Women were nowhere to be found – except in jokes – in the September 1956 edition of The Maine Outdoorsman and Conservationist. One article’s headline was “Warden Force Seeking Young Men Interested In Outdoor Careers.” “Requirements… Read More
Crazy Moon by Lucia Greene is a book for kids ages 7 and up, but I must say, I really enjoyed it myself. Yup, it’s great to be a kid again. The book features a young girl at her first-ever summer camp, Crazy… Read More
Every Maine kid should have a copy of the Activity Guide that Maine’s Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has put together. It’s loaded with fun projects, and will teach kids a lot about the great Maine outdoors. … Read More
“I hope so,” the Orono 10-year-old said with a smile. Read More
Late tonight, while you’re in bed, a baby puffin will step out of the burrow he’s called home for the past two months and awkwardly shuffle through the darkness toward the water. Read More
Difficulty: Easy to moderate. Snorkeling does require some gear and comfort swimming. In Phillips Lake, the water is clear and there are small islands where you can beach your boat while snorkeling. Use caution while in deep water, keeping an eye out for motor boats, sailboats, jet skis… Read More
I was watching television with my dog, Oreo, late last Friday night when I heard a strange sound coming from outside — a sort of shrieking that I’d never heard before but was undoubtedly the call of wild animal. Without hesitation I grabbed my camera and headed out… Read More
Difficulty: Easy to moderate. The preserve’s 1.5 miles of trails travel over fairly even terrain with just a few small hills, exposed tree roots and rocks. How to get there: The preserve is located on Burby Road, about 0.75 miles from where it intersects with Route… Read More
Come mid June, Maine anglers have a lot of options. On some rivers and streams, the caddis flies are hatching like crazy, and fly fishers try to take advantage of this annual event. Read More
Nothing screws up a potential moose-hunting trip like a buddy or three who somehow forgot to enter the state-run permit lottery before the deadline passed. Read More
Getting sick of the cold weather? Looking forward to putting your boat in the water and trolling your favorite lake in search of landlocked salmon or lake trout? The ice recedes at Green Lake in Dedham. John Holyoke Me, too. Luckily,… Read More
Outdoors Blogs
It’s more than irritating that every two weeks I can pick up a dull garbage bag of trash between my home and my woodlot p the road, plus a second bag or returnables. Road slobs just don’t care that they are trashing our roadsides and private lands. Shame… Read More
Who said camp is just for kids? Across Maine, most youngsters have packed their trunks, said good-bye to their fellow campers, and returned home to family and friends and preparations for school. Counselors, too, are getting ready for their fall activities – school or college or… Read More
BLUE HILL –Blue Hill Heritage Trust (BHHT) has received a 2018 AARP Community Challenge grant as a community partner in the Age-Friendly Coastal Communities regional initiative coordinated by Healthy Peninsula, a community health organization in Blue Hill, with additional assistance from the Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce. … Read More
SEDGWICK — Join Blue Hill Heritage Trust for the Peninsula Hiking Challenge. The hiking challenge is fun for the whole family and runs now through Saturday, Aug. 25. Hike all 7 trails, find and make note of the “secret image” posted along each trail and then join them… Read More
BANGOR — Author Carey Kish will be signing his new book, “AMC’s Maine Mountain Guide, 11th Edition,” 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30, at Epic Sports, 6 Central St., Downtown Bangor. Carey will present a slide show highlighting his favorite hikes. He is an avid hiker having completed numerous… Read More
BATH — Learn about the endangered Atlantic salmon and local projects that support them in the Kennebec, Sheepscot, and Androscoggin Rivers at a talk on Wednesday, Aug. 29 at 6:30 p.m. This free talk will be held at the Bath Freight Shed, 27 Commercial Street, and is sponsored by… Read More
Christine Wallace didn’t expect to be hit in the head by a “prehistoric” fish, but that’s what happened to her on the Kennebec River last month. Read More
DIF&W spokesman Mark Latti explained Thursday that in the final hours before Wednesday’s deadline, the state’s online registration system for the lottery began to bog down, prompting them to extend the deadline. Read More
Fisheries conservationists made passionate pleas Tuesday night for state fisheries officials to reconsider a plan to introduce Arctic charr into a brook trout water. Read More
The Maine Warden Service announced Tuesday that it has promoted Game Warden Sgt. Dan Menard to the rank of lieutenant. Read More
Fisherman John Punola — also known as The Shadman — will present a program designed to educate Bangor-area anglers on the joys of shad angling Thursday. Read More
With park traffic having increased by 60 percent during the past decade, park officials in April unveiled their draft of a plan to ease congestion and improve visitors' safety and quality of experience. Read More
Hunters who are hoping to increase their odds of harvesting a deer this fall are running out of time to enter the state’s any-deer permit lottery. The deadline is Wednesday, Aug. 15, at 11:59 p.m. Read More
The results are uncanny. George makes a pitch-perfect loon call that will leave you certain that there’s a real, live loon hiding nearby. Read More
Keith Johnston, the park’s head of facilities maintenance, said his current list of projects ranges in cost from a few thousand dollars to several million dollars. Read More
Bird lovers are driving from hundreds of miles away for a rare chance to see a species of non-native hawk in southern Maine. Read More
Day use fees will be waived for residents at Maine State Parks and Historic Sites from Saturday, Aug. 11, through Labor Day. Read More
However you choose to protect yourself from the sun, be vigilant, even on overcast days. Otherwise you’ll be slathering yourself with gooey aloe vera, experimenting with cucumber and potato slices, and wishing you’d been just a little more careful. Read More
Maine anglers should be aware the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife is proposing to change fishing rules on a number of Maine waters. Proposals range from changing the lower protected slot on lake trout in Sebago Lake from 23… Read More
Dozens of shorebird species are passing through Maine right now. Visit a local mudflat and marvel at this migration miracle while you can. Read More
It’s mid August, and that means fun family viewing of the Perseid Meteor Shower in Maine. Every year in August a summer display of meteors graces the night sky courtesy of the Swift Tuttle comet. The earth falls in the debris path of the comet, and small particles… Read More
A photograph circulating on Facebook and Reddit that supposedly shows a killer whale swimming off Schoodic Point has been exposed as a doctored image by a Bar Harbor naturalist. Read More
Across the state, summer camps are nearing the end of their seasons. For many directors and leadership staff that means looking ahead to closing up buildings, storing equipment, thinking about maintenance needs. But season’s end also means campers are going home, leaving the constant connection to friends, the… Read More
Polly Pansy grabbed my attention on the first page of The Flower Patch Pals by Gayle Plummer. Sheila Young’s illustrations are really wonderful in this children’s book published by North Country Press. Sheila is Gayle’ sister. Gayle wrote the book to inspire young gardeners, and it… Read More
The Bucksport woodchuck is the 26th of 27 cases of rabies reported statewide as of Aug. 3. Read More
A friend recently gave me a July 1991 copy of the Maine Sportsman, featuring a photo of me on the cover with a huge bluefish. Do you remember catching bluefish back in the day? Reading through the… Read More
