Recently, Bill Woodward, a bass fisherman and retired fisheries biologist from the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife (DIF&W), told me that central Maine produces the state’s best bass fishing. This man worked for DIF&W in Franklin County and Down East, too, the latter a bassing Mecca, before settling into Region B in central Maine.
August 2013
CAREY KISH — HIKING: Scenic spot well worth the trek
The pink and purple hues of sunset over Whiting Bay have faded into the gray tones of evening, and the brownish-green rockweed beds clinging to the shoreline are now one shade darker than the sky, lit up here and there by dancing fireflies.
In shipwreck simulation, Maine kids use math, science to ‘survive’
They don’t have to eat bugs or fend off predators, but they must use their smarts.
Morning Sentinel area police log, Aug. 2, 2013
IN ANSON, Friday at 4:49 a.m., a report of domestic disturbance led to an arrest on Hilltop Road.
STILL LIFE: Summer reading
Laurie Bushey soaks her feet in Messalonskee Lake in Oakland while reading a book on a warm Thursday.
STILL LIFE: Acadia National Park
Tourists wait for the right wave to roll in to Thunder Hole at Acadia National Park on Mount Desert Island recently.
SNAPSHOT: Poodle cut
Patrick Lomantini, a hair stylist from Witchita, Kansas, cuts Marguerite Stockford’s hair on Thursday at Capillo Institute in Augusta, on the first day of the third annual BarkAid 50 State Tour.
SNAPSHOT: Capital Y Tri
Curtis Coleman rolls cones into position today as the crew from All Sports Events sets up the transition and finish area for the Capital Y Tri , between the Kennebec Valley YMCA and the State House in Augusta.
Benton tween takes part in national magazine’s girls’ summit
Madison Morin, 11, of Benton, took part in the Discovery Girls Tween Summit, a gathering of children across the U.S. and Canada to engage in open, solution-oriented conversations about obstacles and pressures facing girls today.
Maine wardens claim progress in search for missing hiker
The Maine Warden Service said it is making progress connecting with Appalachian Trail hikers who may have information about Geraldine Largay.