A 65-year-old Harrison man who suffered a blood clot in his lungs two years ago is happy to be secluded in a rural area during the pandemic.
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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Pleasant Mountain trails closed to hikers
Loon Echo Land Trust closes the four trails at Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton and Denmark – a popular hiking destination – at the request of local fire departments.
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Few fishermen venture to Sebago on Opening Day amid virus outbreak
On the traditional start of the fishing season, some anglers were confused about whether they can continue to fish in light of the governor’s ‘stay-at-home’ order. They can.
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Comfort foods from Annette’s Diner available curbside
The Naples diner has so many homemade options, including Greek pizza with an option to go gluten-free.
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‘If you can reach it, people have tried to manipulate it.’
So says a fisheries expert about the many dramatic changes in Maine’s fisheries over two centuries.
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The Virus Diaries: Thru-hike of Appalachian Trail comes to sudden halt
Military veteran Joseph Demakis had just started his journey to help with PTSD when hikers were told: Get off the trail now.
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Maine closing 10 state parks and beaches to stem tide of coronavirus
The closures, effective Friday, include Reid State Park, Popham Beach State Park, Two Lights State Park, Crescent Beach State Park and Scarborough Beach.
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Maine biologists seek 11% hike in moose hunting permits
The 315 additional permits this fall – an increase from 2,820 to 3,135 – would be in far northern hunting districts.
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Appalachian Trail Conservancy urges hikers to stay home
The group that oversees the 2,200-mile trail wants to curb the spread of coronavirus.
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Two of Maine’s Olympic hopefuls want Tokyo Games delayed
Casco’s Kate Hall hopes the Olympics are pushed back a year or two, while Lewiston native Isaiah Harris is hoping the Summer Games will still be staged later this year.