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Published
May 16, 2010

Fleming: If sailing arouses your curiosity, here’s a great chance to try it

Despite the recession, SailMaine has been growing, at least in the number of new and eager sailors finding the sailing school on Portland’s waterfront. Those numbers for the nonprofit went up last year and again this year, and show no sign of slowing down. “We were growing steady since 2004, then maintained during a year […]
Published
May 8, 2010

Is this farewell?

A new dam may replace the iconic, century-old Upper Dam. A lot of anglers aren't happy – and fear the fish won't much like it, either.
Published
May 8, 2010

Fleming: Cottontails need some help to avoid federal endangered list

Despite tough economic times, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is continuing its save-the-bunny campaign. There is a full-on push to bring the cottontail rabbit back in northern New England. The rabbit is on the endangered species list in both Maine and New Hampshire, but not the federal list. And it won’t be if the […]
Published
May 8, 2010

Hiking: Take the route less traveled

The warm spring weather has arrived (so have the bugs, but hey, this is Maine) and it’s high time to get your gear sorted out and loaded up for some fun backpacking trips. Give the heavily used Appalachian Trail a break and try one of these lesser traveled routes instead for an enjoyable overnight on […]
Published
May 8, 2010

Freshwater Fishing: Look for bass Down East, and generally good fishing statewide

Fishing is still plenty fast statewide and the bass are just coming on Down East. Unfortunately for Central Maine, the walleye continue to be the news of the week in the Belgrade Lakes region. REGION A: SOUTHERN MAINE The best reports in southern Maine this week are the rainbow trout in Norway Lake, said regional […]

Published
May 8, 2010

Allen Afield: Ideal spots on Kennebec a matter of preference

In Maine a river runs through it – the Kennebec, that is. Recently, an Edward Abby quote in Desert Solitaire started me thinking about this river among rivers. “Every man, every woman, carries in heart and mind,” Abby wrote in the opening page of his book, “the image of the ideal place, the right place, […]
Published
May 8, 2010

Canoeing: Viewers’ Choice

A four-hour, seven-mile paddle offers a touch of history and marvels of nature.
Published
May 8, 2010

Hunting: Don’t let pests ruin wilderness pursuits

I made two trips to Texas this spring to hunt turkeys. The first was in mid-April, still cool up here but quite mild in the Lone Star State. They’d had a very moist early spring, too, so even the Edwards Plateau was verdant and lush. It was a boom for all sorts of critters, large […]
Published
May 8, 2010

Outdoors Dispatches

YORK COUNTY Birding Challenge is set to help in conservation York County Audubon will hold its 10th annual 24-hour Birding Challenge from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 p.m. Saturday. During the challenge, teams of participants cover York County, identifying birds. Money raised from the event goes toward conservation programs. Those interested in participating are invited […]
Published
May 8, 2010

Outdoor Activity

Above: Jeff Cook of Raymond, left, shot a 17-pound mature tom and Joe Garland of Yarmouth, right, took a 21-pound mature tom on May 3, opening day of the spring turkey hunting season. The turkeys were harvested from the same ground blind. Below: Nicole Caruso of Gorham with her first trout. Her grandfather, Jerry Lemieux, […]

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