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Published
August 28, 2011

It’s Worth the Trip: Vinalhaven offers quintessential island experience

About an hour and 15 minutes on the ferry out of Rockland lies a treasure, a visit to which will transport you to both another world and another time. Vinalhaven, with its village of Carver’s Harbor, is the quintessential Maine fishing community, overlooked by many visitors and Maine residents alike. And therein lies a big […]
Published
August 28, 2011

Mark Latti: Want to see a moose? Temperature, food are key

So you want to see a moose. Maybe you’re a photographer, or perhaps you were lucky enough to get a moose permit and you want to scout some areas, or maybe you’re headed to northern Maine on vacation and you want to see a moose. Where should you go? “The two things that you think […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Birding: Birds’ systems help turn them into incredible flying machines

The fall bird migration is a protracted spectacle that extends well into November or beyond. The presence of numbers of sandpipers and plovers on the mud flats and the scarcity of tree swallows and barn swallows tell us that the fall migration is already well under way. In contemplating migration, I continue to be amazed […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Allen Afield: It’s time to catch some solitude along brook trout streams

Anglers find solitude galore now on Maine brooks and small streams, and that rule proves particularly true in the next several weeks. Here’s why: From April 1 through Aug. 15, anglers may use bait and enjoy a daily and possession limit in brooks, streams and rivers of five brook trout, a generous bag limit. But […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Outdoors Dispatches

EDGECOMB Photo contest seeks images of Sheepscot watershed The Sheepscot Valley Conservation Association is accepting entries until Friday for its third annual “People’s Choice” photography contest. The contest is open to all who want to share their favorite images from the Sheepscot watershed. Cash prizes are $100 for first place, $75 for second and $50 […]

Published
August 21, 2011

Freshwater Fishing: Rainbow trout add to busy summer scene

Big fish being caught across the state are debunking the idea of slow summer fishing. The hottest spot of the week appears to be Norway Lake, where rainbow trout fishing is fast and fun. SOUTHERN MAINE An 18-pound trophy lake trout was taken out of Great East Lake at the New Hampshire border. And large […]
Published
August 21, 2011

It’s Worth the Trip: Exploring comes before technology for map makers

“If geography is prose, maps are iconography.” When film director Lennart Meri said those words, he was touching on something profound. Maps aren’t static, nor do they exist in a vacuum. A map shows politics and history and culture — far more than just distances between points. Hikers, traveling far from the roads Google Maps […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Outdoors Calendar

The Kennebec Land Trust will host its annual meeting and cookout at the Androscoggin Yacht Club in Wayne from 4 to 6 p.m. today. From 2 to 4 p.m. volunteers will offer field trips to three trust conservation properties in Wayne. The trust will provide hamburgers, hot dogs and veggie burgers for the cookout. Bring […]
Published
August 21, 2011

Flirting with a big fish

State biologists and many anglers don't want to see muskie spread in Maine, but last week's derby in Fort Kent shows the non-native fish has fans here.
Published
August 21, 2011

Boating: Navigating through buoy minefield

When we first bought Rita P, she came with a really long boat hook. We figured a 5-foot hook was plenty long enough to snag a mooring line from the bow of a Pearson 30 sloop, but this hook was several feet longer and looked like something you would see on a big power boat […]

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