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August 17, 2013

Mark Latti: Maine provides a bastion for brook trout

Before Labor Day arrives and the summer unofficially ends, we all try to cram the last of our summertime activities into a few short weeks or even a couple weekends. For some, it may be one last trip to camp, for others a day-long hike or perhaps something as simple as an evening paddle. For […]
Published
August 17, 2013

Best Bets

MONDAY The Giving Tree 9 to 10:30 a.m. in Boothbay The Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and Boothbay Region Land Trust are joining together to offer a lesson on trees. Join Tracey Hall of the land trust for a walk around the gardens at Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens as she investigates the complex relationship between wildlife […]
Published
August 17, 2013

BikeMaine will take the roads less traveled

Small towns far from the fast lane await bicyclists when the state's first multi-day tour begins next month.
Published
August 17, 2013

Deirdre Fleming: Bigrock loses funding but gains community support

Two weeks ago, Bigrock Mountain in Aroostook County lost its investor, the nonprofit Libra Foundation, which had infused more than $6 million in the ski area. But to assume the loss of funding from the Libra Foundation (the financial arm behind the Maine Winter Sports Center) spells trouble for Bigrock is shortsighted. Certainly it’s easy […]
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August 17, 2013

North Cairn: Each dawn a step nearer to healing

Just as dawn breaks, while the chill of the night lingers in the gray dark and the birds have not yet trilled, I rise in twilight to welcome the day. This is the most cherished hour for me, everything about it surfeit, from the muslin film of darkness to the dense pile of velvet silence. […]

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August 17, 2013

John Christie: Deer Isle’s charms are just around the corner

As Deer Isle locals are proud to say, “Welcome to Deer Isle, the way life used to be.” As a result, a visit to this special corner of Maine jutting out into East Penobscot Bay should be on everyone’s summer excursion list, and we always plan at least one motorcycle trip in our schedule of […]
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August 17, 2013

Birding: So, what kind of yellowlegs is that?

Shorebird migration is peaking now in Maine as southbound birds head for warmer climes for the non-breeding season. We get two cracks a year with these passage migrants as they move through Maine each spring and late summer and fall. Two species of yellowlegs, lesser yellowlegs and greater yellowlegs, are common migrants through Maine. They […]
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August 17, 2013

Allen Afield: Bike comes in handy when foiling a pit bull

When writers meet, a topic often pops up that intrigues me. Someone will mention an incident that makes such a salient point that the experience appears far too perfect to be true. Most writers feel reluctant to use these phony-sounding anecdotes, but as our courage builds through the years, we eventually write the story, because […]
Published
August 17, 2013

Hunting: As fall season beckons, good hunters know it’s time to start scouting

Another fall hunting season approaches. For some, opening day is a month or more away; for others the season begins in a few weeks. In either case, success more often goes to those who do their homework. Deer hunting kicks off with the expanded archery season, which begins the Saturday after Labor Day. Deer may […]
Published
August 10, 2013

Bird counters crazy about their loons

Volunteers, an integral part of protecting Maine's loons, have driven the state's loon count for 30 years.

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