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Runners tackle deep snow at Bangor YMCA’s first snowshoe race
ELLSWORTH | Racers dashed over the brilliant white snow of Branch Lake on Saturday in the first-ever snowshoe race at Bangor YMCA’s Wilderness Center …
POLL QUESTION
How we survived a subzero night in a snow shelter
UNITY | Our night in a snow cave hadn’t even begun — heck, the cave itself hadn’t yet been shoveled out — when the …
Historic Maine lodge to become retreat for injured veterans
AUGUSTA | Members of the military wounded in combat, disabled veterans and their families soon will have a scenic retreat in central Maine where …
ACT OUT WITH AISLINN
I’m giving two presentations at Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s Show, March 7-8
For the first time, I’ll be presenting at the Eastern Maine Sportsmen’s Show, which will run Friday-Sunday, March 6-8, at the University of Maine Field …
ACT OUT WITH AISLINN
1-minute hike: Parkman Mountain in Acadia National Park
Difficulty: Moderate-strenuous. The hike to the summit of Parkman Mountain is about 2 miles round trip, according to the second edition of “Hiking Mount Desert …
GEORGE'S OUTDOOR NEWS
Pink moose and slingshots are debated at legislature
Well, the moose weren’t pink – but the clothing moose hunters wear would have been. Today’s work session of the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Committee …
Outdoors
They’re not just for ice fishing any more: Orrington pack basket company takes off
When Kurt and Kathy Cressey began manufacturing pack baskets in the small general store they owned in the middle of the Maine woods, they faced …
ROBIN'S OUTDOORS
How to live peacefully with a killer bobcat
Note: My circumstances are not like those of the folks who live in Orono and had a bobcat problem. I live in the woods and …
VIDEO
GoPro captures musher’s perspective during sled dog run in Fort Kent
The 2015 Can-Am Crown International Sled Dog Races is happening in northern Maine this weekend. Mushers from around the United States …
Outdoors
One snowcave, two BDN staffers: Relive the adventure
On Thursday, February 26, two brave Bangor Daily News staffers headed to Unity to build a quinzhee, also known as a snow shelter or a …
POLL QUESTION
Warden apprehends cat-eating Orono bobcat
The hungry bobcat that became the subject of a trap and relocation effort was captured Thursday night and was being taken to …
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GEORGE'S OUTDOOR NEWS
Pink moose and slingshots are debated at legislature
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ROBIN'S OUTDOORS
Feeding the very hungry bobcat.
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ACT OUT WITH AISLINN
I'm giving two presentations at Eastern Maine Sportsmen's Show, March 7-8
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MCKAY'S FISHING ADVENTURES
Black Ghost Buster: Fly tying Video
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HAPPY HIKING
Last week of practice hikes
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GARDENING IN TUNE WITH NATURE
Gardening for Wildness: Garden Beetles
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THE BASS IS YET TO COME
Introducing The 'Bass' is yet to Come
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CHECK IN WITH CHARLIE
The Records Keep Falling
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OUT THERE
Follow our quinzhee adventure as it happens: #BDNsnowcave
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TREES WITH THE FUR ON
Gerbil time.
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SELF PROPELLED TRAVELS IN MAINE
DYING ALONE OUTSIDE
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MAINE MATTERS
Pizza At The Plumb and Bobber Searsmont
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Submit your event →Wildfire training to be offered in Lincoln
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Detective testifies at Nichole Cable murder trial
Group that manages Rockland building runs out of money
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Standardized testing
Community rallies in support of Maine high school coach’s son undergoing cancer treatment
Local TV stations to air Maine-Vermont Hockey East playoff series
Like a lion, and a lamb: Mainer Lady Lamb releases second album of challenging art-folk
Portland tech guru turned artist draws on Chinese roots
Barley Risotto with Caramelized Onions, Sauteed Mushrooms and Roasted Red Peppers
