John Andretti, 56, was the first driver to attempt the Indianapolis 500 and NASCAR’s 600-mile race in North Carolina on the same day.
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.
Posted inAnimals, Local & State, News
Great black hawk mounted, headed for Maine State Museum
The first photos of the rare raptor that captivated Maine last year were posted on Facebook on Wednesday after a hunter saw the mount at a taxidermist’s studio.
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Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Large off-road vehicles could force ATV trails to close
A task force is recommending limiting the size of ATVs allowed on the state’s trails, but that might not be enough to keep some corridors from closing.
Posted inOutdoors
Sounds of extinct species call to listeners
Musician and sound artist Steve Norton brings his sound installation to Maine Audubon. Tragically, it’s the only way you will ever hear these vanished birds and amphibians.
Posted inDo This, Food
Eat & Run: Two pizza fans have different takes on Two Brothers
The crust was thin and crunchy, but toppings were sparse at the Saco pizza joint.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Three hardy Mainers ignore the cold to kitesurf in winter
Scott Furr, Mike O’Flinn and Charley Friedman say the off-season sport is growing.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, News
Midcoast moose-turd artist gets reality show on TruTV
Mary Winchenbach and her wife, Deb Nicholls, will star in ‘Tirdy Works,’ which will be shot in Somerville and air later this year.
Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Skibiking is here
Snow bikes have been offered at ski resorts out West for 20 years but have just reached Maine. The winter bikes are for rent at Sugarloaf and Sunday River.
Posted inOutdoors
Who needs the gym with these winter sports?
Maine is a workout wonderland in winter, with skiing, snowshoeing and even shoveling providing exercise that can help fulfill your New Year’s resolution.
Posted inLakes Region Weekly
Ice fishermen encouraged – even paid, in a sense – to keep the togue they catch
Biologists and derby organizers try every trick they can think of to encourage ice fishermen to remove the overabundant species from Sebago and other lakes throughout the state.