The statewide fishing report compiled by the Maine Sunday Telegram runs every two weeks. Spring has come early for open-water fishing season across the entire state. This weekend will be cold in Aroostook County, but the fishing could be hot. And from southern Maine to eastern Maine, the smelt runs are going strong. That means […]
Deirdre Fleming
Deirdre Fleming covers the outdoors for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram, and has been a newspaper reporter in Maine for 25 years - and an outdoor writer for the past 20. During that time, she’s seen biologists trap 500-pound bear, watched fishermen land high-jumping makos, camped on Moosehead Lake in the winter, and retraced Gov. Percival Baxter’s first trip to Mt. Katahdin. She is often asked, but still does not know her favorite wildland in Maine. A graduate of Georgetown University and the University of Missouri, she lives with her husband in Buxton near the Saco River, where they both fly fish.
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Enjoy the rare air
While winter was a no-show at ski areas, Mt. Washington has both unusually good quality and far fewer skiers than normal.
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Track & Field preview: 10 girl athletes to watch
Ashley Belanger, Biddeford, junior thrower: Won the Class A state shot put title indoors and appears the one to beat outdoors. Alexis Dickinson, Brunswick, senior sprinter: Coming off an indoor season where she broke a 16-year state record in the 55-meter dash (7.22 seconds). Kate Hall, Lake Region, freshman sprinter/jumper: Dominated the sprints and long […]
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Track & Field preview: 5 girls’ teams to watch
1. Scarborough: Won the Class A state indoor meet and has at least five top scorers returning from last year’s outdoor state meet team that finished second. 2. Bonny Eagle: The defending Class A state champion outdoors returns at least three strong scorers from its state meet squad. 3. Cheverus: Finished fourth at […]
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Track & Field preview: 5 boys’ teams to watch
1. Bonny Eagle: The defending Class A outdoor state champion brings back four key scorers from last year’s team. 2. Gorham: Finished sixth at the Class A state outdoor meet last year, but may bring back as many as eight athletes who scored. 3. Scarborough: The Red Storm finished eighth last year at […]
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Track & Field preview: 10 boy athletes to watch
Ethan Beaulier, Noble, junior sprinter: As a sophomore, he took third in the 200 meters at the Class A outdoor state meet last year, and was a double winner indoors this year. Jeremy Collins, Bonny Eagle, senior hurdler: The defending Class A state 300-meter hurdle champion. Shane Corbett, Bonny Eagle, senior thrower: Won […]
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High School Track & Field preview: Talent, talent, everywhere
When it comes to the Class A state meet, this team could win. Or that one. Or another one. It’s that close.
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Maine beer industry pioneer’s long ride is brewing
Andy Hazen is 67 with a heart condition, and set to take on a tough cycling challenge.
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Lyme disease treatment puts artist on road to recovery
The tick-borne illness debilitates a robust, long-distance bike rider, but treatment is now helping.
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Ticks warm up to Maine’s mild spring
The Maine Center for Disease Control hopes education will check the incidence of Lyme disease.