Midcoast residents band together to preserve the summit of Haystack Mountain in Liberty and Montville.
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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Walk-up campsites are harder to find at Maine state parks
After two years of record-setting demand for camping sites, the state has cut back on its allotment of non-reservable sites by 47 percent.
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Maine Boatbuilders Show canceled because of ‘struggling economy’
The annual event, which dates back 3 decades, had been scheduled for July 15-17 at Portland Yacht Services.
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Scarborough Marsh volunteers fuel nature center’s mission
As the Audubon Center turns 50 this summer, the volunteers who help staff it teach about the fragile ecosystem.
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Moose lottery resumes this year as a daylong festival Saturday in Jackman
The annual hunting-permit drawing, which was done virtually the last two years, includes moose seminars, art and fanfare.
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‘Just because you’re bigger, you can still be a hiker. There shouldn’t be barriers’
Paige Emerson of Old Town has more than 6,600 followers on her Instagram account, @chubbyhikerreviews.
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Track and field: Records likely to fall Saturday at state championships
The Class A meet will take place in Bangor, Class B in Bar Harbor and Class C in Lewiston.
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Even anglers who embrace catch-and-release are alarmed about PFAS in fish
The state’s recent advisory about high levels of ‘forever chemicals’ found in fish in some bodies of water has anglers worried – even if most don’t eat their catch.
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Track and field: York sweeps Western Maine Conference titles
The Wildcat boys and girls cruise to victory in Division 1, while the North Yarmouth Academy girls and Poland boys win in Division 2.
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Cyclists are in search of scenic routes, but safety is paramount
A lack of shoulders can make cycling on roads treacherous, but veteran riders in Maine find safe and picturesque routes.