
Cartographer, GIS specialist and educator
Linktr.ee/ecoandrewtrc
www.mapcenter.com
Cartographer, GIS specialist and educator
Linktr.ee/ecoandrewtrc
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December 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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On our Christmas morning walk, my friend was telling me that the peninsula we were on could just as easily have been called a promontory or even a cape. I think it's a good point.
December 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
On our Christmas morning walk, my friend was telling me that the peninsula we were on could just as easily have been called a promontory or even a cape. I think it's a good point.
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Speaking as a paddler and hiker and not in my capacity as a reporter, this is a very disappointing decision by the province.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Manitoba government to close store offering adventurers topographic maps of every corner of province | CBC News
For biologist and avid canoeist Jim Duncan, nothing beats the old-fashioned way of planning a multi-day wilderness outing — pulling out a large paper map, gathering his travelling companions around it...
www.cbc.ca
December 20, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Speaking as a paddler and hiker and not in my capacity as a reporter, this is a very disappointing decision by the province.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
My store is practically picked clean. I mean, by my standards. Don't worry, it still looks like a bomb went off in it.
But seriously, what an intense holiday it's been. Really stoked to see so many people stoked about maps!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone.
But seriously, what an intense holiday it's been. Really stoked to see so many people stoked about maps!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone.
December 24, 2025 at 9:15 PM
My store is practically picked clean. I mean, by my standards. Don't worry, it still looks like a bomb went off in it.
But seriously, what an intense holiday it's been. Really stoked to see so many people stoked about maps!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone.
But seriously, what an intense holiday it's been. Really stoked to see so many people stoked about maps!
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone.
There is a Lobster Mountain in Maine. While I think whoever named it must have a poor understanding of lobsters (it is ~100 miles from the ocean and also it's a mountain), they seem to have an exceptional understanding of Maine branding. www.mainetrailfinder.com/trails/trail...
Lobster Mountain
A moderate hike concluding at an overlook with beautiful views overlooking Lobster Lake.
www.mainetrailfinder.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:16 PM
There is a Lobster Mountain in Maine. While I think whoever named it must have a poor understanding of lobsters (it is ~100 miles from the ocean and also it's a mountain), they seem to have an exceptional understanding of Maine branding. www.mainetrailfinder.com/trails/trail...
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You may not believe that building new housing lowers rents, but your landlord does:
New housing stops landlords from raising rents—take it from the CEO of AvalonBay, one of NYC's largest landlords:
"We're well-positioned… we face significantly less new supply. Land entitled for multifamily is hard to come by, the amount of time it takes to get those entitlements… sets us up well.”
"We're well-positioned… we face significantly less new supply. Land entitled for multifamily is hard to come by, the amount of time it takes to get those entitlements… sets us up well.”
December 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
You may not believe that building new housing lowers rents, but your landlord does:
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Today is the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year for most of us living between the Equator and the Arctic Circle. The duration varies by latitude. Those living in the Arctic are experiencing Polar Night, which may have begun weeks ago!
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December 21, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Today is the Winter Solstice, the longest night of the year for most of us living between the Equator and the Arctic Circle. The duration varies by latitude. Those living in the Arctic are experiencing Polar Night, which may have begun weeks ago!
Blog
antonioantoine.com/2025/12/17/t...
Blog
antonioantoine.com/2025/12/17/t...
Honestly, watching elders care about youngsters and their education is something that perks me up faster than espresso.
Let's find that kiddo an atlas. (We ended up settling upon "Where the Animals Go" by Oliver Uberti. www.oliveruberti.com/where-the-an...
Let's find that kiddo an atlas. (We ended up settling upon "Where the Animals Go" by Oliver Uberti. www.oliveruberti.com/where-the-an...
Where the Animals Go — Oliver Uberti
From seals mapping the sea and baboons on patrol to birds dodging tornadoes to jaguars taking selfies – this book for map lovers visualizes the natural world like never before.
www.oliveruberti.com
December 22, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Honestly, watching elders care about youngsters and their education is something that perks me up faster than espresso.
