She teaches women how to cast a fishing rod, select a fly, row a boat and land a fish.
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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State’s $8.2 billion outdoor industry could get boost from 30-member Maine Outdoor Brands alliance
The group of 30 companies plans to help recreation entrepreneurs and promote Maine’s natural resources to attract manufacturers and new residents.
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Planting of Atlantic salmon eggs in Kennebec River starting to pay dividends
Over the past four years, more wild adult salmon are returning to the hatching grounds.
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Former L.L. Bean executive plans to make Maine Audubon a national leader
Andy Beahm wants to grow Maine Audubon over the coming years to include more chapters around the state.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Outdoors
Maine lags in providing state park access to people with disabilities
Funding and philosophy play key roles, but several other states offer greater wheelchair access to public lands.
Posted inNew England, News
Massachusetts dedicates plentiful resources to access
With a $1 million budget and a full-time staff, its program allows people with disabilities to sail, paddle, hike, bike, golf, ski and skate on state lands.
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Saddleback sits idle for 3rd straight year as ski season begins
The Majella Group, which agreed in June to buy the resort, said the sale is progressing but offers no timetable for a possible opening.
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Hunters who also bird say one activity helps the other
When some deer hunters take to the woods this month, they’ll also be working on their birding lists.
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Volleyball: Capers complete perfect season with Class B crown
Cape Elizabeth sweeps Falmouth in the state championship match.
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Volleyball championship preview: Cape Elizabeth vs. Falmouth
Each team is looking for its second state title, this time in Class B.