State park officials are thrilled by the turnout at the first snowshoe hike at Androscoggin Riverlands.
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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Eastern Class B boys: Windjammers begin their title run
An impressive dunk from Keegan Pieri and 30 points from Tyler McFarland keep Camden Hills on track for another regional championship.
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Eastern Class B boys: From prelim to main event
Winslow, which lost in a prelim last year, reaches the regional semifinals.
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Fishing is free this weekend statewide
Anyone can fish without a license, but all regulations apply.
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Sebago derby to award $100,000 if state record trout caught
Officials hope large prizes will turn the derby into one of the nation’s biggest.
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Sebago derby to offer $100,000 prize
The catch: The lake trout must set a state record.
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Feeding deer: What’s right?
As hunters defend the custom and wildlife biologists point out the problems with it, a lawmaker is about to introduce a plan to help ensure it’s done correctly.
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Showdown ups the thrills
Spectators cram Monument Square as skiers, boarders take to the sky
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At WinteRush festival, they’re thinking snow
PORTLAND – The Portland WinteRush festival, which kicks off Friday night, is the annual event that city officials hope will help change the widely held dislike of winter. “Some events are unique to Portland, like the Downtown Showdown and the neighborhood snowman contest. But it all came from the discussion, ‘How do we get kids […]
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Home run
A do-it-yourself snow chute makes winter ups and downs a fun part of daily life for a Damariscotta family.