Margaret Mathis turns heads wherever she hikes – maintaining her pace and loving the journey.
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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Katahdin Woods and Waters opens new tent sites
A philanthropic gift increases roadside tent sites at the national monument from five to 12.
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Maine officials monitoring disease killing birds in mid-Atlantic states
However, officials here say the disease – which has afflicted blue jays, grackles and some songbirds – is not a cause for concern in Maine at this time.
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Fishing flies are small, but carry great weight for avid anglers
Some of Maine’s most passionate fly fishers trust their go-to flies for many reasons – chief among them good fortune.
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Girls’ outdoor track: Victoria Bossong, Cheverus
The Cheverus senior capped her high school career in Maine by setting meet records in three events – and finishing second in another – at the Class A state championships.
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Girls’ outdoor track: 2021 Varsity Maine All-State team
Zoe Barnes, Gray-New Gloucester senior: Barnes won the discus and shot put at the Class B state championships, taking the discus with a state-leading mark of 128 feet, 4 inches, and the shot put with a throw of 35-6 3/4. Victoria Bossong, Cheverus senior: Bossong won the 100 meters (11.81 seconds) at the Class A […]
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Boys’ outdoor track: Aidan Walcott, Bonny Eagle
In just his second track and field season, the junior broke two long-standing Class A state records.
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Boys’ outdoor track: 2021 Varsity Maine All-State team
Cameron Bowser, Washington Academy junior: Bowser swept the long jump (22 feet, 6 1/2 inches) and triple jump (43-8) at the Class C meet and was runner-up in the 100 meters (11.69 seconds). Matt Charpentier, York sophomore: The Wildcats underclassman won the discus at the Class B championships (152-10) with the farthest throw of any […]
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The pandemic fueled a hiking boom, but there are still places to avoid a crowd on the trail
Foot traffic on Maine trails is has trailed off from the pandemic-crazed high of 2020, but still higher that before COVID-19. Here are some hidden gems.
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Birders happily hike all day just for the rush of a thrush
The Bicknell’s thrush was a star at Rangeley’s birding festival earlier this month, and may become a future star at Saddleback ski area.