Let's find that kiddo an atlas. (We ended up settling upon "Where the Animals Go" by Oliver Uberti. www.oliveruberti.com/where-the-an...
Let's find that kiddo an atlas. (We ended up settling upon "Where the Animals Go" by Oliver Uberti. www.oliveruberti.com/where-the-an...
A real legend. Sorry to see her go.
Betty Reid Soskin, who served as the nation’s oldest park ranger and related firsthand accounts of segregation as a Black woman on the World War II home front, has died. She was 104.
Betty Reid Soskin, oldest U.S. park ranger, dies at 104
Ms. Soskin worked as a file clerk in a segregated union during World War II. Decades later, she shared that story as the oldest park ranger.
wapo.st
December 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A real legend. Sorry to see her go.
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“I can think of no worse place to begin than in the area surrounding the Mariana Trench.”
— Dr. Andrew D. Thaler
Deep-sea mining isn’t theoretical; it’s being proposed now. Read, learn, and submit a public comment. The deep ocean can’t speak for itself. 🌊✍️
— Dr. Andrew D. Thaler
Deep-sea mining isn’t theoretical; it’s being proposed now. Read, learn, and submit a public comment. The deep ocean can’t speak for itself. 🌊✍️
What Trump’s inexplicable plan to mine the Mariana Trench could mean for the Pacific
OPINION: The lack of proven commercially viable ores, the immaturity of crust mining technology and the potential to harm marine life make this a foolhardy endeavor, Andrew D. Thaler writes.
www.sfchronicle.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
“I can think of no worse place to begin than in the area surrounding the Mariana Trench.”
— Dr. Andrew D. Thaler
Deep-sea mining isn’t theoretical; it’s being proposed now. Read, learn, and submit a public comment. The deep ocean can’t speak for itself. 🌊✍️
— Dr. Andrew D. Thaler
Deep-sea mining isn’t theoretical; it’s being proposed now. Read, learn, and submit a public comment. The deep ocean can’t speak for itself. 🌊✍️
Oh heck yeah! I'll tell Anton about this- he spent three years making this map and I'm so stoked people are finding so many ways to put it to work.
Say @mapcenter.com the “Wild World” map puzzle I bought from the Map Center is really something. It’s easily the hardest and most challenging jigsaw we’ve done, yet equally delightful, filled with discoveries and smiles. A true test of my geography knowledge! Not even close to done, fun for days.
December 21, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Oh heck yeah! I'll tell Anton about this- he spent three years making this map and I'm so stoked people are finding so many ways to put it to work.
The Pixies are from Massachusetts? I should have known! Where is my mind?
December 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
The Pixies are from Massachusetts? I should have known! Where is my mind?
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Happy winter solstice. 📊
December 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Happy winter solstice. 📊
Best single day of in-person sales ever and it didn't even require going viral on social media the day before. I think this might just be a normal December for me now.
December 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Best single day of in-person sales ever and it didn't even require going viral on social media the day before. I think this might just be a normal December for me now.
Starting my day with a blended shake of oats, a banana, sunflower seeds and coffee syrup. How am I doing, Rhode Island?
December 20, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Starting my day with a blended shake of oats, a banana, sunflower seeds and coffee syrup. How am I doing, Rhode Island?
I have a whole box of weeded maps that are expired, cut up or folded and I offer them to you all FOR FREE as wrapping paper.
I think wrapping paper exists to give gifts a moment of privacy before they are judged.
December 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I have a whole box of weeded maps that are expired, cut up or folded and I offer them to you all FOR FREE as wrapping paper.
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I also made a directory, which is much simpler. Don't forget to stop at The Map Center ( @mapcenter.com )while you're here!
December 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
I also made a directory, which is much simpler. Don't forget to stop at The Map Center ( @mapcenter.com )while you're here!
December is supposed to be a busy month, so good sales right now aren't actually great indicators of success.
But a big change from last year is that almost every one who walks through the door is already very passionate and intentional customer. Which feels pretty great.
Map people are good people
But a big change from last year is that almost every one who walks through the door is already very passionate and intentional customer. Which feels pretty great.
