
6 easy ways to view wildlife in Maine this spring
Cabin fever may have left you with an itch to get out and see some of Maine’s wildlife, and we’ve rounded up some great ways to do that.
Cabin fever may have left you with an itch to get out and see some of Maine’s wildlife, and we’ve rounded up some great ways to do that.
Kayaking to Damariscove requires 10 miles of paddling, including navigation through the potentially treacherous Motions.
At the edge of the small beach, where sand and gravel turned abruptly into a jumble of angular rocks, a tiny turtle floated at the surface of the water. A dark blob, it measured maybe 2 inches long.
I’d hate for one bad experience with mosquitoes or poison ivy to deter someone from enjoying all the Maine outdoors has to offer. With just a little preparation, you can easily have a safe and comfortable hike.
“Photos are the worst. A guidebook image is careful to show all identifying features. A real-life photo is seldom so generous,” Bob Duchesne writes.
“Who in their right mind wants to identify shorebirds?” Bob Duchesne writes.
“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.
Tiny cups with grooved edges, the mushrooms looked like the paper cups that hold peanut butter cups or boxed truffles.
Riding bike trails each day is an ideal way to claim a respite from driving while simultaneously getting outdoor exercise.
The bird life filling Head Harbor Passage in late summer is a world-class phenomenon.
Acadia National Park is home to many famous hikes, but people rarely talk about the park’s namesake mountain.
“Just a short drive from my home, the Great Pond Mountain Wildlands in Orland is an absolute treasure,” Aislinn Sarnacki writes.
The Weather Channel was in the Acadia National Park area last week, capturing the beauty and adventure that Down East Maine has to offer.
It has one of the most distinctive profiles in the park, its symmetrical shape like a tapering cone.
Geesh, sometimes the loons won’t shut up.
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.
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