Hundreds of game wardens from around New England and the Province of Quebec turn out to honor Daryl Gordon, who died in a plane crash on March 24.
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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SHEAR excitement
As interest in local agriculture continues to grow, Maine sheep-shearing classes are filling to capacity with a new breed of sheep enthusiasts. The Maine Sheep Breeders Association’s shearing class last weekend sold out quickly, and that’s become the norm.
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Feature Obituary: Margaret Meserve, 59, teacher, mom who thought first of others
For the sake of her grandchildren’s happiness, Margaret “Peggy” Meserve had no problem defying a hurricane warning at Crescent Beach. “It’s the coolest memory,” said Mrs. Meserve’s daughter Catherine King of Berwick. “I left her with my children at the beach. And because of the hurricane warning, the lifeguard said they had to leave the […]
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Making it reel
Tying talent earns Selene Dumaine her growing renown, but it’s her drive and passion that give her a shot at being Maine’s new queen of the flies.
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The big fish tale
Do giant togue manage to evade anglers in Sebago Lake? Many think so, but there are doubters.
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SKI and SLED
Maine snowmobile and ski centers develop a symbiotic relationship as visitors look for chances to try more than one winter sport.
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Diehard fishermen hooked on derby
Maine’s statewide contest brings out a dedicated breed of anglers who say they don’t mind the rain.
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Go for the Glades
Tree skiing is having a moment in Maine, and Camden Snow Bowl is in on the fun.
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Western Class C boys: OOB puts its size to good use
The Seagulls dominate inside on the way to a 62-42 win over Monmouth Academy.
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Next Maine Event: Ice fishing derby has a whopper of a prize
Since it started 11 years ago, the Sebago Lake Rotary Derbyfest has grown into the state’s biggest ice fishing derby. Now it’s about to get even bigger — at least in terms of its reputation. The derby this year offers $100,000 to any fisherman who breaks the 53-year-old state record for togue, or lake trout. […]