Map people are good people
December 18, 2025 at 9:43 PM
December is supposed to be a busy month, so good sales right now aren't actually great indicators of success.
But a big change from last year is that almost every one who walks through the door is already very passionate and intentional customer. Which feels pretty great.
Map people are good people
But a big change from last year is that almost every one who walks through the door is already very passionate and intentional customer. Which feels pretty great.
Map people are good people
I did an orienteering/field navigation glass on Saturday and I got some lovely feedback:
"Andrew was our steady guide and, as more than one person said, our Polaris in the dark."
"Andrew was our steady guide and, as more than one person said, our Polaris in the dark."
December 18, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I did an orienteering/field navigation glass on Saturday and I got some lovely feedback:
"Andrew was our steady guide and, as more than one person said, our Polaris in the dark."
"Andrew was our steady guide and, as more than one person said, our Polaris in the dark."
Putin brags about capturing a city. The Russians lose said city. Russian soldiers then brag about retaking it. Geoguessing Twitter user proves they're still at least 20km away. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFCw...
Russians Lie About Capturing Kupiansk: Video Geolocated To Tavilzhanka, 17.5km Away
YouTube video by Suchomimus
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Putin brags about capturing a city. The Russians lose said city. Russian soldiers then brag about retaking it. Geoguessing Twitter user proves they're still at least 20km away. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFCw...
A few times a week I get calls from folks who can't find my store and ask for the address, long explanations of street intersections and location in relation to now defunct business landmarks.
And like, how do these people function?
And like, how do these people function?
December 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A few times a week I get calls from folks who can't find my store and ask for the address, long explanations of street intersections and location in relation to now defunct business landmarks.
And like, how do these people function?
And like, how do these people function?
Cartography, like photography, is not an objective field.
Did those photons bounce off of objects in the real world onto a photosensitive receiver? Yes. That actually happened. Was that road actually surveyed? Yes, it really exists. But the way we compose data is anything but neutral.
Did those photons bounce off of objects in the real world onto a photosensitive receiver? Yes. That actually happened. Was that road actually surveyed? Yes, it really exists. But the way we compose data is anything but neutral.
Oh my god y'all I had not seen the rest of the Vanity Fair photos holy shit. Christopher Anderson deserves a medal.
Look at this. He left the LIGHT SWITCHES in the edited photos! These assholes look like their well-meaning mom took a picture of them on their first day in a grown-up job.
Look at this. He left the LIGHT SWITCHES in the edited photos! These assholes look like their well-meaning mom took a picture of them on their first day in a grown-up job.
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Cartography, like photography, is not an objective field.
Did those photons bounce off of objects in the real world onto a photosensitive receiver? Yes. That actually happened. Was that road actually surveyed? Yes, it really exists. But the way we compose data is anything but neutral.
Did those photons bounce off of objects in the real world onto a photosensitive receiver? Yes. That actually happened. Was that road actually surveyed? Yes, it really exists. But the way we compose data is anything but neutral.
It's been almost exactly one year and the meme still lives. Thanks, nerds.
ma’am this is a map store
December 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
It's been almost exactly one year and the meme still lives. Thanks, nerds.
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Not sure what to get him for Christmas? Get him a map. Dudes love those things.
December 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Not sure what to get him for Christmas? Get him a map. Dudes love those things.
Every time I make a formal inquiry about a commercially leasable space in Providence I get a little bit closer to moving back to California.
I'm losing hope that the space that I need is going to be found anywhere near here. I'm genuinely curious who will pay the rent that these lunatics are asking.
I'm losing hope that the space that I need is going to be found anywhere near here. I'm genuinely curious who will pay the rent that these lunatics are asking.
December 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Every time I make a formal inquiry about a commercially leasable space in Providence I get a little bit closer to moving back to California.
I'm losing hope that the space that I need is going to be found anywhere near here. I'm genuinely curious who will pay the rent that these lunatics are asking.
I'm losing hope that the space that I need is going to be found anywhere near here. I'm genuinely curious who will pay the rent that these lunatics are asking.