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Published
March 23, 2013

Deirdre Fleming: Need to preserve Maine resources comes into view for PBS’ ‘Visionaries’

PORTLAND – For 17 years the documentary series produced for public television called “Visionaries” has told the stories of nonprofits in small towns the world over, but never in Maine. However, this year for the first time the stories of two Maine nonprofits are being told on Public Broadcasting System stations across the country in […]
Published
March 23, 2013

Skiing in Maine: High Fives for a friend in need to the injured skier

In my decades as a skier, something that’s always impressed me is the abundance of nonprofit organizations devoted to the sport. They’re an important part of the industry, with missions ranging from getting kids into the sport, to increasing availability and access, to preserving our rich heritage as skiers and snowboarders. Why, just here in […]
Published
March 23, 2013

Snowmobiling: Endless winter a blessing to snowmobilers

Many folks have just put their sleds away for the season, but they may want to get them out again for some great early spring riding. Last week’s snowstorm dumped more than a foot on most of Maine with some places up north and in the mountains receiving close to two feet. It has been […]
Published
March 23, 2013

Allen Afield: Field training for the next generation of Maine sportsmen

Next weekend the 33rd State of Maine Sportsman’s Show runs from Friday through Sunday at the Augusta Civic Center, an event that has always aimed to offer family fun for all ages — but particularly for children. The Maine Sportsman magazine and Sportsman’s Alliance of Maine co-host the show and have arranged kid-oriented, hands-on activities […]
Published
March 23, 2013

Best Bets

TUESDAY Sandpiper Search / 7 p.m. in Brunswick Derek and Jeannette Lovitch will recount their journey cruising the Kamchatka Peninsula in eastern Russian in search of a critically endangered and charismatic spoon-billed sandpiper. No cost, at Curtis Memorial Library. UPCOMING Birding Trip / 8 a.m., April 13, in Biddeford Join York County Audubon for a […]

Published
March 17, 2013

Making a point to be personal

Outfitters and outdoors enthusiasts will get face-to-face about fins and furs at the State of Maine Sportsman's Show.
Published
March 16, 2013

Deirdre Fleming: Special emphasis on the bass run

PORTLAND – The guy playing the acoustic guitar early in the evening was a fisherman. And the artist singing those original Pete Kilpatrick songs later in the night was as well. But a good portion of the Mainers who came to the Port City Music Hall Friday night to hear the Pete Kilpatrick Band were […]
Published
March 16, 2013

North Cairn: A little dirt on hands helps cultivate crops and calmness

Last week, when the weather warmed and an hour slipped through our sleep like sand through an hour glass — too quickly, so softly, it seemed a tenderness unfolding — I turned once again to the happily irrational acts of welcoming spring early. My principal jump-start on a season a good ways off was to […]
Published
March 16, 2013

Birding: Female birds rule the family roost, so they can make the males dance

Have you been awakened this March by a loud con-ka-ree? The song of the male red-winged blackbirds is ringing through the air again. Male redwings have been arriving back in Maine since the first of March. Females will not appear for a month or more. The reason for this striking difference in arrival between males […]
Published
March 16, 2013

Allen Afield: No stats on how well Hank Aaron rode a bike

Professional team sports often generate intense opinions about player skills, and myriad statistical tables about pro ballplayers can support a claim one way or the other. Here’s an example in major league baseball that most people know: A fan might say, “Hank Aaron ranks as pro baseball’s best home-run hitter of all time, and to […]

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