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More law changes – baiting and feeding deer, altering fish, and more

Each day this week, I’ll post columns about all the new laws and law changes that govern hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, and other outdoor activities. Here is column number one.  Moose Permits Selection procedure.   Permittees are selected by a public chance drawing, except that a permit must be issued to …

George Smith

George's Outdoor News
5:00 am Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Sports

Jackson 5: All about the eclipse

By Aaron Jackson Although sports is my passion as I’ve gone through life I’ve always found it best to find other ventures that interest me as well. One of those has always been space. What’s out there and how does it affect us will always be a topic I’d be …

Sterling Pingree

The Drive
4:04 am Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Business

Tips for selling your items online

If you don’t have the time or money to have your own garage sale, selling your items online is a great option to consider. From eBay to Craigslist and LetGo, there are plenty of online platforms to sell your junk with a mere click of a button. Choose What You …

Adam Richards

Opportunity Knocks
1:09 am Tuesday, August 22, 2017

Outdoors

Trolling….Not Just For Internet Creeps

Trolling in Maine has been a tradition for many years and I am quite frankly obsessed with this method of fishing.  For one it allows you to see more of a lake or pond and also in my experience this technique catches more fish.  This success is due to the …

Jon Peterson

Fishing Poles And Adventures
5:56 pm Monday, August 21, 2017

Living

Ever Heard of Steve Morse?

Steve Morse has compiled one of the most useful genealogy sites I’ve ever seen, with tons of helpful pages! The homepage is clean and straightforward, and the user can find what they’re looking for quickly. On the left-hand side is a list of categories, including Ellis Island and Castle Garden, …

Emily Schroeder

Emily's Genealogy Blog
5:37 pm Monday, August 21, 2017

Portland

A near perfect place to view the solar eclipse

BAR HARBOR – A little more than two minutes. That’s what the scientists and reporters said would be the length of time we would be able to see the eclipse at its peak. Somewhere around 2:40 in the afternoon and for just a few minutes. The question for many in Maine was where to spend those two minutes.

David Arenstam

My Secret Maine
4:28 pm Monday, August 21, 2017

Outdoors

Eagles among the pool noodles: Proof that it’s still summer

Despite reports to the contrary from some of my friends, summer is NOT over. In fact, we’ve got another month left in the season (and I haven’t even taken my week of summer vacation yet). If you’re seeking more evidence, look no further: My friend Billy Lander snapped these photos …

John Holyoke

Out There
3:48 pm Monday, August 21, 2017

Portland

You can probably understand what chickadees are saying. Kind of.

You, too, can speak chickadee. Or chickadese. Or whatever you call the language chickadees speak. We should be clear, here. You can’t communicate using specific terms with a chickadee. You couldn’t say, “Hey, chickadee, can you please go to the local market and pick me up a six-pack of soda,” …

Jake Bleiberg

BDN Portland
3:33 pm Monday, August 21, 2017

Business

9 Tips to Increase the Value of Your Property

Updating your home is a great way to invest in your future. For now, you will be able to enjoy your home more and when you decide to sell, your investment will pay off. The first thing you should consider when you are ready to invest in updating your home …

Adam Richards

Opportunity Knocks
2:12 pm Monday, August 21, 2017

Outdoors

Who do you see in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument?

On a couple of recent weekdays, BDN staffers headed to Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument to gather information for several stories, including many that will appear this week, marking the one-year anniversary of the monument’s official designation. Among the stories we’ll tell is this short offering: Who do you …

John Holyoke

Out There
1:42 pm Monday, August 21, 2017

Politics

Collins: ‘Too difficult to say’ if Trump will be GOP nominee in 2020

U.S. Sen. Susan Collins told MSNBC on Monday that “it’s too difficult to say” whether President Donald Trump will be the Republican nominee when he runs for re-election in 2020. Even if it was just a simple way for the moderate Republican to parry a question she can’t know the answer to, it comes …

Michael Shepherd

State & Capitol
12:24 pm Monday, August 21, 2017

Food

For French Scientist-Priests, Eclipses Were Teachable Moments

In 1616, one of the most famous conflicts between science and faith occurred in Rome. The Italian scientist Galileo, who had built on the work of Dutch astronomer Nicholas Copernicus, was being challenged by the Inquisition of the Catholic Church. An inquisitorial commission found unanimously that the theory of heliocentrism …

James Myall

Parlez-Vous American?
11:19 am Monday, August 21, 2017

Politics

The Republican Party has a stupidity problem

My party has become a gathering place for buffoonery.

