5 Maine hikes to tackle before fall foliage disappears
Before the wind blows the stunning fall foliage off the trees of Maine, consider taking a walk outside and enjoying this colorful time of year.
Find your next Maine adventure:
These new northern Maine bike trails rival Acadia’s carriage roads
“When a friend told me there were new bike trails in Grindstone that rivaled the carriage roads in Acadia National Park, I was skeptical,” Ron Chase writes.
This strange mushroom launches eggs into the air
Tiny cups with grooved edges, the mushrooms looked like the paper cups that hold peanut butter cups or boxed truffles.
Road trips with stops for bike trails are the best way to travel
Riding bike trails each day is an ideal way to claim a respite from driving while simultaneously getting outdoor exercise.
This is why you should go on a whale watch in Eastport this year — for the birds
The bird life filling Head Harbor Passage in late summer is a world-class phenomenon.
Acadia Mountain is the perfect introduction to hiking in Acadia National Park
Acadia National Park is home to many famous hikes, but people rarely talk about the park’s namesake mountain.
The Wildlands is a prime hiking and biking destination close to Bangor
“Just a short drive from my home, the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands in Orland is an absolute treasure,” Aislinn Sarnacki writes.
Taking a puffin cruise with the Weather Channel
The Weather Channel was in the Acadia National Park area last week, capturing the beauty and adventure that Down East Maine has to offer.
Breathtaking views await atop Doubletop Mountain in Baxter State Park
It has one of the most distinctive profiles in the park, its symmetrical shape like a tapering cone.
I look forward to loon calls in April. Come August I wish they would just pipe down at night.
Geesh, sometimes the loons won’t shut up.
An antibody shot could soon provide a season of immunity from Lyme disease
The shot uses a single antibody to kill the bacteria in the tick’s gut while it drinks its victim’s blood, before the bacteria can get into the human host.
Niagara Falls is one of Baxter State Park’s best family-friendly hikes
Home to 215 miles of trails, Baxter is a great place to improve your hiking skills, as long as you select your adventures carefully.
It’s time to welcome back the female hummingbirds to your feeders
It takes a lot of work to make a hummingbird. Small wonder that you haven’t seen the females very much this summer. But that should all be changing right about now.
What to do if you find baby squirrels in Maine
The Center for Wildlife’s rehabbers are expecting a wave of litters from the eastern gray squirrel.
Even dead woodpeckers will cling to a tree
Woodpeckers are so well-adapted to a life of banging their heads against trees, that they can grip the tree even after dying.
Maine hiking trails where you can pick wild blueberries
It’s hard to find a trail that doesn’t pass at least one blueberry bush, high or low.
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