Deirdre Fleming

Staff Writer

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.

Outdoors, Sports

Retired psychologist from Midcoast amasses major hiking resume

by Deirdre Fleming January 7, 2018January 5, 2018

At 67, Tom Jamrog shows no sign of slowing down from month-long adventures in the wilderness.

Local & State, News, Olympics, Sports

Paralyzed veteran with a Team USA dream trains in Maine

by Deirdre Fleming January 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Braving the bitter cold, Eric Frazier of North Carolina spends two weeks as a guest athlete at Pineland Farms as he makes one more bid to qualify for the Paralympic Winter Games.

Outdoors, Sports

Wildlife watching in Maine draws fans for a reason

by Deirdre Fleming December 31, 2017December 30, 2017

The state boasts the largest populations of some iconic wildlife species.

Business, Local & State, News, Outdoors, Sports

Temperatures in Maine continue to plummet, but skiers are unfazed

by Deirdre Fleming December 27, 2017December 27, 2017

Both Nordic and Alpine ski areas, even in southern Maine, were reporting packed powder Wednesday, and to deal with the cold, ‘you just dress in layers …,’ one skier said. ‘This is Maine.’