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

Snowmobile riders split on idea of trail to Saddleback

by Deirdre Fleming January 1, 2017January 1, 2017

While the ski area sits closed, sledders weigh the benefits of a trail to the mountain.

Outdoors, Sports

Eastern Promenade has history as an ideal Portland sledding spot

by Deirdre Fleming December 25, 2016February 13, 2017

The iconic coastal hill with ocean views has been passed up throughout time for better sledding locations.

Local & State, News, Outdoors

Son of national monument visionary exploring next steps for Katahdin-area site

by Deirdre Fleming December 22, 2016December 22, 2016

It’s still early, but Lucas St. Clair has visited national parks to gain insight and wants a Quimby foundation to help nearby communities thrive.

Outdoors, Sports

Eastern Trail users celebrate extension of off-road path

by Deirdre Fleming December 18, 2016December 20, 2016

The ambitious Eastern Trail project will add another key component next year, as work begins on a 1.6 mile section to connect South Portland and Scarborough.