On mountains across Maine, hikers scale the heights for deceased members of the military.
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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Down East Ice Age Trail: Retired professor envisions tourist attraction
Hal Borns has helped draw attention to the path of the last ice sheet to rake across North America .
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In From the Outdoors: Q&A with Glendon Stewart
For those around Saddleback, he’s a true superhero.
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Maine moose have a southern comfort zone
For hunters with a November permit in Maine’s southern and central districts, odds favor the prey.
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Opponents to continue efforts to ban Maine bear-hunting methods
The Humane Society CEO vows ‘we will be back’ after voters follow the lead of state biologists and turn down Question 1 by 53-47 percent.
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Decision on bear baiting referendum goes down to the wire
Opponents of a ban on several hunting practices have a small lead with 51% of results reported.
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Opponents claim victory in bear-baiting referendum
For the second time in a decade, voters settle the argument over traditional hunting practices.
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Black Mountain remade in glades
The small, vulnerable ski area may find its niche thanks to the path-breaking Angry Beavers.
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Cape Elizabeth rallies to win Class A volleyball title
The Capers overcome a two-game deficit and dethrone Falmouth.
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Wilton boy’s first deer a herald of promising hunting season
Eleven-year-old Cameron Couture’s success occurs as state biologists say Maine’s herd is doing better than expected.