The antlerless deer permit allows hunters to take a second deer in addition to the one antlered deer allowed under a general hunting license.
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Seniors Not Actig Their Age: The Dead River never gets old
My initial descent of the Dead River was in June 1986. It was love at first paddle. In the intervening years, I’ve returned with friends and family over 200 times. For me and many others, the excitement and allure of the Dead never gets old. Beginning in small lakes and ponds in western Maine, the […]
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Mainers divided over rise of glamping
Some communities are pushing back on plans to develop ‘glampgrounds’ that seek to offer an outdoor hotel-like experience.
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Canoeing in Maine: Before the crowds come, enjoy a peaceful paddle in Fryeburg
An early-season trip down the Saco River in Fryeburg offers a special kind of solitude that disappears once summer arrives.
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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay to host presentation on birds and bats
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay will focus on potential dangers to bats, birds and other wildlife in its latest Winter Speaker Series presentation Retired United States Fish and Wildlife Biologist Al Manville will present “My Life for the Birds and Bats” at an event set for 7 p.m., March 8, via Zoom. The link to the […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Whitewater exploits on the Magalloway River
Twenty-six years ago, my late friend Bill Kaiser recruited me to represent the Appalachian Mountain Club in dam relicensing tests on the Rapid and Magalloway Rivers in western Maine. I was one of perhaps a dozen participants from several regional paddling organizations. The purpose was to navigate the two rivers in canoes or kayaks for […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Foggy misadventures on the Bold Coast
The Bold Coast in eastern Maine meets my definition of bold. For about 20 miles between Lubec and Cutler, it is an almost continuous succession of tall, dramatic cliffs and a rugged landscape completely exposed to the vicissitudes of the open sea. The nearby Bay of Fundy has some of the most extreme tidal ranges […]
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Intertidal: Enjoy the transition to autumn with walks along Midcoast trails
I blame it on seasonal shifts, which is the topic of this column, but I wanted to provide an apology for the incorrect publishing of last week’s column. You may have noticed that it was about spring fish migration and that seemed a bit out of place in September. Perhaps it is appropriate, however, given […]
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Little Whaleboat by land and sea
This was my first experience departing from Mitchell Field. I found it to be an exceptional facility. The complex offers opportunities to walk, bike, swim and picnic.
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Maine Voices: An invitation to step off the trail and sit on the Earth itself
Being alone in nature, in silence, is far from weird. It’s wonderful.