Lance Dutson

Lance Dutson
9:57 am Monday, August 21, 2017

Politics

A Maine congressional candidate is trying to out-LePage LePage

Last week brought more national attention for Gov. Paul LePage after he blamed “both sides” for violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, but it’s Maine Republican figure who made that case with more vigor and coordination. That’s Mark Holbrook, a counselor from Brunswick who is running against U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, a …

Michael Shepherd

State & Capitol
9:01 am Monday, August 21, 2017

Portland

How Portland got such a big organ

The story behind how it ended up here, in an under-insured city auditorium starts before the Civil War.

Troy R. Bennett

BDN Portland
8:50 am Monday, August 21, 2017

Opinion

A short discourse on the permanence of statues, the wisdom of despots, and the importance of the humanities

Ozymandias  I met a traveller from an antique land, Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. . . . Near them, on the sand, Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown, And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command, Tell that its sculptor well …

James G. Blaine

Perspectives
8:25 am Monday, August 21, 2017

Outdoors

Where in the woods am I? Win an L.L.Bean gift card!

The prize for this week’s “Where in the Woods” trail ID contest is a $50 gift card to L.L.Bean! A big thank you to Charlie’s for sponsoring this contest and making this awesome prize possible each week! To enter the contest, all you have to do is guess where I …

Aislinn Sarnacki

Act Out with Aislinn
8:00 am Monday, August 21, 2017

Health

How Nicole Petit lives with diabetes. Part 3: A positive attitude

For the past three decades, Nicole Petit has lived with Type 1 diabetes. Now 40, she’s had to face some new challenges. As usual, she keeps a positive attitude.

Diane Atwood

Catching Health
6:00 am Monday, August 21, 2017

Outdoors

Climate change consequences hot topic in Acadia, global news

With the United States planning to pull out of the Paris climate accord and Al Gore’s new movie, climate change is a hot issue this summer. The topic is also sharply in focus at Acadia National Park, where an exhibit at the Sieur de Monts Nature Center explores current and …

Dolores Kong & Dan Ring

Acadia on My Mind
5:55 am Monday, August 21, 2017

Lots of law changes from snowmobiles to guns to hunting

Each day this week, I’ll post columns about all the new laws and law changes that govern firearms, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, and other outdoor activities. Here is column number one.  Moose Permits Selection procedure.   Permittees are selected by a public chance drawing, except that a permit must be issued …

George Smith

George's Outdoor News
5:00 am Monday, August 21, 2017

Sports

Austin Theriault in ARCA and Kody Swanson in USAC Place Second at Illinois State Fairgrounds

Both racers I follow finish second at the same track on the same weekend. One makes his dirt track debut and both add to their season points leads. Read about Austin Theriault and Kody Swanson’s efforts at the mile long dirt track at the Illinois State Fairgrounds.

Tom Hale

Up North Motorsports
2:49 am Monday, August 21, 2017

Politics

Governor LePage’s contempt for classroom teachers is in the American tradition

By now it is hardly surprising that Governor LePage has contempt for nearly all educators outside of vocational schools and vocational departments within comprehensive schools. His recent comments that classroom teachers are a dime “a dozen” and waste their time and that of their students in using books is, alas, …

Howard Segal

Education: Future Imperfect
5:44 pm Sunday, August 20, 2017

Seniors

Four steps to facing your fears

Whether we are able to articulate them or not, most baby boomer have fears about retirement.

Kathryn Avery

Your Countdown to Retirement
5:37 pm Sunday, August 20, 2017

Homestead

When you read the Book of Job for perspective

If I were to write a story about this summer, it would seem too unreal even for fiction. In fact, my mother had my father reading the Book of Job in the Bible this week for perspective. My house has not progressed much in the last few weeks, as my …

Laura Reed

Laura's House Journey
2:48 pm Sunday, August 20, 2017